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This solution provides businesses and their facilities teams with a platform to maintain up-to-date \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"hyperlink\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"digital maps of their office\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{\"uri\":\"https://www.mappedin.com/verticals/offices/\"}},{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\", as well as an interactive map for employees to access across any device. Employees can search for a desk location, nearby meeting rooms, cafeteria hours, and more. Once they’ve determined their destination, step-by-step wayfinding provides them with the fastest route.\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Space Management\",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"As employees return to work amid the COVID-19 pandemic, office buildings will need to make space management a priority. With an IWMS and digital map on hand, workplaces can plan strategic floor plans and layouts that account for employee movement and social distancing protocols. An IWMS also allows you to use automation to communicate with employees. For example, if there are staggered arrival times for different departments or ‘hot desks’ are used for employee seating, these updates can be sent to employees before they arrive at your office for the day. \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"heading-3\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Meeting Room Booking \",\"marks\":[],\"data\":{}}],\"data\":{}},{\"nodeType\":\"paragraph\",\"content\":[{\"nodeType\":\"text\",\"value\":\"Another key use case for an IWMS within office buildings is the ability to search for and reserve meeting rooms. Your team can add meeting rooms to the software, along with important details such as room size and location, tech equipment, and anything else that might be relevant to employees. 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