Building model with capture of as built features and experiential data

Apparatus for augmenting a virtual model of a physical structure, the apparatus comprising:

• a smart device comprising a processor in logical communication with a communications network, said smart device additionally comprising a storage device, the storage device storing executable software that is executable upon demand and operative with the processor to:
• communicate with a server to access a virtual model file of a physical structure based upon a geolocation of the physical structure, the virtual model comprising digital representation of structural aspects of the physical structure, utility support within the physical structure and technical specifications associated with the physical structure;
• with the smart device at a first position, reference multiple positioning reference devices within the physical structure;
• determining a distance to at least three of the positioning reference devices with the smart device at the first position;
• generate a first X, Y and Z value of the smart device within the physical structure based upon the determined distance of the at least three positioning reference devices to the smart device at the first position and a triangulation calculation;
• specify a direction of interest via the User extending the smart device from the first position comprising a base position to a second position comprising an extended position;
• determine a distance to at least three of the positioning reference devices from the smart device at the second position;
• calculate a second X, Y and Z value of the smart device at the second position based upon a determined distance of the at least three positioning reference devices to the smart device at the second position and a triangulation calculation;
• generate a direction of interest based upon a directional vector originating at the first position X, Y and Z value and continuing through the second position X, Y and Z value;
• display a user interface on the smart device, the user interface comprising a symbol indicating the direction of interest;
• indicate a Z distance of interest from a data capture position comprising one of:
• a) the first position X, Y and Z value, and b) the second X, Y and Z value of the smart device;
• perform a data retrieval routine from the data capture position, said data retrieval routine accessing a digital record of a feature of the physical structure included in the virtual model, based upon the distance of interest and the direction of interest from the data capture position of the smart device;
• and
• display a virtual representation of the digital record with the user interface, the virtual representation comprising the feature of the physical structure within the virtual model at a virtual location based upon the data capture position and the distance of interest and the direction of interest.