Business Case: In-Building Cellular Design

Problem:

A large, mixed use building wanted to improve the cellular network performance in their building.  They hired a cellular engineering company to design the new network(s), but they did not have usable floor plans, or a baseline analysis of current cellular performance.  The engineering company needed current plans, information about wall materials, as well as a complete cellular network analysis in order to effectively design a solution.  

Summary:

IndoorVu was able to simultaneously collect data for both the Cellular network and building model requirements. The deliverables included measurements from all 4 main US carriers, 360 imagery and custom floor plans designed to integrate into the network design tools used by the engineering company.  IndoorVu also provided updated floor plans and imagery to the building owner for use in their existing Facilities Management and Space Planning tools.    

Result:

The Engineering company was provided with three main datasets that saved them time and money during the design and construction process.  1) comprehensive data on the existing cellular network conditions needed to design a new optimal indoor network. 2) accurate and formatted floor plan data that could import directly into their design software, saving them significant time modeling it themselves. 3) 360 degree imagery for all parts of the building, both tenant space as well as technical closets and storage areas, saving them a number of site visits and allowing them to make an accurate construction plan remotely.  

The building owner benefited as well, with getting updated floor plans and imagery they used for other operational projects (ie: fire system upgrades, space planning and security enhancements).  

The time to deliver, completeness and flexibility of data provided by IndoorVu provided direct value and cost savings to the cellular network project, and indirect benefit and operational efficiency to the building owner. 

Business Case: Space Planning in Retail

Problem:

A retail bank company wanted to redesign their branches to optimize their layouts for employee experience and customer satisfaction.  They had hundreds of branch locations, but not all of them had good floor plan data.  They needed a scalable solution that could deploy all over the country and produce consistent results.  They also wanted to have flexibility in the level of detail they could extract on a branch by branch basis.  

Summary:

IndoorVu configured resources to collect data across all branch locations that needed data, approximately 50 sites across a dozen states in the US.  The teams spent just over an hour in each branch, hardley impacting the operations of the branch.  The Intelligent Imagery that was collected and produced enabled IndoorVu to quickly create complete 2D geo-referenced floor plans for all the buildings, plus 360 imagery to provide context and additional visual detail.  

IV Portal: Floor Plans, 360 Imagery

Result:

The Bank’s space planning team was able to create a standardized process for assessing and redesigning their spaces.  The IndoorVu Portal was a single web-accessed application that the Bank’s teams could remotely access.  They were able to make rapid, educated decisions about the spaces and the level of effort to achieve the new designs. The Bank also now has a foundation for detailed 3 Dimensional mapping and modeling for future improvements and changes to the branches as they need. 

Business Case: Asset Inventory in Retail / Industrial

Problem:

A large retail occupier needed to update and improve their asset management system.  They had basic floor plans for all their sites, but lacked detail about the assets within them (ie: fire systems, hvac, lighting, electrical, plumbing, utilities).  They needed a scalable solution that could work across hundreds of sites and produce consistent data.  They also wanted to remove a number of manual steps from their current process both in collecting asset data as well as importing it into their current Enterprise Asset Management (EAM) system.   

Summary:

IndoorVu configured resources to collect data across hundreds of sites and multiple geographies.  IndoorVu teams spend less than a day in sites that are hundreds of thousands of square feet.  Then remotely can extract the precise 3 Dimensional information for all kinds of assets.  When the asset data is extracted from the imagery, it populates a pre-configured data model that matches the customers EAM system.  IndoorVu delivers all the data via the IndoorVu Portal, which visualizes all the assets, places them into the correct location on the floor plan and provides an editable interface to update and/or modify asset attributes. 

IV Portal. Floor Plans, Asset Details, 360 Imagery

Result:

The net result is that instead of taking months of expert’s time to visit each site and manually collect data in the field then again manually import that data into an EAM, the expert can now remotely access imagery for each site and extract the location and details of assets. The work gets done much faster and with less costs.  The retailer also has comprehensive imagery for all their sites and the ability to extract additional 3 Dimensional information about their buildings on an as needed basis.  

Business Case: Renovation and Design in Hospitality / Residential / Retail

Problem:

A real estate developer purchased an old motel building with a plan to renovate it into a mixed use property with retail and apartments.  The 130,000 sqft building had very little documentation available and was on the east coast, not close in proximity to the Family Office or their Architects. They needed digital building data to redesign the building, plus in a Covid-19 environment, they needed a way to share information with each other and eventual contractors/vendors without requiring travel to the site.    

Summary:

IndoorVu deployed a team to the property for 1.5 days to collect data.  From the Intelligent Imagery, IndoorVu was able to iteratively produce digital building data to support the Architects work.  The ultimate deliverable was a comprehensive, 300 level BIM model for all visual assets of the building, including structural and MEP elements above the ACT ceilings and on the 3 roof levels.  The models were broken down into 2D maps, combined with 360 imagery and delivered via IndoorVu Portal.  

IV Portal. 2D floor plans and 360 Imagery

1st Floor Detailed 2D Plans

LOD 300 3D Site and Building Model

Result:

Access to the data via IndoorVu Portal was provided to engineers, contractors and other stakeholders to access remotely and reduce the travel required and the number of people needing to enter the building.  The Architects were able to develop detailed design, demolition and capital plans without having to travel to the site, saving time and cost.  The owners were also able to use the plans and imagery to support early leasing efforts for the space before the construction was complete.

Business Case: Advanced Building Documentation in Retail

Problem:

Large Retailer acquired 34 new brick and mortar locations.  The new locations were spread all across the east coast of the US and they had little to no documentation about the condition, layout, etc. of the buildings.  They needed to understand what they had bought, how to redesign the spaces and the level of effort that was going to be required to do so.   

Summary:

IndoorVu deployed to the sites of the newly acquired buildings and within 14 days had collected Intelligent Imagery for all the stores, in a total of over 2.4 million square feet across 5 different states.  Within 2 months from the data collection effort, IndoorVu created complete 3D models of all the buildings which included site plans, full ceiling plans, walk path details and 360-degree imagery of every space in every building.  The data was all organized by building, floor and room and delivered via IV Cloud and IV Portal.

IV Portal. 2D Floor Plan, Ceiling Plans, 360 Imagery

Result:

The retailer was able to share this new building data with all stakeholders in their redesign and construction process via a simple web application.  Beyond just having floor and ceiling plans, the 360 Imagery enabled designers, store planners, and store managers to better understand and collaborate throughout the entire process of updating these newly acquired sites.  IndoorVu saved the retailer time, money and significant iterations on design and development.