Simplify building navigation with Mapsted’s Wayfinding technology

Simplify building navigation with Mapsted’s Wayfinding technology

by | Jul 25, 2024 | ARCHIBUS

Wayfinding — guiding people through your space with turn-by-turn navigation — can help to welcome guests to your buildings and enable employees to find unfamiliar locations.

Integrating wayfinding into your Archibus deployment can have several uses. For example:

  • If you have a campus with multiple buildings, employees can access directions from a point in one building to a point in another building.
  • For booked working spaces and meeting rooms, employees want directions that guide them to the location so that they can easily find the booked room and arrive on time.
  • For planning purposes, employees want to see the fastest path to a working space that they booked or a meeting that they must attend.
  • When Workplace is deployed on a lobby kiosk, building visitors can access routes to locations in an unfamiliar building.
  • For the Workplace mobile app, navigation is supported through QR code scanning.

Wayfinding Button

To support these types of scenarios, Workplace can integrate Mapsted’s wayfinding technology by providing a Wayfinding button on the following Workplace pages:

  • Find People and Places
  • Meeting Space Booking Detail
  • Workspace Booking Details

If you have an Archibus Wayfinding license, but you do not have a Mapsted floor plan for a floor, the Wayfinding icon appears in gray, as shown on the below Workspace Booking Details page.

Mapsted Interface

Once you select Workplace’s Wayfinding button, the Mapsted interface overlays Workplace. You can then use the Mapsted interface to enter a destination. For example, in the below image, the user has entered start and destination locations within the same floor, and Mapsted has outlined the route in blue on the floor plan and provided turn-by-turn written instructions.

When through, you can select the Return to Workplace button in the upper right corner to return to the Workplace interface.

Requirements

Wayfinding is compatible with both SaaS and non-SaaS instances. For non-SaaS instances, your company’s IT policy must allow the Workplace application to connect to the external API’s defined in the AbWayfinding.MapstedUrl and AbWayfinding.MapstedSearchUrl application parameters, described below.

In order to integrate the wayfinding features:

  • The Archibus Wayfinding license must be enabled.
  • You must have a license to access or use Mapsted services during the current subscription term.
  • You must have created digital maps stored in Mapsted with room-level attributes including ”floorId”,”buildingId”,”propertyId” that enable the location to be displayed in the Archibus Wayfinding page using the Mapstead API.
  • In order to enable building-to-building navigation within a site, the buildings within a single Archibus site should be configured in a single property in Mapsted.
  • You must set the below application parameters.

Application Parameters

Set the parameters with: System / Archibus Administrator – Application Configuration / Configure Application Parameters.

AbWayfinding.MapstedUrl

This URL is used in Workplace to redirect to Mapsted’s Wayfinding feature. The default value works without configuration. The values in the <> brackets will be derived from Workplace.

The default value is:
https://maps.mapsted.com/<propertyId>?building=<bl_id>&floor=<fl_id>&entity=<rm_id>

AbWayfinding.MapstedSearchUrl

This URL is used in Workplace to find the Mapsted attributes for a specific room. The values in the <> brackets will be filled out in Workplace. The default value work without configuration, except that you must set “provider” with your company’s unique Mapsted ID.

The default value is:
https://public.mapsted.com/api/v1/integration/search?provider=archibus&property=<bl_id>&longName=<rm_id>

We at Robotech understand the challenges organizations face in optimizing navigation within their facilities.

If you want to reach us for any questions, please send us a message below or call 201-792-6300 to to schedule a demo, or email the team at TheTeam@RobotechCAD.com.

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Important Changes for Archibus by Eptura License Model

Important Changes for Archibus by Eptura License Model

by | Jul 21, 2024 | ARCHIBUS

Eptura is making changes to the way Archibus licenses are bought and maintained.

On Tuesday, July 9, 2024, Eptura announced that it is transitioning its Archibus product from a perpetual licensing to a 3-year term based subscription model.
This move by Eptura follows a consistent industry trend with Microsoft in 2011, Adobe in 2013, and Autodesk in 2016 moving to a Term based subscription model.

This milestone allows Eptura to deliver world- class features, support, and innovation to help you stay ahead with your Archibus system.
The planned schedule for this transition allows adequate time for any change management:

  • October 31, 2024: No additional perpetual licenses will be sold after this date
  • October 31, 2025: No subscription renewals will be accepted after this date
  • October 31, 2026: All support for perpetual licenses will officially cease after this date

Customers who currently use Archibus perpetual licenses will have the option to move to a subscription-based license with a 3-year Term commitment.
In general the annual fee of the Term license is higher than the current annual subscription, and Eptura secures a certain credit towards this transition, depending on the value of your owned perpetual software.

Options:

  1. Move to the 3-Year Term based Subscription model on your next renewal (before October 31, 2024) and receive 10% discount of the Term based fees
  2. Renew your perpetual license on the next year, and move to the 3-Year Term based Subscription model next year, by October 31, 2026.

 

Some things are not changing – Robotech’s commitment to your success with your Archibus workplace and facility management operation.

  • In the next few days we will try to reach you to schedule a call to discuss the upcoming change and recommend a strategy
  • We will communicate the term based subscription fees
  • We will support your timeline and budget consideration
  • We will continue to offer active support and implementation services throughout your contract and assist in managing your timelines and budgets accordingly.

If you want to reach us for any questions, please send us a message below or call 201-792-6300 to talk with your account manager, or email the sales-team at TheTeam@RobotechCAD.com.

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Visitor Management System with Eptura

Visitor Management System with Eptura

by | May 16, 2024 | ARCHIBUS, Eptura, Facilities Management

Simplify check-in for everyone

Secure your workplace and make hosting clients and visiting employees completely seamless with fully integrated visitor management.

 

Streamline your visitor experience

Create a great experience for everyone while protecting the health of your people and the security of your business.

 

Ensure a secure working environment

Welcome visitors into the workplace with an experience that doesn’t compromise your company’s health, security, or compliance objectives

 

Automate visitor management

Sync visitor and employee data with your access control system, send unique QR codes to grant access at the right time, and get real-time information about who is in the building.

 

Reduce operational costs

Save time with an automated visitor management system, allowing office staff to dedicate more time and resources to other projects.

 

Check-ins made easy

Get everything you need to make welcoming visitors a breeze.

Remote registration

Save time by allowing your visitors to answer key questions ahead of their visit and generate a custom QR code for easy check-in and building access when they arrive.

Workplace security

Secure the work environment and protect your people with integrated watchlists, ID matching, and the ability to pre-approve visitors.

 

Autonomous check-in

Increase visitor satisfaction and save time with self-service check-in capabilities by integrating with the systems that already exist in your building.

Seamless integration

Offer a touchless experience and let visitors breeze through access control systems with integrations such as email invites, e-sign NDAs, RFID access cards, and mobile QR codes.

Data security

Comply with local and international privacy regulations with customizable data retention and deletion rules.

Digital logbook

Get real-time detailed audit reports of visitor flow across your location.

Emergency management

Conduct digital roll calls in the event of an emergency or drill situation to account for everyone in the building.

Choose how you work your world

Mobile app

Make visitor check-in a breeze with easy registration, unique QR codes for every employee or guest, and helpful wayfinding tools.

 

Web portal

Get a full overview of who’s coming and going from your buildings, approve or reject scheduled visitors, and get notified when guests arrive to ensure a warm welcome.

Visitor kiosks

Sync visitor and employee data with your access control system so everyone can get where they’re going without any friction.

Want to know more?

Set up a demo to see how these tools provide the security, data, and management features you need to take control of your workplace.

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Optimize Your Co-Working Booking with Mapsted

Optimize Your Co-Working Booking with Mapsted

by | May 10, 2024 | Uncategorized

Maximize desk bookings with your co-working space using Mapsted’s intelligent mapping system and increase your customer’s productivity by enhancing their office environment experience.

Mapsted’s advanced digital indoor map of your co-working space identifies available desks and offices which your customers can book online from anywhere, anytime.

Mapsted optimizes your co-working space in three fundamental ways:

  1. Enhance your current reservation booking system by showcasing an online real-time digital map of your co-working space that customers can view to choose the location of the desk that best suits their needs, such as a private office or a more collaborative desk setting.Your customers will now be able to confirm their booking with the confidence of knowing the exact location of their desk or office ahead of time.
  2. After booking your, customers can find their new desk space on their smartphone using Mapsted’s digital floor plan and turn-by-turn wayfinding.
  3. Once your customers have set up their physical desk space they can easily share their location by using a URL, email, QR code, or SMS.
    Instant communications that include wayfinding information for colleagues and visitors saves time and guarantees meeting arrangements are hassle-free.Mapsted’s intelligent mapping system utilizes an interactive digital floor plan of your co-working space and becomes a valuable tool for your business to generate more desk bookings and minimize wasted assets.
    Maximize your revenue by offering customers special upgrade incentives based on Mapsted’s automated visualization of currently available desks and offices.

Mapsted’s cutting edge mapping system does not rely on a separate app that your customers have to download. Easily integrate Mapsted’s customized digital map into your existing website, application, and kiosk.

 

How Autodesk Tandem and Eptura Enhance BIM and Digital Twins for Facility Owners

How Autodesk Tandem and Eptura Enhance BIM and Digital Twins for Facility Owners

by | Apr 30, 2024 | Autodesk, Eptura, Tandem

The partnership between Autodesk and Eptura is redefining the facilities management landscape. Combining Autodesk’s expertise in design software with Eptura’s suite of workplace and facility technologies ushers in a new era of building lifecycle efficiency and innovation.

Initiated in 2021, this strategic alliance synergizes Building Information Modeling (BIM) with facility and workplace management, fostering a transition from construction to operations and enabling a connected building maintenance solution.

Simplifying the Transition: How Autodesk Tandem and Eptura Enhance BIM and Digital Twins for Facility Owners

Facility owners often grapple with the leap from construction completion to operational readiness with the handover process. And while Building Information Modeling (BIM) might not be widely recognized in the facility owner’s lexicon, its value in transitioning from construction to operation is worth understanding.

BIM is the holistic process of creating and managing information for a built asset. Based on an intelligent model and enabled by a cloud platform, BIM integrates structured, multi-disciplinary data to produce a digital representation of an asset across its lifecycle, from planning and design to construction and operations.

Recognizing that many owners and facility teams are not BIM experts, Autodesk Tandem and Eptura are simplifying this complexity. They are making intricate BIM data accessible in an intuitive solution that’s already commonly used by facility operators, easing owners into the operational phase.

Tandem leverages BIM data and presents this valuable information back to the facility owner and operator, within the context of an accurate virtual model creating a near real-time digital twin, bridging the handover gap whilst Eptura is utilizing the data from the twin to enhance operational workflows.

Hand in hand for a modern workspace

The Autodesk Tandem and Eptura integration connects BIM with facility management workflows, a powerful synergy that delivers meaningful results for operators. Together, the cloud-based solution streamlines the use of building design and engineering information, along with space and asset data, to facilitate more effective and efficient building operations and maintenance. It bridges gaps typically introduced between the design and operations phases of a building’s lifecycle.

There are four key advantages in creating this bi-directional, continuous data loop:

  1. Improved operational efficiency:

Facility management can utilize digital twin data to gain insights into facility trends and monitor asset performance, helping to address potential issues proactively, thereby enabling operators to:

  • Improve operational cost efficiencies
  • Compress the impact of planned closures
  • Reduce the frequency of unplanned downtime
  1. Enhance occupant experiences:

Workplace leaders can combine the digital twin of a building with solutions to optimize how spaces are used and managed based on building occupancy and systems analytics. This is essential tooling to:

  • Modernize workplace environments, creating effective, purpose-built experiences
  • Improve security and safety for building occupants
  • Lift the occupant experience for every building user
  1. Capital project management:

Real estate leaders can leverage the digital handover and use the asset and facility operations data to optimize capital project development, from planning and design through delivery and operations. This can:

  • Accelerate capital planning​
  • Improve forecast accuracy
  • Increase cost predictability
  • Reduce defects at handover
  1. Optimize sustainability performance:

Building owners and corporate leaders can gain greater visibility into the carbon usage of facilities. Today, it’s critical to achieve new standards, lead energy reduction projects, and benchmark the results alongside regular building maintenance. The resulting impact enables leaders to:

  • Enhance energy efficiency
  • Reduce their carbon footprint
  • Minimize impact on the environment

Simply put, in connecting design, BIM, and operations, Autodesk Tandem and Eptura enable building operators to manage the lifecycle of their portfolios more effectively.

The future is integrated

Autodesk and Eptura are crafting a future marked by enhanced efficiency, improved planning, and a new standard in building environment interaction.

An upcoming integrated Eptura-Tandem interface, featuring an embedded Tandem viewer within Eptura, is set to transform asset management. It will shrink the time to configure and continuously update the building’s profile for regular building, facility, and asset maintenance. With unparalleled 3D views into the building’s infrastructure, technicians can more rapidly service buildings and assets while also contributing to the building’s data model.

How Robotech Can Help

This advancement marks a new era for building owners and operators seeking exemplary building lifecycle management and thoughtful financial management of their investment.

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