Smart Spaces: Parks, Facilities and the Next Generation of Public Assets
Bringing location intelligence, sensors and AI inside buildings and across public spaces.
Event Summary
Public Works responsibilities extend far beyond streets. Local governments manage buildings, recreation centers, parks, trails, trees, open spaces, parking facilities, public safety buildings and extensive portfolios of mechanical and electrical assets.
This session examines how indoor GIS, asset inventories, work-order systems, sensors, occupancy information and AI can improve facility operations and public-space management.
Applications include predicting equipment failure, optimizing maintenance schedules, analyzing space utilization, monitoring energy consumption, managing tree and vegetation risk, identifying accessibility gaps and improving the distribution of community amenities.
Key Takeaways
Attendees will learn:
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How to create connected inventories of buildings, spaces and facility assets.
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How indoor GIS extends location intelligence beyond the building entrance.
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Where sensors and AI can support predictive facility maintenance.
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How to analyze park access, equity, utilization and community demand.
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How to prioritize maintenance across a large property portfolio.
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How to connect facility information with emergency and security planning.
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How digital facility information can reduce lifecycle costs and improve public service.
Resource Guide
Facilities, Parks & Public Space Guide
Extend location intelligence indoors and across public space to predict failures, prioritize maintenance and measure access.
Data you should have on hand
- Building and space inventory with floor plans
- Mechanical, electrical and rooftop asset registers
- Preventive and reactive maintenance history
- Tree, trail, playground and amenity inventories
- Energy consumption and occupancy or utilization data
Readiness checklist
- Floor plans are georeferenced and current
- Facility assets carry age, warranty and service history
- Sensor alarms create work orders automatically
- Park access and equity analysis uses a documented method
- Accessibility gaps are inventoried, not anecdotal
Questions to ask internally
- Which equipment failure would disrupt service the most?
- Are we maintaining space we no longer use?
- Where do residents lack a park within a 10-minute walk?
- What does deferred facility maintenance cost us annually?
Next 90 days
- Georeference floor plans for your three busiest facilities
- Instrument one critical system and route alarms to work orders
- Publish a park access and amenity equity map
Metrics to track
- Emergency vs. planned maintenance ratio
- Energy use per square foot
- % of residents within a 10-minute walk of a park
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