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Using indoor mapping software like Mappedin’s Editor, facility managers are able to make edits to spaces as a draft and make plans in advance. Whether you’re looking to adjust the size of a conference room, the location of specific resources like a copying machine, or relocating a reception area, digital indoor maps can help you envision ways to utilize your indoor space. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"embedded-asset-block\",\"content\":[],\"data\":{\"target\":{\"sys\":{\"id\":\"4lWLSDu4dAAH4SERU4QfP6\",\"type\":\"Link\",\"linkType\":\"Asset\"}}}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"New arrangements to the office space may also require adjustments in the allocation of resources. Facility managers can learn about room usage to arrange cleaning and disinfecting schedules using indoor mapping software. By using digital indoor maps, businesses can better appropriate spending on utilities and other necessities. 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Users can report technical issues and problems they encounter with the printers, coffee machines, and other shared appliances throughout the office space. Indoor maps can also help employees to effectively navigate through the workplace and find their colleagues quickly. With an accurate layout of the workplace, employees are able to navigate to and from other employees easily. In addition to moving around the office, meeting rooms can be booked through the app. Employees are able to take advantage of indoor maps to work effectively and collaboratively in the office space.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-2\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Get Started with Mappedin\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Before investing in indoor map technology, stakeholders should have goals for using them. Otherwise, the technology will be wasted on minimal tasks. 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Employees can submit work order forms and other requests through the software, along with helpful information. 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 venues. Even after an issue has been resolved, teams can review valuable analytics such as real-time status updates or average time to resolution. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Safe Return to Work\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"While companies plan and execute a return to work strategy, they need to offer an adapted workspace to ensure the safety of their employees. 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Not only can employees benefit from the services of their workplace teams, but they can also use this platform to search and reserve meeting rooms, use wayfinding to locate the desks or office of another employee, look up the hours of the building’s coffee shop, and much more. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Data Driven Decisions\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"With an IWMS on-hand to help automate and streamline processes for facilities teams, businesses also have a way to store, track, and review detailed analytics about their workplace operations. 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. 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