--- title: "GIS asset inventory: what it is and why it matters | attendo" description: "What a GIS asset inventory is, when maintenance teams need one, where it comes from, what maintenance adds and the mistake of the wrong coordinate system." url: "https://attendo.me/en/glossary/gis-asset-inventory" lang: "en" --- # GIS asset inventory: assets with their place on the map Also known as: Geospatial asset inventory · GIS inventory A GIS asset inventory is an asset inventory in which every item has its position on a map: a point, a line or an area. ## When you need one When assets are spread across a territory instead of inside a building: street lighting, street furniture, trees, waste containers, water or power networks, or installations spread across a region. There, a street address is not enough. A light pole has no building number, and a pipe run has no floor. ## Where it comes from Almost always from the customer’s geographic information system (GIS), such as QGIS or ArcGIS. The most practical open format for moving it is GeoJSON. Background layers such as aerial imagery or parcel maps are served with the WMS and WMTS standards. ## What maintenance adds The GIS knows where each item is. Maintenance knows what happens to it: its failures, its inspections and its [work orders](https://attendo.me/en/glossary/work-order). A useful GIS inventory brings both together on the same [asset](https://attendo.me/en/glossary/asset). ## The usual mistake Importing with the wrong coordinate system. If the file is in a projected system such as UTM and gets read as longitude and latitude, the items land in the ocean. The other mistake is importing without a stable ID per item: every new import duplicates the inventory. ## In attendo With the GIS inventory in [attendo CMMS](https://attendo.me/en/cmms), an [asset](https://attendo.me/en/modules/assets) folder can be a map on OpenStreetMap, with WMS or WMTS layers underneath. It imports and exports GeoJSON, including from ETRS89 UTM, and matches each item by its ID or its name. - [attendo CMMS](https://attendo.me/en/cmms) ## Where it is used in attendo ### Modules - [Assets and inventory](https://attendo.me/en/modules/assets): Each asset with its own record, QR code, history and readings - [Customer, supplier and partner portals](https://attendo.me/en/modules/customer-portal): Customers, subcontractors and partners reach their own, your brand ### Industries that use these modules - [Facility maintenance and services](https://attendo.me/en/industries/facility-maintenance) - [HVAC and refrigeration](https://attendo.me/en/industries/hvac) - [IT services and MSPs](https://attendo.me/en/industries/it-services) - [Manufacturing and industrial plants](https://attendo.me/en/industries/manufacturing) - [And any other business](https://attendo.me/en/industries) ## Related terms Maintenance ### Asset An asset is any piece of equipment, machine or installation whose maintenance you keep track of: its record, its location, its history and its costs. Maintenance ### Work order WO A work order (WO) is the document that describes a maintenance job: what needs to be done, on which equipment, by whom and when. Maintenance ### Preventive maintenance PM Preventive maintenance is work planned by calendar or by usage to keep failures from happening: routine inspections, lubrication, scheduled replacements and regulatory checks. [See all 53 glossary terms](https://attendo.me/en/glossary) ## Shall we look at it with your data? We will show you how what you just read works in attendo, with your own assets, tickets and customers. If it is not a fit, we will tell you. - With your operation, not a generic demo - A real person from our team replies - No cold calls afterwards Would you rather talk first? - Phone [+34 910 053 530](tel:+34910053530) - Email [sales@attendo.me](mailto:sales@attendo.me) - Monday to Thursday 9:30 AM to 6:30 PM and Friday 9:30 AM to 2:30 PM (Spain time)