Maps at Duke

Where Are We?

WebCom, February 19, 2009

Bens Riseling & Kimmel

What maps are out there?

• Map.duke (Maps.duke?)

• FMD

• University Architect (Crosscom)

• Parking/Fmd

• Parking-test• Etc (old Med Cntr, find hr , jhfc , ADHD ,and on and

on Google “duke maps” , )

Who’s mapping

• OIT (Map.duke “owners”, Blackwell, Mobile project, who knows what else?)

• FMD (official CADs)

• Public Affairs test project

• Duke Health (Children's Hospital)

• Tons of individuals / depts?

Getting around other Schools

• Stanford or Stanford ?

• Purdue

• MIT

• ‘Bama

• College Outlook (search for Duke)

Mobile Maps

• m.mit.edu

• m.stanford.edu

• m.duke.edu

In House or Out of Box

• Should we build?• Commercial solutions (just what is a “map”?):

– Google– Yahoo– Itouchmap– Live Search– Stamen

Where to Now?

Questions? Suggestions?Additional resources:Map images courtesy of Strange Maps Blog

Other maps of interest:

KU, Boston U, Dickinson, Hopkins, Mich St., OSU wifi, Rowan, etc

“Take control of Your Maps” by Paul Smith

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