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FUSION
California Community Colleges
and ONUMA Receive Fiatech Award
At a Fiatech Award ceremony on
April 3, 2012 in Miami, The California Community Colleges and ONUMA,
Inc. received the 2011 Fiatech Celebration of Engineering &
Technology Innovation (CETI)
Award for Real-Time Project and Facility Management, Coordination, and
Control.
Join us for a free webinar hosted by Fiatech
- Onuma and the California
Community Colleges: FUSION + CCCGIS + ONUMA
- 04/10/2012 10:00am CDT -
11:00am CDT
- Frederick E. Harris,
Assistant Vice Chancellor, College Finance & Facilities
Planning, California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office &
Kimon Onuma, FAIA, President ONUMA, Inc. with the Fiatech CETI Award.
A Milestone in the Building Industry
The intersection between Building Information Modeling (BIM), Facility
Management and Geographic Information Systems (GIS) is an important one
for owners. And at ONUMA we achieved this milestone. For the California
Community Colleges (CCC) they went big when they connected 71 million
square feet of facilities through BIM, FM and GIS. Cloud computing and
web services made this happen. It wasn't done by importing all the data
into one system. Instead, the Internet subscribes to fresh real-time
data. The industry calls this a mash-up.
In next couple of years, count on mash-ups to be a standard business
process.
The Foundation for CCC also
made other open standard systems mash-ups: Facility Management,
Computerized Maintenance Management (CMMS), BAS (Building Automation
Systems) and classroom scheduling. Combining data and/or functionality
from more than one source takes the power of the Internet to the next
level.
Meanwhile, design and
construction teams benefit from this powerful FUSION GIS ONUMA System
by providing services to the CCC districts.
Join a BIMStorm and learn about cloud-based mash-ups.
Participate or see how your systems or services can connect in an open
way to BIM, FM and GIS.
5,000 BIMs
The California Community College System (CCC) serves 2.75 million
students at 112 California locations and is the largest system of
public higher education in the world.
On March 11, 2011 the CCC
FUSION System (Facilities Utilization, Space Inventory Options Net)
with the entire California inventory of 71 million square feet of
buildings and spaces, along with the CCC Geographic Information System
(GIS) Collaborative of campuses and buildings was brought together with
the middleware of the ONUMA System, making it the
largest cloud computing Building Information Modeling (BIM) + GIS
platform.
In a split second a
BIG BIM BANG happened between FUSION+GIS+ONUMA to
create a combined platform to dramatically expand the value of FUSION
for CCC.
A wealth of CCC and related
facility information is accessible visually and in real time in a
simple online platform thereby saving time and money through automated
synchronization of multiple databases.
What This Enables
California Community Colleges is now be able to visualize 2D and 3D
floor plans with FUSION data that was previously only accessible in
tabular format. Dynamic data driven floor plan graphics and site plans
allow for pattern recognition, better decision making and accounting of
valuable facilities and assets.
Data visualization serves as a
quality check -- highlighting discrepancies and creating a self
correcting mechanism. Traditional methods of retrieving up to date
floor plans and data are mired in inefficient processes that are
difficult to access. California Community Colleges is now a leader in
managing facilities with the latest in 21st century tools.
Planning of new facilities can
work with historically accurate information from the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA
Platform data and floor plans. One result could be cost effective
Initial Project Proposals (IPPs), Final Project Proposals (FPPs), and
other predesign planning being produced locally.
Furthermore contractors working
with the community college districts can be provided integrated
facility data to start new construction or renovations in BIM. Once the
projects are completed the as-built information can be fed back into
the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform to support operations and maintenance.
Presentations
- Introduction to the
FUSION+ONUMA+GIS System - click to Play
- Fred Harris, Assistant Vice
Chancellor , California Community Colleges Chancellor's Office, College
Finance & Facilities Planning
- Lee Belarmino, Vice
President of Information Technology and Bond Executive, San Joaquin
Delta College
First Districts
The first districts to demonstrate the new FUSION+GIS+ONUMA integration
are:
- Citrus CCD
- Foothill-De Anza CCD
- Long Beach CCD
- Los Rios CCD
- Rancho-Santiago CCD
- Sequoias CCD
With in-kind services for the
demo provided by:
- San Joaquin Delta CCD
- South Orange County CCD
FUSION manages the web based
data of 71-million square feet of facilities in the California
Community College System. FUSION tracks the condition assessments and
develops cost modeling for maintenance projects, enabling colleges to
plan budgets and help facilitate the passing of much-needed bond
measures.
The ONUMA System provides
award-winning cloud computing integration that supports the full
life-cycle of facilities and enables users to view graphics and
real-time data on the web. It combines the best of BIM, GIS, and open
standards systems acting as a middleware to enable visualization of
complex data in a simple format. The ONUMA System is used from early
planning to facility management; it links to other systems through web
services and open standards exchanges such as CSV, KML, BIM IFC, COBie,
XML and other formats.
Four Levels of Detail
The goal of the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform is to have the entire state
at Level 3. The initial goal was to have the entire FUSION System,
which has a common naming and numbering system for the entire state,
linked to the ONUMA System at Level 1. This strategy allowed for
immediate functionality using the FUSION data as a common foundation to
continually update the rest of the building as the data is collected in
the future. Users with proper access will be able to view and analyze
data.
Level 1
The initial launch of the
FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform includes the entire states data of
classrooms placed in the proper geographic location adjacent to the
campus property line.
Level 2
The six districts initially
demonstrating the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform will also have the campus
building footprints from GIS placed in the proper locations and spaces
from FUSION will be placed in the buildings.
Level 3
One building from each of the
initial districts will also have the actual layout of the building
based on floor plans with rooms from FUSION.
Future Capability
Level 4
The ONUMA System has other capabilities built into it like viewing and
editing room level furniture and equipment. As a middleware it also
links to other BIM, CAD and GIS Systems. This capability is available
for future use.
Functionality of FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform
Individual User Log In
The pilot phase of this project will provide each district with 60 days
of free access to the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform. Districts have the
flexibility of beginning the 60 day trial at their convenience. Each
user has access to the proper level of detail of graphics and data.
They can view or edit through a web browser, installing no software.
This strategy allows viewers to see data live as
it is made available by editors and administrators of the system.
Entire State Portfolio Level View
View all campus sites as links on a web-based map. Everything can have
a latitude and longitude down to the piece of equipment in a room. This
is not a trivial accomplishment and makes real, the connection of
building models and GIS in a tangible way, thus enabling location based
tracking of information across the entire portfolio.
Campus Site Plans
With proper access levels, clicking on a dot opens the site plan and
building footprints of that campus, live links to geographic data from
Google Earth and the CCC GIS Collaborative Server along with color
coded building plans and other live elements from FUSION data.
Building Floor Plans
Floor plans that are traditionally managed in static CAD or PDF plans
are made live. As data changes in FUSION it will change the graphics in
the floor plans. This strategy is what will allow the data to live and
be accurate over time, rather than having to constantly update it
manually.
Space Floor Plans
It is also possible to layout and plan for new spaces, furniture,
equipment or manage existing spaces. This is a Level 4 detail that is
available in the system but will not be used in the initial
development.
Reports and Analysis
Reports can be generated directly from the graphics. FUSION data can
also be shown in these reports. Data can also be exported in many open
standard formats such as Google Earth, BIM via IFC and BIMXML, COBie,
OGC OWS4, CSV or EXCEL Tables.
Technical Requirements
One of the most powerful aspects of the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform is
that any computer with access to the internet can be used and software
installation is not needed to start interacting with the data. In the
past, complex desk bound PC systems required expensive software and
training to get to basic information. Those barriers are removed with
the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform. This allows both technical and
non-technical users to work from their platform of choice with minimal
hardware requirements and software training.
Operating Systems and Web Browsers
- Firefox, Chrome or Internet
Explorer 8 and later on Windows
- Safari, Firefox, Chrome on
MacOS X
Plug-ins to view additional 2D and 3D graphics
- Adobe Flash
- Google Earth Plug In
- Graphisoft GDL Web Control
- Version 13
iPad, iPhone and Android
The explosion of smart phones and apps on iPhones and Androids
demonstrates the need to use simple tools to view and analyze data. The
solution shown here supports all of this and more. The iPhone and
Android UI can view and edit some data, and view 2D Graphics. This can
also be used for field collection of data directly into the ONUMA
System.
Links to Other Tools
- Excel
- ArchiCAD
- Autocad Revit
- Autodesk Vasari
- Autodesk Ecotect
- Trelligence
- Google SketchUp (Free and
Pro Version)
- Google Earth (Free and Pro
Version)
- ArcGIS
Open Industry Standards
- buildingSMART alliance
- Industry Foundation Classes
(IFC)
- Open Geospatial Consortium
(OGC)
- World Wide Web Consortium
(W3C)
- Green Building XML (gbXML)
- Construction Operation
Building Information Exchange (COBie)
- Open Standards Consortium
for Real Estate (OSCRE)
- REST and SOAP Web Services
CLOUD COMPUTING
The Internet has changed everything. Smart phones and location aware
services allow instant and easy access to complex relevant real-time
information with little or no training.
The old model of
importing all data into one monster desktop bound
system is rapidly dying. The new model of using the Internet and
services to subscribe to information that is the
authoritative source is the scalable solution for complex data.
FUSION+GIS+ONUMA linked
together as cloud based services make this a reality for the California
Community Colleges. This initial implementation provides exponential
value but is really just the tip of the iceberg as more functionality
is added in simple and economical way as needed.
MIDDLEWARE
With FUSION as the master repository of facility data, GIS mapping the
location of campuses and buildings and ONUMA as the integrating
middleware bringing it all together -- the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA platform is
born.
OPEN STANDARDS
Just like the Internet is not one web site, the FUSION+GIS+ONUMA
Platform is not created around one solution. The complexities of 21st
century facilities cannot be managed by any single monolithic software.
The use of open standards will
support plugging and playing different systems. Avoiding proprietary
locked systems will future-proof the data being managed for the
California Community Colleges.
As new needs arise they can be
added as modules to the system. The FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform builds
the initial infrastructure for this open standards implementation and
invites collaborators and future competitors to enhance the
capabilities of this ecosystem. We challenge the industry to plug in
and share.
Uses
The FUSION+GIS+ONUMA Platform serves many users. Regardless of what
your interest is the data in the Platform can support you in an
accessible and easy to understand format.
Information and graphics
Data connected to graphics makes it easier to rapidly analyze and make
decisions with information.
Building Information Modeling (BIM)
4,000 buildings from the entire state are available at varying levels
of detail, ready to be opened in tools like Revit, Archicad, Bentley,
Vectorworks, Onuma and other BIM applications.
Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
Every piece of data is referenced to a geographic location and can be
analyzed in various GIS applications. All buildings can be opened and
viewed in Google Earth.
Facility Management (FM)
Data is formatted to be used by FM systems. Open Standards Consortium
for Real Estate (OSCRE)
All buildings can be exported in the open standard COBie format.
Computer Aided Design (CAD)
2D and 3D data for the entire state is now connected to graphics which
can be accessed in a simple format.
Three Dimensional Models
Buildings can be viewed in 3D and exported to other formats such as
Google SketchUp and BIM.
Connect with Open Standards
The platform is set up to allow exporting and importing data with open
standards exchanges such as IFC, XML, COBie, KML, CSV and other
formats.
Web Services and the Cloud
Other systems can also connect through web services. In the same way
that FUSION is connected to ONUMA System live through webservices,
other systems could also connect.
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