Interactive Campus Map for Pedestrian Navigation on Mobile Devices
Mariam Kafood, Muneera Saleh, Maryam Darwish, Abdelkarim Erradi
International Journal of Information Studies, Vol. 3, No. 2, 2000.
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Link: https://www.dline.info/ijis/fulltext/v3n2/ijisv3n2_3.pdf
Abstract:
Designing and developing an interactive and extendable Campus Map for self-guided tour of Qatar University
(QU) and for pedestrian navigation of the campus using a mobile device is investigated in this paper. The system allows the
user to orient themselves spatially with awareness of nearby campus landmarks. This in turn gives users reassurance that
they are indeed located where they think they are. The prototype is developed for Qatar University campus but it is
designed and built in such a way that can be easily extended to accommodate other maps such as those found in parks and
other campuses. The purpose of the system is to allow QU community and prospective students and visitors to use their
mobile phone to get an informative and entertaining campus visit as well as an intuitive way to access university resources.
The system provides an electronic alternative to the printed campus map augmented with location-aware multimedia
content delivered on GPS/WiFi-enabled mobile phones. This format allows for frequent updates of relevant information
(such as upcoming events) to be communicated to the university community in an entertaining and timely manner. This
paper presents an overview of the system components and a number of engineering challenges and solutions.