Comments on: Do We Have Enough Maps in PLM?

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 16:57:07 +0000

Douglas, Thank you very much for your comment! Indeed GIS and other building related issues are more covered and they are more straightforward. I think, a lot of them are under focus of various AEC and BIM (which conceptually is very similar to PLM, in my view). Best, Oleg

By: Douglas

Douglas — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 15:36:14 +0000

Oleg,

I can think of at least one example of a combination of Maps and PLM. In this case it is already over 12 years old. It comes in the shape of a combination of a GIS system (Geographical Information System)and the link to a document management system. It was used for the development of a line infrastructure (=railroad or road) in this case a railroad from Rotterdam to the German border. I think that a more modern combination of GIS and PLM is a very interesting one to develop as the Civil Engineering procesess are still very backward in their application of PLM in general.

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:18:15 +0000

Loic, Thanks for your thoughts and comments! GEO maps is something that was very successful in consumer world. I think, there is an opportunity to find dedicated scenarios and I’m not sure, but may be somebody already doing so. In my view, from PLM perspective to connect physical and virtual worlds maps can work well. In general, maps are not only GEO, but this is in my view different… Best, Oleg

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 12:13:40 +0000

Vladislav, Map (and Google Map is just an example) becomes very interesting if you put additional information. This is all about visualization, usability and user adoption. Definitely, information can be presented using lists, but my guess that by using maps as one of the user experience option we will get much bigger customer adoption. Best, Oleg

By: Loic

Loic — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 07:10:24 +0000

Oleg,
why do you limit maps to geographical maps?

By: Loic

Loic — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:58:16 +0000

I forgot to say that I can easily imagine a direct application for managment of people, resources, maintenance, marketing, etc. ie: everything that already physically exists…

ERP are then in a way maybe more appropriated for such an approach.

I do agree, the idea is a little far from product development, but PLM is far more a global approach as that editors sells…
Best,

By: Loic

Loic — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 06:50:26 +0000

Hi Oleg,

Maps for knowing where to go??? So obvious and simple that the idea seems so strange… Why does nobody already implemented it…

Thanks, I find the idea VERY strong, and relevant. Just as Remi and Francois said, it is surely not usefull for everyone…

Basically said, only the captain need a map…

Less basically, I really think it is an interessant way to look at. I maybe only fears the use and implementation of it, particulary if PLM editors say : here is map capabilities… you can do what you whant with it!

I don’t know if studies in this directions are already done, but it could be a great idea for a thesis subject…
Best,
Loic

By: Vladislav

Vladislav — Tue, 20 Oct 2009 05:22:03 +0000

>we can integrate with services like Google Map easy

Oleg, what do you want to look like google map? Just map of sites?… Hmm… Sorry, but I dont’ have any ideas about that…

By: olegshilovitsky

olegshilovitsky — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:50:22 +0000

Remi, Great associations … Thanks! Oleg

By: Remi Renaud

Remi Renaud — Mon, 19 Oct 2009 23:45:35 +0000

On the lighter side…

If you don’t know where you are, a map won’t help
– Watts S Humphrey

If you don’t know where you are going, any road will do
– Chinese Proverb

There you go, and there you are.
So wherever you go, there you are.
– Buckaroo Bonsai