Data Services Knowledge Articles

SIMS User Guide

This user guide will help you understand how to best utilize the University's Space Information and Management System (SIMS) to benefit your own work and engage with the University's space data.

Space Inventory Handbook

The Space Inventory Handbook provides definitions and schema details for the University's Space Information and Management System (SIMS).

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2025 Building Ownership Changes in SIMS

This article discusses changes we're proposing for adjusting the way we track building level ownership in SIMS and contains a link to a forum meeting for any university members that would like to discuss.

Currently, there is one field attempting to represent several aspects of ownership, so we plan on splitting this field out into 3 separate fields over the course of FY25. The new fields would be as follows:

SIMS Space Manager Role
This article describes lists the modules the "Space Manager" role in SIMS. See the SIMS User Guide for other instructional SIMS articles.
2024 Research and Research Service Room Sub-Type Changes
This article discusses upcoming changes to some Research and Reserch Service Room Sub-Types.
Space Assignments in SIMS
This article discusses space assignments and how they're maintained.
Submitting FITS Requests for SIMS Updates
This article explains how to submit a FITS Request for updates to floor plans and data in SIMS.
Downloading Building Design Standards
This article demonstrates how to download the latest Building Design Standards from Archived Projects in SIMS.
Downloading Building Design Standards
This article demonstrates how to download the latest Building Design Standards from Archived Projects in SIMS.
Using Dynamic Spreadsheets in SIMS
This article describes methods by which users can access and utilize Dynamic Spreadsheets in SIMS.
Managing 360 Photos in SIMS
This article explains best practices for 360 photo management in SIMS and how to manage 360 photos in SIMS.
Creating and Managing Labels in SIMS
This article explains how to create and manage custom labels in the Facility Information Module in SIMS.
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Submit a New FITS Request

FITS is here to assist the university community with your facility and spatial data needs. If you are in need of assistance regarding one of our systems or the data we manage, please submit a FITS Request using the following link:

go.osu.edu/fitsrequest