Maximo Spatial

01 · Basics — Understand the building blocks

Spatial connects Maximo records with GIS features. A feature is the mapped object; an asset, location or work order is the operational record. Their identifiers must be linked deliberately.

Map Manager configures maps and map services for spatially enabled applications. A map that opens successfully does not by itself prove that records, layers or editing permissions are correct.

Topics in this series

• GIS and Maximo identities
• Map Manager and map services
• Record linking
• Spatial work planning
• Synchronization and troubleshooting

02 · Configuration — Work through the setup

Use a training environment and match the actions to the IBM guide for your installed build.

1. Identify the GIS feature identifier, Maximo asset identifier and site before configuring the link.
2. In Map Manager, inspect or create a training map and configure the approved map service using your installed-version instructions.
3. Associate the map with the intended site and verify that the test user can access the map service.
4. Link one training asset using the supported record-linking mechanism. Open it in a spatially enabled application.
5. Select the feature and compare its identity with the record. Reopen the record and repeat as the restricted user.

03 · Practical example

Fictional teaching example

Riverbend Water has two pumps with similar descriptions at different sites. The map must select the intended feature for asset RB-PUMP-01 in site RB01; matching descriptions are insufficient.

04 · Practice and verify

Link one asset and one work location. Record the feature key, site, map/layer and the result of record-to-map and map-to-record navigation.

Expected result

Both directions resolve the same site-qualified record. An unlinked feature remains unlinked, rather than opening a similarly named asset.

Common mistakes

• Confusing map availability with feature linkage.
• Ignoring coordinate systems, service authentication or site assignment.

05 · Advanced concepts

Next examine GIS synchronization, ownership of geometry and attributes, and recovery from an unavailable service. Treat offline/mobile mapping as a separately configured and tested path.

IBM references

• IBM documentation — Maximo Spatial

Product explanations link to IBM sources. Scenarios and exercises are original Assetize guidance, not claims of executed lab procedures. Reviewed 2026-10-01.