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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...

Held annually on Ohio State’s Columbus campus, GIS Day provides an opportunity for students, faculty, staff and the broader university community to learn about geographic information systems (GIS) and the creative ways geospatial data can be used to help solve real-world problems. This year, representatives from Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS), Facilities Operations and...

From drone aerials to 3D Building Information Modeling, Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS) does vital work to support The Ohio State University. Learn about free virtual trainings and how students are helping shape the future of Ohio State. View video transcript here: https://ap.osu.edu/sites/default/files/documents/Podcast%20Season%203%20Episode%206%20Transcript.doc...

I am excited to announce that Jamison Van Andel joins the FITS Data Services team as our newest Facilities Data Analyst today!Jamison is coming to us from Northeastern University in Boston where he has worked as a Data Governance Coordinator since 2023. Jamison is a Midwestern native, growing up in Detroit before going to Calvin University in Grand Rapids, MI where he received a B.A. in Politics,...

Facilities Information and Technology Services (FITS) provides free virtual training classes for a variety of facilities planning needs. Training classes include GIS, Building Information Modeling (BIM), Space Information and Management System (SIMS) and more. Register for a virtual training session or watch a recorded session online. Take advantage of this no-cost professional development opport...