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People visiting
unfamiliar areas must
find parking and
walking routes to their
destination
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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
Projected by San Francisco Chronicle
4.5
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
Year
2009
2010
2011
2012
Data Courtesy of San Francisco Chronicle
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Rodney Blythe
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Cost of printing paper maps
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Map can not be updated easily
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Difficulty finding items on the map
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Map is static
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Does not include parking information
◦ Contracted out – very expensive
◦ Cluttered 3D layout
◦ Poorly organized
◦ does not inform people about changes and closures on campus
◦ Closures
◦ Special events
◦ Zone changes
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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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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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Sidewalk View
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Kiosk implementation
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User-generated content
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Safe Routes
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Automatically update
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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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Sean Christe
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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
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
High
Unlikely
Possible
Likely
Highly
Likely
A
D
B
Moderate
Low
C
E
Very Low
A)
B)
C)
D)
E)
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Product is too difficult to keep maintained
Unable to make it intuitive enough for every day user
Lack of access to product
API vendor decides to start charging
People only use it once and never again
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Paper Map Google Maps MapQuest Dial Directions
Web-based
SMS Delivery
Driving Directions
Walking Directions
Search by Address
Links to More Info
Printable
Internet Browsers
Individual Buildings Visible
Completely Customizable
Search by Name
Parking Information
Search by Contents
Instantly Updatable
X
X
X
X
X
X*
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X*
X
X*
X
X
X
X
X
DMS
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
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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The demand for digitalized maps has increased
dramatically while the demand for paper maps
has decreased
Paper maps are expensive
◦ Printing
◦ Re-drawing
◦ Distributing
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A dynamic online mapping system would prove
to be cheaper, easier to update, and more useful
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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>.
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Burke, Victoria E. Personal Interview. 21 Oct. 2009.
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Long, James W. Personal interview. 23 Oct. 2009.
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“Campus Map Options” Survey. 19 Oct. 2009.
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