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K-4 - iPlanTable - Building Department

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Will allow the Building Department to move away from paper: - Most new users report an 85% drop in paper/printer usage. - Will lower costs for applicants: A single set of plans for some recent projects in Tiffin cost $300 to $400 per set, with a minimum of 3 full sets required per building permit. - Will allow us to better process older large-format archived plans from old city hall. - Will help prevent future paper storage issues. Allows for interactions not possible using paper: - Touch screen is more intuitive and efficient. - Zooming, panning, and duplicating without extra resources. - Instant collaboration and sharing locally or globally. iPlan's system meets our current and planned software and hardware needs: - No licensing or subscription fees for the iPlan system. - Compatible with Adobe, Bluebeam, ePLAnset, Procore, Tyler, and other plan review and construction management software. We have refined our choice to the iPlan FM-ELT4k or FM-Hydra4k system: FM-ELT4k 43" - 49" - 55" - 65" The backbone of our extensive line up, the FM-ELT provides the industry's best stand made by iPlanTables in-house. The 55" is our number one seller and comes standard with 2 side monitors, USB charge station, side table, battery backup, surge protector, articulating key board surface, HD web cam, i7-16gb-1tb-4gb video PC and Apple, Android or MS Cast. The FM-ELT articulates from a flat screen to conference room height for maximum flexibility. FM-HYDRA4k 43" - 49" - 55" - 65" The HYDRA combines the power of the FM-ELT series with the additional functionality of up to 4 side monitors. Adding a more powerful i7 with 32gb's of ram, 1tb hard drive and a 6 gb video card, the Hydra also allows you to keep the plan sheet, spec book, Excel and Teams all at the same time! iPlanTables Workstations digital workflow advantages • Expanded work area. Think about it, you don't use a small desk, why would you use a small monitor? In so many cases your desk is simply a monitor holder. • Reverse the process, your iPlanTable is the desk, with side tables that allow you and your team to communicate instantly. • Decisions that used to take days can now be handled in minutes. • Touchscreens improve the human experience, touch is natural and instinctive-and customers who use an iPlanTables provide feedback that it actually makes working with the documents enjoyable. • iPlanTables come with industry leading collaboration, mark-up and project management tools. • iPlanTables are open source and any existing software's or future expansion are supported. • Project information retrieval happens in seconds, no more sorting through piles and piles of papers. iPlanTables Workstations Typical Wall Mount or Projector Screens You naturally view your information at a reading angle. Multiple people can collaborate and see the screen. Unlike printed plans, information can be zoomed, marked-up and shared—instantly. You have to step back to view the bottom half of screen You typically block the screen when using it. You are sitting 8 feet away from screen your eyes trying to focus Many of the major monitors CANNOT be tilted, it voids the warranty

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