LITERATURE REVIEW

Recent technological advancements have to gain pope-

laity ﬁnding many applications in everyday activities.

There are many devices and different applications that

focus on directing the user to the desired locations. Today’s

drivers are well equipped for travel thanks to the GPS

units many have in their cars. GPS applications allow

users to enter a destination and, based on their current

coordinates, display the fastest way to the Destination

[8]. Additional features have evolved, such as

displaying congested routes, which allow users to make

smart driving decisions and improve driving safety. This

saves time and stress when going to unfamiliar places or

taking long trips.

Google Maps and GPS systems have become indies-

pens able in recent years, with vast amounts of users

relying on them for directions [6], but their capabilities

have not yet been fully applied to university campuses.

Directions within campuses are not available using the

Google maps application. Taking for example the Boca

Raton campus at Florida Atlantic University (FAU),

when the Engineering East Building, which is the home

of the Computer and Electrical Engineering and Com-

putter Science Department, is entered as the Destination

no complete directions are provided. The directions lead

to the FAU campus, but not to the building. In addition,

not all the buildings and parking lots are shown on

Google Maps.

Campuses can be quite large and confusing. Visitors,

new students, and staff can have a difﬁcult time get-

ting around. Even when they are asking for directions,

they often time cannot ﬁnd the Destination because the

directions involve knowing the surrounding buildings

and landmarks of the campus. In addition, some of the

campuses, such as the Boca Raton campus at FAU, are

growing fast, with new buildings and facilities being

added. This can get quite stressful, especially considering

people are often on a schedule and need to get to a

certain location on time. Eliminating this stress and

confusion would improve the overall atmosphere on

campus. Since smartphones are a ubiquitous technology

nowadays, it makes sense to use them to facilitate

campus directions.

The problem that we address in this paper is on

using the current advances in technology to provide a

mechanism to facilitate user’s navigation in campuses.

Our objective is to design and implement a user-friendly

system that provides driving directions to buildings and

parking lots. The system provides both driving and

walking directions to the Destination. The user has the

option to select a parking lot close to the destination

building, based on the user type (e.g. visitor, staff, or

student).

One of the most popular smartphone platforms is

Android [1], which is a Linux-based operating sys-

teem designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices.

Google has released its code as open source, triggering

a large community of developers to write applications

that extend the functionality of the device using a cuss-

atomized version of Java. Due to its superior technological

capabilities, we propose to develop the campus assistant

application on the Android platform.

There are some initiatives related to our project.

Researchers from The University of California at Santa

Barbara are working on an Interactive Map Project [7].

Their map allows users to select buildings to zoom into

and locate, as well as ﬁnding a room within a building.

This project does not support navigation.

Another application is the University of California,

Fig. 1. Campus Map Architecture

San Diego campus map. This map is accessed through

a web browser and allows the user to select a source

location and a destination. When this information is

submitted, the shortest path is outlined on the map, and

the distance and expected walking time are shown [5].

This web-based application does not allow however for

driving directions within the campus.

There are also several apps [2] that provide campus

maps for several universities and offer services

such as a directory of buildings and locations, building

photograph gallery, display of current location, zoom

in/out. None of these applications however implement

both driving and walking directions, navigation, cons

Recent technological advancements have gain pope-

laity ﬁnding many applications in everyday activities.

There are many devices and different applications that

focus on directing the user to desired locations. Today’s

drivers are well equipped for travel thanks to the GPS

units [4] many have in their cars. GPS applications allow

users to enter a destination and based on their current

coordinates, display the fastest way to the Destination

[8]. Additional features have evolved, such as

showing congested routes, which allow users to make

smart driving decisions and improve driving safety. This

saves time and stress when going to unfamiliar places or

taking long trips.

Google Maps and GPS systems have become indies-

pens able in recent years, with vast amounts of users

relying on them for directions [6], but their capabilities

have not yet been fully applied to university campuses.

Orders within campuses are not available using the

Google maps application. Taking, for example, the Boca

Raton campus at Florida Atlantic University (FAU),

when the Engineering East Building, which is the home

of the Computer and Electrical Engineering and Com-

puter Science Department is entered as the Destination

no complete directions are provided. The directions lead

to the FAU campus, but not to the building. Besides,

not all the facilities and parking lots are shown on

Google Maps.

Campuses can be quite large and confusing. Visitors,

new students, and staff can have a difﬁcult time get-

ting around. Even when they ask for directions,

they often cannot ﬁnd the Destination because the

movements involve knowing the surrounding buildings

and landmarks of the campus. Besides, some of the

campuses, such as the Boca Raton campus at FAU, are

growing fast, with new structures and facilities being

added. This can get quite stressful, especially considering

people are often on a schedule and need to get to a

certain location on time. Eliminating this stress and

confusion would improve the overall atmosphere on

campus. Since smartphones are a ubiquitous technology

nowadays, it makes sense to use them to facilitate

campus directions.

The problem that we address in this paper is on

using the current advances in technology to provide a

mechanism to facilitate users’ navigation in campuses.

Our objective is to design and implement a user-friendly

the system that provides driving directions to buildings and

parking lots. The system provides both driving and

walking directions to the Destination. The user has the

option to select a parking lot close to the destination

building, based on the user type (e.g. visitor, staff, or

student).

One of the most popular smartphone platforms is

Android [1], which is a Linux-based operating sys-

tem designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices.

Google has released its code as open source, triggering

a large community of developers to write applications

that extend the functionality of the device using a cus-

tomized version of Java. Due to its superior technological

capabilities, we propose to develop the campus assistant

application on the Android platform.

There are some initiatives related to our project.

Researchers from The University of California at Santa

Barbara are working on an Interactive Map Project [7].

Their map allows users to select buildings to zoom into

and locate, as well as ﬁnding a room within a building.

This project does not support navigation.

Another application is the University of California,

Fig. 1. Campus Map Architecture

San Diego campus map. This map is accessed through

a web browser and allows the user to select a source

location and a destination. When this information is

submitted, the shortest path is outlined on the map, and

the distance and expected walking time is shown [5].

This web-based application does not allow however for

driving directions within the campus.

There are also several apps [2] that provide campus

maps for a number of universities and offer services

such as a directory of buildings and locations, building

photograph gallery, display of current location, zoom

in/out. None of these applications however implement

both driving and walking directions, navigation, consi

Recent technological advancements have gain popu-

larity ﬁnding many applications in everyday activities.

There are many devices and different applications that

focus on directing the user to desired locations. Today’s

drivers are well equipped for travel thanks to the GPS

units [4] many have in their cars. GPS applications allow

users to enter a destination and based on their current

coordinates display the fastest way to the Destination

[8]. Additional features have evolved over time, such as

displaying congested routes, which allow users to make

smart driving decisions and improve driving safety. This

saves time and stress when going to unfamiliar places or

taking long trips.

Google Maps and GPS systems have become indis-

pensable in recent years, with vast amounts of users

relying on them for directions [6], but their capabilities

have not yet been fully applied to university campuses.

Directions within campuses are not available using the

Google maps application. Taking for example the Boca

Raton campus at Florida Atlantic University (FAU),

when the Engineering East Building, which is the home

of the Computer and Electrical Engineering and Com-

puter Science Department, is entered as the Destination

no complete directions are provided. The directions lead

to the FAU campus, but not to the building. In addition,

not all the buildings and parking lots are shown on

Google Maps.

Campuses can be quite large and confusing. Visitors,

new students, and staff can have a difﬁcult time get-

ting around. Even when they are asking for directions,

they often time cannot ﬁnd the Destination because the

directions involve knowing the surrounding buildings

and landmarks of the campus. In addition, some of the

campuses, such as the Boca Raton campus at FAU, are

growing fast, with new buildings and facilities being

added. This can get quite stressful, especially considering

people are often on a schedule and need to get to a

certain location on time. Eliminating this stress and

confusion would improve the overall atmosphere on

campus. Since smartphones are a ubiquitous technology

nowadays, it makes sense to use them to facilitate

campus directions.

The problem that we address in this paper is on

using the current advances in technology to provide a

mechanism to facilitate users navigation in campuses.

Our objective is to design and implement a user-friendly

system that provides driving directions to buildings and

parking lots. The system provides both driving and

walking directions to the Destination. The user has the

option to select a parking lot close to the destination

building, based on the user type (e.g. visitor, staff, or

student).

One of the most popular smartphone platforms is

Android [1], which is a Linux-based operating sys-

tem designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices.

Google has released its code as open source, triggering

a large community of developers to write applications

that extend the functionality of the device using a cus-

tomized version of Java. Due to its superior technological

capabilities, we propose to develop the campus assistant

application on the Android platform.

There are some initiatives related to our project.

Researchers from The University of California at Santa

Barbara are working on an Interactive Map Project [7].

Their map allows users to select buildings to zoom into

and locate, as well as ﬁnding a room within a building.

This project does not support navigation.

Another application is the University of California,

Fig. 1. Campus Map Architecture

San Diego campus map. This map is accessed through

a web browser and allows the user to select a source

location and a destination. When this information is

submitted, the shortest path is outlined on the map, and

the distance and expected walking time is shown [5].

This web-based application does not allow however for

driving directions within the campus.

There are also several apps [2] that provide campus

maps for a number of universities and offer services

such as a directory of buildings and locations, building

photograph gallery, display of current location, zoom

in/out. None of these applications however implement

both driving and walking directions, navigation, consi

Recent technological advancements have gain popu-

larity ﬁnding many applications in everyday activities.

There are many devices and different applications that

focus on directing the user to desired locations. Today’s

drivers are well equipped for travel thanks to the GPS

units [4] many have in their cars. GPS applications allow

users to enter a destination and based on their current

coordinates display the fastest way to the Destination

[8]. Additional features have evolved over time, such as

displaying congested routes, which allow users to make

smart driving decisions and improve driving safety. This

saves time and stress when going to unfamiliar places or

taking long trips.

Google Maps and GPS systems have become indis-

pensable in recent years, with vast amounts of users

relying on them for directions [6], but their capabilities

have not yet been fully applied to university campuses.

Directions within campuses are not available using the

Google maps application. Taking for example the Boca

Raton campus at Florida Atlantic University (FAU),

when the Engineering East Building, which is the home

of the Computer and Electrical Engineering and Com-

puter Science Department, is entered as the Destination

no complete directions are provided. The directions lead

to the FAU campus, but not to the building. In addition,

not all the buildings and parking lots are shown on

Google Maps.

Campuses can be quite large and confusing. Visitors,

new students, and staff can have a difﬁcult time get-

ting around. Even when they are asking for directions,

they often time cannot ﬁnd the Destination because the

directions involve knowing the surrounding buildings

and landmarks of the campus. In addition, some of the

campuses, such as the Boca Raton campus at FAU, are

growing fast, with new buildings and facilities being

added. This can get quite stressful, especially considering

people are often on a schedule and need to get to a

certain location on time. Eliminating this stress and

confusion would improve the overall atmosphere on

campus. Since smartphones are a ubiquitous technology

nowadays, it makes sense to use them to facilitate

campus directions.

The problem that we address in this paper is on

using the current advances in technology to provide a

mechanism to facilitate users navigation in campuses.

Our objective is to design and implement a user-friendly

system that provides driving directions to buildings and

parking lots. The system provides both driving and

walking directions to the Destination. The user has the

option to select a parking lot close to the destination

building, based on the user type (e.g. visitor, staff, or

student).

One of the most popular smartphone platforms is

Android [1], which is a Linux-based operating sys-

tem designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices.

Google has released its code as open source, triggering

a large community of developers to write applications

that extend the functionality of the device using a cus-

tomized version of Java. Due to its superior technological

capabilities, we propose to develop the campus assistant

application on the Android platform.

There are some initiatives related to our project.

Researchers from The University of California at Santa

Barbara are working on an Interactive Map Project [7].

Their map allows users to select buildings to zoom into

and locate, as well as ﬁnding a room within a building.

This project does not support navigation.

Another application is the University of California,

Fig. 1. Campus Map Architecture

San Diego campus map. This map is accessed through

a web browser and allows the user to select a source

location and a destination. When this information is

submitted, the shortest path is outlined on the map, and

the distance and expected walking time is shown [5].

This web-based application does not allow however for

driving directions within the campus.

There are also several apps [2] that provide campus

maps for a number of universities and offer services

such as a directory of buildings and locations, building

photograph gallery, display of current location, zoom

in/out. None of these applications however implement

both driving and walking directions, navigation, consi

Recent technological advancements have gain popularity finding many applications in everyday activities. There are many devices and different applications that focus on directing the user to desired locations. Today’s drivers are well equipped for travel thanks to the GPS units many have in their cars. GPS applications allow users to enter a destination and based on their current coordinates display the fastest way to the Destination.Additional features have evolved over time, such as displaying congested routes, which allow users to make smart driving decisions and improve driving safety. This saves time and stress when going to unfamiliar places or taking long trips. Google Maps and GPS systems have become indispensable in recent years, with vast amounts of users relying on them for directions, but their capabilities have not yet been fully applied to university campuses. Directions within campuses are not available using the Google maps application. Taking for example the ECA block is not yet listed in google map is entered as the Destination no complete directions are provided. The directions lead to the. In addition, not all the buildings and parking lots are shown on Google Maps. Campuses can be quite large and confusing. Visitors, new students, and staff can have a difficult time getting around. Even when they are asking for directions, they often time cannot find the Destination because the directions involve knowing the surrounding buildings and landmarks of the campus. In addition, some of the campuses, such as the Boca Raton campus at FAU, are growing fast, with new buildings and facilities being added. This can get quite stressful, especially considering people are often on a schedule and need to get to a certain location on time. Eliminating this stress and confusion would improve the overall atmosphere on campus. Since smartphones are a ubiquitous technology nowadays, it makes sense to use them to facilitate campus directions. The problem that we address in this paper is on using the current advances in technology to provide a mechanism to facilitate users navigation in campuses. Our objective is to design and implement a user-friendly system that provides driving directions to buildings and parking lots. The system provides both driving and walking directions to the Destination. The user has the option to select a parking lot close to the destination building, based on the user type (e.g. visitor, staff, or student). One of the most popular smartphone platforms is Android ,which is a Linux-based operating system designed primarily for touchscreen mobile devices. Google has released its code as open source, triggering a large community of developers to write applications that extend the functionality of the device using a customized version of Java. Due to its superior technological capabilities, we propose to develop the campus assistant application on the Android platform. There are some initiatives related to our project.. When this information is submitted, the shortest path is outlined on the map, and the distance and expected walking time is show. This android-based application does not allow however for driving directions within the campus. There are also several apps that provide campus maps for a number of universities and offer services such as a directory of buildings and locations, building photograph gallery, display of current location, zoom in/out. None of these applications however implement both driving and walking directions, navigation, considering the user type.