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Construction asset tracking, healthcare asset tracking, education asset tracking, responders asset tracking, government asset tracking, and miscellaneous asset tracking are all extremely valuable. 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It is extremely important to have a detailed asset management system for your assets in order to cut costs, improve efficiency, and locate lost assets. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"2lP8iDiI0vS1s5wMQxiicB\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Benefits of Asset Tracking\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"There are several benefits for businesses who implement asset tracking, including: \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Improve efficiency and reduce costs \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Accurate data on exact position of assets and their usage\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Quickly and easily locate assets in real-time \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Lower administrative costs of manually tracking assets\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Generate  real-time reports on the position of each asset \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Ensure accountability and accuracy with asset loss and management \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Increased information and context surrounding your venue’s physical space and how assets move around \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"}],\"nodeType\":\"list-item\"}],\"nodeType\":\"unordered-list\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Track and Maintain Your Assets to Keep Operations Running Smoothly\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Integrated asset tracking technology helps businesses keep operations running smoothly by providing instant access to data such as asset life cycles, upcoming scheduled maintenance and maintenance history, equipment condition, as well as the location history of current assets. This information can be crucial in implementing cost control measures and ultimately influence financial business outcomes. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"7s7CvlEkxvxnDqvVta354W\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"How to Track Your Assets\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"There are several types of asset tracking but the most common types include RFID, IoT, or GPS-based asset tracking. 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Not only can employees take advantage of turn-by-turn directions, but management can collect valuable analytics, send timely alerts, and improve efficiency across workplace operations. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-1\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Blue Dot Navigation for Offices\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"What is Blue Dot Navigation?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Blue dot navigation refers to the blue circle seen on popular navigation apps such as Google and Apple Maps, which represents your location within a space. As you move, the blue dot updates to reflect your current location. 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IPS is a network of digital devices used to locate people or objects, particularly across indoor buildings where GPS signals cannot penetrate. Blue dot requires indoor positioning technology in order to understand a user’s latitude and longitude and display their location within the context of a digital map. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Wayfinding and Blue Dot: What's the Difference?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"While wayfinding and blue dot both perform the same service of guiding a user from a starting point to their end destination, these two types of navigation differ in their level of detail. In order to provide blue dot navigation, the software must understand your real-time location. This experience is slightly more complex as it depends on indoor positioning technology, but it also yields more accurate positioning and an enhanced wayfinding experience. If a user strays from their path, for example, the navigation will update automatically to guide them back on course.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Standard A-B wayfinding, on the other hand, provides a more simple indoor navigation experience but the advantage is that typical wayfinding does not require any positioning infrastructure. All that is required is for a user to input their start and end destinations, and the map will display the most efficient route from point A to B. Even without positioning, indoor wayfinding can account for multi-floor and multi-destination routes and factor in accessible routes that prioritize ramps and elevators over stairs and escalators.  \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"6ei44b8vCLdYt77MUSEe9X\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Should You Use Indoor Mapping for Your Office in 2022?\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Absolutely! Indoor mapping software can help your workplace bring together floor plans, 3D visualizations, spatial data, location-based alerts and analytics, and more. 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By utilizing indoor positioning technology, not only can employees take advantage of turn-by-turn directions, but management can collect valuable analytics, send timely alerts, and improve workplace operations. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"In the event that employees run into an issue in the workplace, they can make service requests directly through the office map. This might include the service issue and details, employee contact information, a photo or video, and even the ability to link a location through an indoor map, making it easy for workplace teams to locate the problem area in large buildings or complicated indoor spaces. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Turn-By-Turn Directions Proven to Improve the Visitor Experience\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Accurate digital maps make navigation easy for employees and visitors. Office maps can display recommended parking lots and provide turn-by-turn directions to reception areas or amenities within the building. Location details along with the visual blue dot provide context to new employees or first-time visitors, updating as they move and quickly familiarizing them within the venue.  \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"2VCgyNATqwRTyQeYkCwTH9\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Management & Analytics\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"By implementing digital maps of your workspace, office administrators can collect and review valuable analytics. An indoor mapping platform, and particularly one that is \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"combined with an Integrated Workplace Management System (IWMS)\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/blog/use-cases/offices/why-your-office-building-needs-indoor-mapping-iwms\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", gives businesses a way to store, track, and review detailed analytics about workplace operations. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Teams can report on how space has been used on a weekly, daily, or even hourly basis to help inform their decisions on policies such as space usage and capacity. Contact monitoring, room booking, cleaning requests, and visitor management are just some of the metrics that facilities teams may investigate to help ensure the safety and efficiency of their workplace.   \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Location-Based Alerts\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Through the use of indoor positioning and \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"mapping SDKs for offices\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/blog/product/sdks/wayfinding-sdk-offices\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", workplaces can improve day-to-day building management, send workplace alerts, and display building events and messaging. An integrated Building Management System (BMS) can send alerts to staff when heating, cooling, or lighting needs to be adjusted and allow facilities teams to easily make adjustments, even if they are not inside the physical space. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Combined with accurate location data, this system can also alert employees about ongoing building maintenance, fire drills, and real-time appointment reminder texts. In addition to high priority alerts, offices can enhance employee culture and recognition by integrating the wayfinding SDK with an existing digital signage application. 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If you manage office buildings, this can pose a problem – without a proper way to navigate, your employees and visitors may get lost and end up wasting valuable time.  \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Indoor Map Use Cases: Office Management\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-1\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"To fix that problem, consider using \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"},{\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/mapping/map-management/\"},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"indoor mapping solutions\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\"},{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\". Indoor maps in your office won’t just help employees and visitors navigate – they can also help in other aspects of your operations, from meeting room bookings to building management. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"This article will explore the best uses for indoor mapping and how it can benefit your office.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"4eV2hJP1kfX26QoTeNnjdd\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Wayfinding \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Wayfinding combines navigation aids like maps and signage to help someone make their way through a particular place. Many disciplines contribute to wayfinding, like architecture and graphic design. Good wayfinding doesn’t just direct a person from point A to point B – it also helps that person create a mental map of the building or complex.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"In most urban settings like offices, shopping malls, and other complex structures, wayfinding is often done through signage and static building maps. Building managers put up signs that direct visitors to their destination in the simplest way possible and help them create a mental map of the area.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Recent developments in positioning technology have given rise to digital wayfinding. To complement existing wayfinding aids, you can now develop indoor maps that provide real-time directions to your building’s visitors.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Workplace Apps \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"One of the foremost benefits of indoor mapping solutions comes in the form of a workplace app. With mapping and positioning services for office spaces, employees can easily find their way around the office through real-time directions and navigation aids. Not only that, but the mobile application can also make meeting room and collaborative space bookings much more effortless.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"4ZmiXGUOt82VtWjFo8JHou\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}},\"content\":[],\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Another prevalent problem in large office complexes is the difficulty of locating certain people, especially if they’re not at their usual desks. Through a location-sharing feature, employees can allow other app users to find them more easily – people won’t have to roam multiple floors to find the person they need to meet with. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Workplace Management \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"For office managers, indoor mapping solutions offer many advantages. Here are several ways indoor mapping can help make workplace management easier.  \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Employee/Department Search\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"In a huge office complex encompassing multiple floors or buildings, locating one person can be a nightmare. You may need to scroll through an unwieldy database containing every employee in the company, wasting a lot of time. And if they’re not at their desk, it’s even more challenging to find the person you need. With indoor mapping solutions, you can easily locate departments and even specific employees.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Display Out Of Order/Unavailable/Restricted Areas\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"When certain areas require maintenance or are otherwise unavailable, you’ll need to put up signs. However, signs can be misplaced or outdated – if they’re even placed at all. 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When this happens, it usually forces one party to search for another area, which is a massive waste of time. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"An indoor mapping platform can fix this by acting as a centralized room booking system. Once someone books a room, it will be marked as such across all employee apps. If an employee enters a room that’s already booked, they’ll immediately be notified about the previous booking.\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Expedite Onboarding and Familiarity with Space\",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"The onboarding process usually involves taking the new hires on a tour of the entire building. This process can take hours in incredibly complex facilities and may disrupt the work atmosphere in the rooms they visit. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Using an indoor mapping solution, you can automate this part of the onboarding process. You won’t need to assign a staff member to be their mentor for the day, and it frees the onboarding team up to focus on more essential parts of the process. \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"Workplace Safety \",\"nodeType\":\"text\"}],\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\"},{\"data\":{},\"content\":[{\"data\":{},\"marks\":[],\"value\":\"It can be challenging to manage the safety of employees in a large office complex. Fortunately, indoor mapping solutions can help enforce employee health and safety protocols easier. 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