AACPS Indoor GIS Case Study | MD/DC APPA Summer Conference 2026
LandTech is pleased to present at the 2026 MD/DC APPA Summer Conference in Hanover, Maryland.
Join LandTech GIS Analyst Regena Ottaviano and Mary Patz, Manager, Design Office, Anne Arundel County Public Schools (AACPS) for a session exploring how indoor GIS can help organizations transform building information into a shared operational resource that supports facilities management, planning, operations, and public safety.
Session VI: Bridging Facilities & Public Safety with Indoor GIS
Wednesday, June 24, 2026 | 10:45 AM – 11:45 AM
School buildings require accurate, accessible spatial information for daily operations and emergency response, yet building data often remains scattered across CAD files, PDFs, and facilities systems.
This session will highlight AACPS’s journey from managing floor plans and building information across disconnected systems to developing a shared indoor GIS platform that serves multiple departments throughout the district. Originally launched to improve facilities and design workflows, the platform later helped AACPS respond efficiently when Maryland required standardized school facility maps for public safety.
Today, the district’s indoor GIS supports facilities management, planning, operations, and emergency response through a common source of spatial information.
What You’ll Learn
- How AACPS transformed floor plans and building data into an interactive indoor GIS platform
- How indoor GIS supports facilities management, planning, operations, and public safety
- How a pilot project evolved into a districtwide resource
- Lessons learned from organizing and managing building information at scale
- How accurate indoor mapping improves situational awareness and emergency preparedness
Why Indoor GIS Matters
Many organizations continue to manage critical building information across multiple systems and formats, making it difficult to access, maintain, and share accurate information when it is needed most.
Indoor GIS provides a framework for connecting floor plans, building data, assets, and operational information within a shared spatial platform. The result is better visibility into facilities, improved coordination between departments, and faster access to information for both daily operations and emergency response.
Whether you manage K-12 schools, higher education campuses, government facilities, airports, utilities, or other complex facilities, the lessons learned from AACPS demonstrate how organizations can unlock greater value from existing building information while creating a stronger foundation for the future.
We look forward to sharing this case study and connecting with facility professionals at the MD/DC APPA Summer Conference.
