Development of a Mobile Location-aware Campus Map Application
Akinwale O. Akinwunmi *
Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Halleluyah O. Aworinde
Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
Moses B. Adewale
Department of Computer Science and Information Technology, Bowen University, Iwo, Osun State, Nigeria.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
Considering most of our Universities that have a stationary campus map at their main entrance which in most cases is outdated; with a campus that is expanding in size and in its number of buildings, locating those buildings can be very tedious especially for someone new to the campus. Hence, this work addressed the issue of designing and implementing a mobile location-aware campus map application that aids navigation and location of landmarks within the campus. The work brought up a location-aware application which enables its user to locate himself or herself and landmarks within Bowen University Campus. The system was designed with the view of providing maximum simplicity, quality user experience, great user interface and most importantly accurate data.
Keywords: Location-aware map, GPS, Google map, mobile computing