Frameworks, devices and methods configured for enabling transition of content in a user interface between a map-bound layer and a map-unbound layer

A computer system configured to perform a method for displaying building information to a user via a touch/gesture driven user interface that is rendered on a display screen, the method comprising:

• displaying a map layer, the map layer including image data representative of a facility, wherein the user interface is navigated by way of pan and zoom operations defined with respect to the map layer;
• and
• enabling loading one or more content items via display objects superimposed on the map layer;
• enabling the user to move a given display object between:
• a map bound layer, wherein the display object is bound to the map layer for pan and/or zoom operations, such that a display object in the map bound layer has a defined position relative to the map layer and a defined geometric size relative to the screen area, wherein in response to a pan operation the display object remains bound to the map layer at the defined position relative to the map layer, and in response to a zoom operation the display object retains the same geometric size relative to the screen area;
• and
• a map unbound layer, wherein the position and/or size of the display object remains constant relative to the display screen independent of pan and/or zoom operations, such that a display object in the map unbound layer has a user defined position relative to the screen area and a defined geometric size relative to the screen area, wherein in response to a pan operation the display object remains bound at the user defined position relative to the screen area, and in response to a zoom operation the display object retains the same geometric size relative to the screen area.