2003 abstracts

 

Bentley MicroStation
This workshop will provide an overview of the new 3D "Feature Modeling" capability included in the latest MicroStation v8.1 release. Highlights in this session will include ... What is feature modeling? ... History trees ... Direct editing ... Feature modifications ... Use of dimension-driven design ... Global variables ... Surface modeling. MicroStation is a single, comprehensive platform for design and engineering projects and is the foundation of the V8 Generation of software from Bentley Systems, Incorporated. MicroStation capabilities make it better suited for 3D modeling, data versatility, workgroup productivity and application development than any other design platform on the market. It is only through this single platform model that you can ensure interoperability and consistency among applications and the data created with those applications.

Space Management Workshop
This workshop will provide hands-on training for those individuals whether an amateur or experienced, who will want to learn how to build and maintain a space management system. The workshop participants will learn how to create a CAFM system then learn how to connect the system to a dynamic GIS environment all via the web using AutoCAD, Archibus FM Software, Fast, and ARC GIS.

Interactive MapGuide Applications by IMAGINiT
Getting information to or from other university departments bogging you down? Looking for a way to inform students, visitors and the general public about campus construction? Having difficulty integrating a myriad of data sources? Easy to use solutions developed by IMAGINiT Technologies and powered by Autodesk MapGuide have been developed to meet these challenges. Test drive existing applications during a hands-on step by step approach and experience how easy and powerful GIS can be. An IMAGINiT technical support representative will be available to answer your questions.

Use of CADD in Master Planning at University of Maryland
In this sessions, presenters share a case-study example of the University of Maryland's use of CADD and other electronic media in the development and communication of the FACILITIES MASTER PLAN 2001-2020. Also discussed will be the use of computer drafting, the use of computer-generated graphic images and photography in the development of ærial renderings and campus maps, and the incorporation of these drafted and graphic images and artwork through desk-top publishing programs into the campus ÆSTHETIC DESIGN GUIDELINES. Coordination of external to the Campus digital sources, such as GIS and regional transportation, parks, or community development mapping, will also be included.

Sharing Information on the Web
This session will discuss some of the interesting challenges, benefits and surprises of running a campus facilities information program on the web. UC San Diego, a large public institution in southern California, manages and shares information on its facilities over the internet using a secure 100% web-based system called FacilitiesLink. Constructing FacilitiesLink involved $300K of data acquisition work, systems development, services, and cross-departmental coordination effort. The resulting system has over 1,500 users from 350 campus departments, with over 5M hits since commencing operations in 1998. Join us for a tour of UCSD FacilitiesLink.

Developing a CAD System - A Case Study
A view of the journey taken by Indiana University in the development of their current CAD system. This session would be of particular interest to new users or those contemplating use of CADD. What are the steps necessary to set up a CADD system for facilities management? The steps would include research into what functions are to be provided, where is the CADD group administratively and/or functionally located, who will setup and maintain the system, what type of systems are available and how does the whole operation work together.

CAFM Systems Facilities Management at Vanderbilt University
This presentation will show how the Facilities Information Services at Vanderbilt University utilize INSITE and other GIS based systems to manage their facilities. INSITE is the unique Client/Server Space Accounting and Computer-Aided Facilities Management system developed at MIT. This presentation will be a visual tour of the beautiful campus, highlighting select parts of the 16,000,000 gsf situated on the 330 acres. It will demonstrate how Vanderbilt has integrated INSITE and other GIS systems to account for and manage our facilities and campus information. A live demonstration will show how our users of the web-based online space inventory (E-SPINV), verify and update their space information.

Space Management Primer
This session will focus on how to build and maintain a space management system, learn how to create a CAFM system, then learn how to connect the system to a dynamic GIS environment all via the web using AutoCAD, Archibus FM Software, Fast, and ARC GIS. This would be of interest to both the amateur or experienced users.

Step-by-Step Development of a GIS at Texas Tech
This session will discuss the evolution from manual drawing of campus base maps to where Texas Tech University is today with digital mapping programs and web-based GIS using Autodesk Map, Land Desktop and MapGuide. The emphasis will be on the "evolution" of this system over time and will also include information on products, staffing requirements and use of consultants at each step along way.

Web Security Issues - A Panel Discussion
This session will provide an interactive panel discussion of security issues associated with posting information about campus facilities to the global, world-wide internet. Included is a brief discussion of potential real-world risks, practical methods for securing data on websites, and access strategies for different kinds of facilities information.

Using MapGuide
Not provided.

Integration of Master Plans through Geographic Information Systems
This session will show how technology can enhance the power of master plan by integrating Land Use Plans, Landscape Plans, Infrastructure Plans, and/or other Plans into one comprehensive "smart map" that can be utilized to make confident, educated decisions regarding operations, maintenance, budgeting and capital improvements. Specific issues that will be addressed are ... Current technology available ... Process used to integrate multiple plans into one "smart map" ... What one can expect with a final product ... How to maintain and update the map once the initial is project is completed ...Potential savings to the University/College once this technology is incorporated.

Architectural Use of CADD
This session will highlight the Office of the University Architect at the University of Cincinnati's use of AutoCad and Architectural desktop to develop construction documents, planning maps, and architectural design through the nineties up through the present. This has included a development of standards guided by a self-directed work team of CAD users that is constantly pursuing updates for procedures. We will review how projects flow from start to finish and the documents final stop on the universities intranet. This will also address when an outside associate firm handles a project and the standards for them to follow.

Elements of Mapping
Not provided.

Data Security at Yale University using FAMIS Software
Security is a significant issue in the world today. At Yale University, data security in their facilities management system is not only critical, it is primary. However, the maximum value of a CAFM solution is only achieved when the correct information is provided to all of the stakeholders. These two objectives can sometimes conflict. It is challenging to expose only the data required for each individual to perform their responsibilities. This presentation will demonstrate how Yale has achieved these objectives using the FAMIS Software solution.

Document Management - A Panel Discussion
This session will be a "1 Hour Manager Course" on Document Management focusing on the following: 1) The document repository - how to get documents into and out of a document management system consistently, securely, and easily; the process of developing and implementing an indexing, categorizing, identifying system for the data within them (metadata); and any security concerns which should be considered. 2) The use of those documents or workflow - how users access them, share them, revise them, control their versions, and put them actively into their business processes and 3) an end users experience - how MSU tackled document management, what they learned, what to do, what not to do.

Facilities Planning on a Shoestring
The session will focus on the evolution of the planning process at VCU. See how VCU successfully upgraded their planning capabilities without benefit of a big budget but still has the touch, feel and accuracy like they spent a million. The emphasis will be on the various departments involved in the process - including the Planning, CAD/GIS, IT, Graphics, Archives, Space Management and Emergency Preparedness - their associated jobs functions, and how to deal with overlapping functions.

Utilizing a Strategic Assessment Model for University Facilities Management
This session will present a case study in action at Soka University in Aliso Viejo, California. The facilities management implementation at Soka University allows personnel to processs improvement, track work management efficiencies and costs, monitor facility operating costs, and measure performance through application technology such as ... Solution Deployment ... Work Management ... Preventative Maintenance ... Equipment and Furniture Inventory ... Space Management ... Reservations & Scheduling ... Financial Accounting & Depreciation ... OSIS & MapGuide Infrastructure Management ... Utility Component Mapping. The session will discuss the solid solution set provided Soka University which was comprised of OSIS, Archibus and Autodesk MapGuide.

Drafting Table to Groundbreaking Ceremony
Learn how Informative Graphics can help you expeditiously get your project from the draft table to the groundbreaking ceremony. Learn how to take time out of multi-level review processes. Gain time and money by reducing costly mistakes. Reap the environmental and financial benefits of dramatically reducing paper and courier costs. Consider the legal value in having an archive of historical project review data.