Cottons Farm
GIS, Asset Management, 3D Visualisation
Every asset in a school geolocated, from boilers down to first aid kits, fed live from the spreadsheet the client already kept. A Matterport walkthrough sits in the same interface, with each asset located in both views off a single record.
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Background
Cottons Farm is a VINCI Facilities managed school where asset information was tracked on a spreadsheet with no geolocation at all. Finding an asset meant knowing where it was already.
What I built
The Digital Engineering team geolocated all building assets, from windows and doors to first aid kits, smoke alarms and boilers, through a combination of ArcGIS and FME, with a live feed from the original spreadsheet platform into the new Esri-based system.
How it works
- Assets symbolised by type, condition or certification renewal date
- Each room mapped to the site floor plan with room data sheet information attached
- Drone-captured aerial image as basemap
- A Matterport 360 tour embedded into the same site, with every mapped asset also located within the tour and linked to maintenance manuals and certifications
Outcome
A live GIS asset register with an embedded immersive walkthrough in a single interface, both working from the same underlying data. Most facilities management platforms offer map-based or 3D views, rarely both from one source.
Delivered as a proof of concept, rated Level 3 Novel Application on the internal innovation scale, with two colleagues, covering FME automation, room and asset mapping, Matterport integration and end-user interface design. Facilities staff were involved in feedback sessions.
Where it goes next
Rollout to other managed sites, starting with schools.