Interior building navigation system

1. A computer-implemented method for navigating within a building structure, comprising:

obtaining a building information model (BIM) for the building structure;

validating the BIM;

storing the validated BIM in a database in the cloud;

receiving a request for the validated BIM from a navigation application on a mobile device, wherein the navigation application is activated upon entry of the mobile device into the building structure;

providing the validated BIM from the database to the mobile device;

accepting, from the mobile device, a destination within the building structure, wherein the destination is specified in the navigation application on the mobile device;

determining a route from a location of the mobile device to the destination; and

providing the route to the mobile device, wherein the navigation application:

utilizes the route and the validated BIM to provide navigation of the mobile device to the destination; and

directs the mobile device to be held in a particular orientation to allow the mobile device to be guided within confines of the building structure, wherein the particular orientation enables a camera of the mobile device to detect progress of the navigation and to calibrate navigation instructions.

2. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

authenticating an administrator to determine privileges for administering the BIM.

3. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the validating the BIM comprises:

receiving an internal model of the building structure, wherein the internal model was converted from the BIM;

verifying that the internal model is a valid representation of the BIM; and

wherein the validated BIM comprises the verified internal model.

4. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

determining that the mobile device has entered the building structure that has a validated BIM stored in the database;

based on the determining that the mobile device has entered the building structure, determining an account type and user preferences for a user account of the mobile device.

5. The computer-implemented method of claim 4 , further comprising:

authenticating the user account on the mobile device as a condition precedent to providing the validated BIM from the database to the mobile device, and wherein the validated BIM is automatically, without additional user input, provided to the mobile device upon authentication of the user account.

6. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

the providing the route comprises presenting the route amongst multiple routes;

the navigation application selects one of the routes based on user input.

7. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein:

the navigation application directs the mobile device to the destination using a WiFi system of the building structure.

8. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the navigation application:

tracks the mobile device;

determines whether the mobile device is off track from the route;

upon determining that the mobile device is off track, transmits an updated destination to a track provider cloud service; and

receives an updated route from the track provider cloud service.

9. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , wherein the navigation application is activated upon entry of the mobile device into the building structure by scanning a QR code.

10. The computer-implemented method of claim 1 , further comprising:

receiving data from a wearable fitness device; and

utilizing the data to provide a time estimate for reaching the destination.

11. A cloud based system for navigating within a building structure, comprising:

(a) a model validation cloud service executing on a computer, wherein the model validation cloud service:

(1) obtains a building information model (BIM) for the building structure;

(2) validates the BIM;

(3) stores the validated BIM in a database in the cloud;

(b) the database managed by a database management system in the cloud executing on the computer;

(c) a model provider cloud service executing on the computer, wherein the model provider cloud service:

(1) receives a request for the validated BIM from a navigation application on a mobile device, wherein the navigation application is activated upon entry of the mobile device into the building structure;

(2) provides the validated BIM from the database to the mobile device;

(d) a track provider cloud service executing on the computer, wherein the track provider cloud service:

(1) accepts, from the mobile device, a destination within the building structure, wherein the destination is specified in a navigation application on the mobile device;

(2) determines a route from a location of the mobile device to the destination; and

(3) provides the route to the mobile device, wherein the navigation application:

(i) utilizes the route and the validated BIM to provide navigation of the mobile device to the destination; and

(ii) directs the mobile device to be held in a particular orientation to allow the mobile device to be guided within confines of the building structure, wherein the particular orientation enables a camera of the mobile device to detect progress of the navigation and to calibrate navigation instructions.

12. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein the model validation cloud service:

authenticates an administrator to determine privileges for administering the BIM.

13. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein the model validation cloud service validates the BIM by:

receiving an internal model of the building structure, wherein the internal model was converted from the BIM;

verifying that the internal model is a valid representation of the BIM; and

wherein the validated BIM comprises the verified internal model.

14. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein the track provider cloud service:

determines that the mobile device has entered the building structure that has a validated BIM stored in the database;

based on the determining that the mobile device has entered the building structure, determines an account type and user preferences for a user account of the mobile device.

15. The cloud based system of claim 14 , wherein the model provider cloud service:

authenticates the user account on the mobile device as a condition precedent to providing the validated BIM from the database to the mobile device, and wherein the validated BIM is automatically, without additional user input, provided to the mobile device upon authentication of the user account.

16. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein:

the providing the route comprises presenting the route amongst multiple routes;

the navigation application selects one of the routes based on user input.

17. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein:

the navigation application directs the mobile device to the destination using a WiFi system of the building structure.

18. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein the navigation application:

tracks the mobile device;

determines whether the mobile device is off track from the route;

upon determining that the mobile device is off track, transmits an updated destination to a track provider cloud service; and

receives an updated route from the track provider cloud service.

19. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein the navigation application is activated upon entry of the mobile device into the building structure by scanning a QR code.

20. The cloud based system of claim 11 , wherein the navigation application receives data from a wearable fitness device; and

utilizes the data to provide a time estimate for reaching the destination.