What if I don't have a floor plan?

Photograph the fire evacuation plan, draw a quick sketch and photograph it, or use an aerial image for outdoor areas. Any clear image can be pinned to.

How to map signs on a floor plan

The short answer

To map signs on a floor plan, get an image of each floor or area (a CAD export, a fire plan photo or a sketch is enough), walk a fixed route, and drop a numbered pin on the plan at each sign while you're standing next to it, adding a photo and details. Outdoors, also record a GPS position. Number signs in walking order so fitters can follow them.

Get a usable plan

Ask for CAD or PDF floor plans and export each floor as an image.
No plans? Photograph the fire evacuation plan by the entrance, straight on.
For outdoor areas, an aerial image or site layout works.
Use one plan per floor or area, so pins stay readable.

Signcensus on a phone: the floor plan zoomed in, with sign pins by type and status — Pins on the plan, on a phone. Colours show the sign type. Demo data.

Pin each sign where it is

Stand at the sign and find your position on the plan.
Drop a pin; it takes the next number.
Take a photo and set the sign type, status and details.
Move on along your route. Drag a pin later if you need to adjust it.

Outdoor and large sites

Record the phone's GPS position against each outdoor sign as well as its pin on the site plan, so it can be found again on a large site.

Doing it on a phone

Signcensus does this in the phone's browser: upload the plan, tap to pin, photograph and fill in details, and every sign is numbered and listed. See how it works.

Questions

What if I don't have a floor plan?: Photograph the fire evacuation plan, draw a quick sketch and photograph it, or use an aerial image for outdoor areas. Any clear image can be pinned to.