GIS applications to enhance the student and visitor experience of Cranfield University

Tereza Růžičková

Diplomová práce

Abstract:

Interactive maps are a great way of displaying useful information in an engaging way by inviting the user to take action. Universities using ArcGIS software are allowed to use the technology to help run their businesses but no institution in the UK is currently doing so for the purposes of providing a campus map app to help guide students and visitors around the university campus. Two web-based GIS applications were developed for Cranfield University: Cranfield Interactive Campus App to help students and visitors with campus familiarisation, orientation around campus and to provide them with various up to date information, and a supporting Cranfield Students App to help the University Professional Service Units attract potential students. ESRI's Web AppBuilder for ArcGIS and Story Map with embedded Time Aware App platforms were used in this project. The developed applications are easy to maintain and can be accessed on multiple devices - via web, smartphone or tablet. The application proved to be a valuable tool for the Cranfield community as a source of information based on positive feedback from the user satisfaction survey. The respondents also identified several opportunities for potential improvements. The project has gained a lot of interest and it has significant potential for expansion and development in the future, for example transforming the 2D representation into a 3D model, developing a downloadable mobile application or building a commercial case scalable to other universities.

Keywords

GIS tools, interactive map, campus map, web-based application, Cranfield University

Jazyk práce: angličtina

Datum vytvoření / odevzdání či podání práce: 6. 4. 2017

Obhajoba závěrečné práce

• Vedoucí: Ing. Vratislava Janovská, Ph.D.

Česká zemědělská univerzita v Praze

Fakulta životního prostředí

Magisterský studijní program / obor:
Krajinné inženýrství / Landscape Planning