Abstract: A computer-implemented method for monitoring functions in an instrumentation center, the method comprising: accessing, by a monitoring system that monitors functional operation of the instrumentation center, layout information indicative of a layout of the instrumentation center, the layout information specifies a number of levels in the instrumentation center and types of components in each of the levels; detecting, by the monitoring system, a location of a portable display device that is connected over a network to the monitor system; and generating, from location data that specifies the location of the portable display device, information for a graphical user interface that when rendered on the portable display device renders a visualization of that portion of the instrumentation center in which the portable display device is currently located.