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International Symposium on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems

W2GIS 2009: Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems pp 187–198Cite as

Campus Guidance System for International Conferences Based on OpenStreetMap

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We present a web-based, multi-lingual, campus guidance system with emphasis on pedestrian navigation aimed at providing support for delegates attending International Conferences at the National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) campus. A special campus guidance system could improve the logistics of the conference and potentially attract more delegates to the conference. The Cloudmade Web Map Lite API which uses OpenStreetMap has been used for creating this interface. The system generates shortest pedestrian paths using both outdoor pavements and indoor corridors between various buildings and points of interests (POI). For visual assistance in pedestrian navigation geotagged images are used along the path at certain points in the route, such as road intersections, when the user needs to get their orientation correct. The interface is currently available in both English and Chinese language.

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  1. Geotechnology Group, Department of Computer Science, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Co., Kildare, Ireland

    Ricky Jacob, Jianghua Zheng, Błażej Ciepłuch & Adam C. Winstanley

  2. Environmental Research Centre, Environmental Protection Agency, Richview, Clonskeagh, Dublin, 14, Ireland

    Peter Mooney

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  1. Digital Media Centre, Dublin Institute of Technology, DIT, Aungier Street, 2, Dublin, Ireland

    James D. Carswell

  2. National Centre for Geocomputation, National University of Ireland Maynooth, Maynooth, Co., John Hume Building, Kildare, Ireland

    A. Stewart Fotheringham

  3. School of Computer Science and Informatics, University College Dublin, 4, Dublin, Belfield, Ireland

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Jacob, R., Zheng, J., Ciepłuch, B., Mooney, P., Winstanley, A.C. (2009). Campus Guidance System for International Conferences Based on OpenStreetMap. In: Carswell, J.D., Fotheringham, A.S., McArdle, G. (eds) Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems. W2GIS 2009. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 5886. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-10601-9_13

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