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  • FITS GIS Analyst Brings More Than 150 Years of Ohio State History to Life

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | January 24, 2025
    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...
    A screenshot of the historic map with Ohio Stadium pulled up.

  • 360-Degree Facility Photos Available through SIMS

    holman.126@osu.edu | December 30, 2024
    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...
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  • A Mapping Marvel

    holman.126@osu.edu | November 25, 2024
    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...
    woman sitting between two screens an presenting about mapping

  • Joe Porostosky featured on City of Ohio State Podcast

    bartholomew.185@osu.edu | October 29, 2024
    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...
    Joe Porostosky smiling with the text, "Season 3 Episode 6"

  • FITS Welcomes Jamison to the Data Services Team!

    martin.1537@osu.edu | September 12, 2024
    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,...
    Headshot of Jamison Van Andel

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