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Thanks to Aaron Kidwell, senior geographic information system analyst in Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS), visitors can now see how campus shifted as Ohio State’s needs changed from agricultural college to postwar campus to today’s modern land-grant university. The map includes collections of photos, blueprints and old articles referencing different sites across campus.“I’ve ...

Are you interested in architectural services, building information modeling (BIM), geographic information systems (GIS) or data analytics and reporting? Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS) is now hiring multiple student positions for summer semester. We’ll provide you training! Enjoy hands on experience, a flexible work environment and a fun team atmosphere.Apply online for the ...

If you could rewind time and witness every transformation The Ohio State University’s campus has undergone since its founding in 1870, would you? Thanks to the relentless efforts of Aaron Kidwell, senior geographic information system (GIS) analyst for Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS), this vision has become a reality. During the past five years, Kidwell has poured his heart i...

Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS) provides faculty and staff free access to the Space Information and Management System (SIMS), a tool that allows users to view 360-degree facility photos for all Ohio State campuses. More than 33,000 space-related photos, including room layouts, are available in SIMS. Approximately 1,000 new 360 photos are added to the system each mo...