The Mobile Campus Assistant project will make existing campus-related information available to University of Bristol students via their mobiles and location-aware smart phones. By building a prototype, open source mobile smart phone application and a mobile-specific web site the project aims to provide students on the move with a demonstration 'where is my nearest...' service, combining up-to-date information from campus sources (e.g. public PC and room availability, wireless hotspots, directions, timetables) with external public data and services including Google maps and City transport timetables.

Mobile Campus Assistant

Overview

The Mobile Campus Assistant project will make existing campus-related information available to University of Bristol students via their mobiles and location-aware smart phones. By building a prototype, open source mobile smart phone application and a mobile-specific web site the project aims to provide students on the move with a demonstration 'where is my nearest...' service, combining up-to-date information from campus sources (e.g. public PC and room availability, wireless hotspots, directions, timetables) with external public data and services including Google maps and City transport timetables.

Lead institution
  • University of Bristol
Partner Institution
  • ILRT, University of Bristol

 

Project Staff

Project Manager

 

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Summary
Start date
1 June 2009
End date
30 November 2009
Funding programme
Information Environment Programme 2009-11
Strand
Rapid innovation strand
Project website
Committees
  • JISC Integrated Information Environment committee
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