Property Management Systems Committee Approves New Standard on Physical Location Information

摘要

ANYONE WHO HAS EVER LOST TIME searching for a set of keys that simply are not where they're supposed to be will appreciate the larger-scale, though similar concept behind E 2499, Standard Practice for Classification of Equipment Physical Location Information, a new standard developed by ASTM International Committee E 53 on Property Management Systems. The goal of the standard, which is under the jurisdiction of Subcommittee E53.01 on Process Management, is to standardize practices and terminology related to information that conveys the physical location of equipment. In short, Practice E 2499 is a way to help with that age-old axiom about "a place for everything and everything in its place." According to James Dieter, manager, IT sector government property and transportation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, E 2499 is a basic building block for the property management profession. "The concept involved is not groundbreaking," says Dieter. "Rather, it documents and standardizes an approach to the nomenclature and organization of location information. Physical location is, of course, a key basic attribute relevant to the tracking of equipment in most environments."