Wayfinding Systems Integration

Advances in Mega-Event Geospatial Tools: During my weeks working in the Olympic venues across Paris, it has been crystal clear just how important it is to have a strong GIS foundation. In the days before the public is admitted, it is a huge challenge finding your way across a chaotic worksite with limited to no signage. Even after the venue is fully operational with the public present, wayfinding across these large venues can be challenging. I find it remarkable that venue staff and volunteers at the event cannot access a hand-held, dynamic online mapping tool that shows resources and colleagues. The civilian TAK software ensemble from the U.S. Department of Defense (https://tak.gov/products) can fill that gap with minimal investment. I urge the LA28 and FIFA colleagues to consider the benefits of incorporating civilian TAK into the venue operations paradigm for our future North American mega-events. The no-charge TAK software client placed in the hands of a staff member with an Android or iOS device can provide the following: * Base geospatial layers with relevant dots showing essential features of the venue, such as Vehicle Screening Areas (VSAs), Pedestrian Screening Areas (PSAs), Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs), toilets, and more. * Dynamic moving dots representing mobile resources such as supervisors and vehicles. * Video streams from closed circuit camera operations that track the status of crowd movement. * "Tap on the dot" capabilities deliver information about a resource on the map. The information can be a simple note (e.g., the name of a point of contact responsible for a structure or system on the venue) or a comprehensive PDF. * Visual geospatial overlays that convey information from crowd management systems on the density of crowds in real time. Likewise, these capabilities can be accessed in the venue control rooms with no-charge TAK clients for Windows or the Web. Ensuring all staff on the venue share a Common Operating Picture (COP) will yield benefits in operating efficiency and visitor safety. A bright spot is the high-quality GIS graphic output available at the venues. Thanks to recent advances in venue design software, there is no shortage of richly informative venue maps in Paris. Powerful software from companies such as OnePlan and Iventis could readily emit GIS products for easy packaging into TAK mission data packages. I will share more about the opportunity to leverage the TAK ecosystem at Mega-Events at the upcoming #CIVTAK24 in Washington, D.C., and at Comms Connect in Melbourne, Australia. It is time to marry the world of static geospatial information with the dynamic world of event operations. CIVTAK24 - www.civtakconf.com Comms Connect, Melbourne - https://lnkd.in/eMBJnfsF #SituationalAwareness #TAK #ATAK #ITAK #WINTAK #WEBTAK

It’s mind-boggling to see that the majority of hospitals are still stuck in 1988 when it comes to Patient Wayfinding... Today's patients expect a retail-like experience, characterized by effective, personalized, and empathetic communication. In virtually every survey, patients consistently express the need for better information regarding the physical patient journey. Patient wayfinding is #phygital and #digitalfirst. The goal is to provide information that effectively compensates for spatial knowledge deficits. This means that destination information should be digital and always personalized. Navigation, or route information, should be both digital and analog: digital information is personalized, while analog route information is universal and designed for the largest common denominator. Survey information (thus maps) is a no-go. Patient wayfinding is so much more than just a few signs. Signs are tools from the past that are only truly effective when supported by proper information design—something that is almost always the main issue. This includes avoiding medical jargon, ensuring that every location is accessible from any decision point, and limiting directional information to no more than four items to support the primary process. Of the 250+ hospitals I have visited, I’ve seen only a handful that meet these criteria. It also includes coding locations, integrating them as a digital layer in your EMR (Electronic Medical Record) or DFD, and intelligently linking them to appointment codes in the EMR and mobile solutions. Done. Unfortunately, the reality is much more stubborn... #wayfinding #healthcare #patientexperience

2025 Outlook - Unlocking the World's Spatial Knowledge with Plugins At Archilogic we think of buildings as data. We turn floor plans - files - into spatial building data so it can easily be updated and connected to any other system that is spatially enabled. By doing so we intend to break down the many silos our customers have to deal with when working with floor plans. One of our stated goals is to "connect buildings to all of the world's spatial knowledge, products, and services." We have solved the challenges of creating a robust, extendible data model (SpaceGraph) and building an easy-to-use editor that leverages our SDK and APIs. That forms the foundation for unlocking the world's spatial knowledge. On this foundation we're introducing plugins. Plugins work in the Archilogic editor, but they can also be run headlessly as part of more complex workflows. Given that they sit on top of a spatial data model (don't be deceived by our floor plans still looking like floor plans - they are just a human-centric way of rendering spatial building data) they can powerfully script other logic and data into the spatial data model. In the video below, we're running two sample analyses: Visibility + Privacy First, the visible area is computed and displayed for a given point in space. In a second step, that computation is simulated for all points in the space which results in a privacy map. Applications include blind spots in security applications and workplace attractiveness in an open-office scenario. I'm sure you can think of others. Wayfinding + Congestion Analysis Our wayfinding plugin understands what is what - because it sits on top of a spatial data model. For example, it can find the closest bookable meeting room with at least 8 chairs and AV equipment and tell you how to get there without walking through the customer reception area. That alone is useful, but now again we can run a simulation. This time based on what a congestion pattern will look like given spatial and functional constraints. This helps to identify risk areas, optimize the layout for employee walking paths, etc. The main point here is not how great these plugins are. They are early iterations of what's to come. What's much more important is: 1. These plugins are easy to build given the modularity of the platform 2. Any plugin that works will immediately be applicable to all of the square footage on Archilogic 3. Given that SpaceGraph is fully AI-ready, these plugins can leverage any other data class already accessible via LLMs Taken together, these statements will unlock an incredible amount of smarts across all buildings that are spatially understood. To make this happen, we will open our plugin ecosystem in 2025 so that everyone can start building. A big thank you to the team for getting us here and our customers for keeping us on our toes! Stay tuned and have a fantastic start into the New Year. #spatialdata #floorplans #ai

In the rush to talk about #AI in grocery, most conversations focus on supply chain optimization or predictive demand forecasting. But one of the most underestimated opportunities lies right where the customer stands: indoor wayfinding. As the RETHINK Retail 2025 Grocery Trends Report notes: “One of the most promising – but often underestimated – applications of AI is indoor wayfinding. As shoppers navigate increasingly complex store layouts, the ability to direct them precisely to what they are looking for could redefine convenience. Grocers who get this right won’t just reduce friction – they’ll raise the bar for what shoppers expect from a modern store experience. As wayfinding becomes a key differentiator, grocers that delay investing in geospatial capabilities and smart shelf systems may find themselves outpaced by faster, more agile competitors.” This is not just about pointing customers to the salsa aisle. AI-driven wayfinding, tied into store-specific #planograms and localized assortments, can unlock: ·       Seamless customer journeys that rival the ease of online shopping. ·       Dynamic merchandising insights by tracking how shoppers navigate and where they hesitate. ·       Higher conversion by connecting intent (“I want plant-based protein”) directly to product availability in that store, on that shelf. The grocers who integrate AI wayfinding with space planning will set a new standard in customer convenience—while also feeding their merchandising teams a treasure trove of real-time behavioral data. In 2025 and beyond, the competitive advantage won’t just come from what you stock, but from how easily your customers can find it. We can help - Delaney Consulting #Retail #Grocery #Merchandising #CustomerExperience #SpacePlanning

Most systems say they “integrate” access control, visitor management, and room bookings. Proximity actually connects every step of the journey—from the parking gate to the breakout room. There’s a growing gap between how people move through buildings and how legacy systems were designed. Point solutions handle fragments of the experience: a parking tool here, a visitor kiosk there, a separate room booking app, and an isolated access control system that doesn’t really know who’s coming or why. Proximity is different. We treat visitors, attendees, and access as one continuous workflow—not a patchwork of disconnected tools. Because our platform natively links conference and meeting attendees to dynamic access control, every person associated with a meeting can be automatically mapped to the right spaces, at the right times, with the right level of access. That means you can choreograph the entire experience: --> From parking access and vehicle gates --> Through turnstiles and lobby security checks --> Into meeting rooms and adjacent spaces like restrooms, coat storage, lounges, and breakout areas All powered by just-in-time keys that only work when and where they’re supposed to. In practice, this looks like: --> Attendees automatically pulled from calendar invites or registrations into Proximity’s access graph, without manual data entry. --> Visitors receiving clear, multi-stage communications with parking instructions, entry points, and way finding before they arrive. --> Time-bound, scoped credentials that activate as the guest approaches, carry them through parking, turnstiles, and security, then gracefully expire when the meeting ends. --> Granular access that covers everything they need for the meeting—lobby, floor, meeting room, restrooms, coat room, and breakout space—without over-permissioning the rest of the building. For owners and operators, this isn’t just a better guest experience. It’s a new level of operational control. You reduce front desk workload, tighten security, and capture high-value data about how people actually move through your asset—data that feeds into utilization, amenity planning, and portfolio strategy. Whether Proximity is front-ending your existing access control or powering doors and readers directly, the outcome is the same: one platform that understands who is coming, where they’re going, and how to get them there seamlessly. From parking gate to meeting room to breakout space, Proximity doesn’t just open doors. It orchestrates the entire experience.