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Pedestrians visiting
unfamiliar areas are
faced with the task of
navigation
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“I don't think paper maps are going anywhere,
But people may be using them differently,
more as a companion to the online or digital
map.” – Joel Minster, Chief Cartographer for
Rand McNally, the largest mapmaker in the
nation
Quote Courtesy of San Francisco Chronicle
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9.0
8.5
Maps in Millions
8.0
7.5
7.0
6.5
6.0
5.5
5.0
Actual Data
Extrapolated Data
4.5
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
Data Courtesy of San Francisco Chronicle
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Cost of printing paper maps
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Map can not be updated
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Difficulty finding items on the map
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Map does not inform people about changes
and closures on campus
Sources:
ODU Director of Publications
ODU Director of Parking and Transportation Services
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Primary Campus Map
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Parking Services Map
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Mini Campus Map
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Less university publications are being printed to reduce
costs.
◦ Provided to the university cost free because of advertisements
◦ Advertisements make the map cumbersome
◦ 30,000 Copies per year
◦ Cost: $23,000
◦ $882 a year for 3500 copies
◦ Faculty and Staff handbook map
◦ University course catalog
Sources:
ODU Director of Publications
ODU Director of Parking and Transportation Services
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The University
◦ Printing and distributing maps is costly
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Students
◦ Specifically first-year students who are unfamiliar with
the campus
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Visitors
◦ May be completely unfamiliar with the university campus
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Professors
◦ Students entering late cause a disturbance to the entire
class
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Do you use the printed map material provided by the university?
Unaware
13%
No
25%
Yes
62%
Conclusion: Old Dominion Students
need assistance navigating the
campus
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Would a dynamic online pedestrian routing system be useful to you?
No
17%
Yes
83%
Conclusion: The demand for a
Digital Mapping Solution is present
At Old Dominion University
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User Interface
 Provide interactive maps
 Deliver walking directions specific to the area
 Items are searchable by address, building, or
office
 Provide information about building contents
 Provide information about parking
 Display special event information
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Admin Interface
 Updating maps with buildings and streets
 Point and click adding of walkways
 Ability to change availability of parking lots
 Add special events
 Close walkways for construction or other
impeding conditions
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Automatically update
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Display current location
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Work on a device without a web browser
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Show unmapped shortcuts
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Web server (Apache)
Database (MySQL)
GPS to help populate data
Up to date static map
Google Maps API
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Structured database
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Administrative interface
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User interface
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Web server
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Application manager
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Training on how to use product
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Team to populate database
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Device with JavaScript-enabled web browser
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Access to the internet
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Universities
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Theme Parks
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Dense Urban Areas
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Special Event Coordinators
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Print large numbers of copies of their paper
map
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Spend thousands of dollars to have maps
updated
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Huge amount of pedestrian traffic
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Limited parking
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Construction
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Provides a cheaper mapping solution with
easier maintenance
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Ability to update maps instantaneously
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Ability to send out alerts
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Customer will be more competitive in their
industry
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Probability
Rare
Very High
Impact
Unlikely
A,D
High
Moderate
Possible
F
B
Likely
I
G
E
Low
C
Very Low
H
A) API vender decides to start charging
B) People find paper maps easier to use
C) People only use it once and never
again
D) Map used for malicious purposes
E) Lack of access to product
F) Competition develops the product
first
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Likely
G) Unable to make it intuitive enough for
every day user
H) Software has bugs
I) Product is too difficult to keep
maintained
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Paper Map Google Maps MapQuest Dial Directions
X
Web-based
Individual Buildings Visible
X
X
DMS
X
X
X
X*
X*
X*
X
Driving Directions
X
X
X
X
Walking Directions
X
Search by Address
X
SMS Delivery
Search by Name
X
X
X
X
X
X
Search by Contents
X
Links to More Info
Printable
X
X
Internet Browsers
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
*Only for driving directions.
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The cost of designing a custom map will
vary based on the complexity and scale of
the customer’s domain
Customer may need additional staff to
maintain the software
Customer may print less paper maps which
will subsidize their overall costs
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Paper maps are antiquated
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Printing paper maps is an unnecessary cost
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A dynamic online mapping system would
provide far greater functionality
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"Paper maps crumpling in face of electronic onslaught." San Francisco Bay Area — News,
Sports, Business, Entertainment, Classifieds: SFGate. Web. 24 Oct. 2009.
<http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/10/12/BA5ISMA3D.DTL>.
Victoria E. Burke – Old Dominion University Director of Publications
James W. Long – Old Dominion University Director of Parking and Transportation
Services
Student survey – Mrs. Brunelle’s CS110 class.
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