GIS/RR Department

Website Status Update

The functions previously performed by the Office of the University Architect (OUA) are now addressed by Physical and Capital Planning (P&CP), Project Management and Construction (PM&C), and Energy and Engineering Services (EES). The P&CP website is available here. The Energy and Engineering Services website is available here. A new PM&C website is currently under development, however, essential information will be maintained in this location until the new website is launched. Thank you for your patience as these enhancements are completed.

The Purdue University GIS (Geographic Information System) Group provides support services to the departments in EUC and OUA.

Services include computer-aided drafting and geographic information services pertaining to building floorplans, utilities, mapping and related graphic projects. Services are also provided to Physical Facilities departments outside of EUC and OUA such as Police, Fire, and Parking. Projects with entities outside of Physical Facilities are contracted as resources are available.

What is GIS?

A Geographic Information System (GIS) extends the capability of maps by attaching data to individual mapping elements allowing users to manipulate, analyze, and report on data using both spatial and database queries.

Purdue EUC GIS manages data connections for utility and basemap data for the purpose of supporting infrastructure inventory and utilities maintenance.

A special project such as parking space management extends the database to account for all parking spaces and allows reports to be generated based on either the graphic data and/or the non-graphic 'attribute' data.

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