It’s launch time for new initiatives around the university, and one of this year’s most exciting offerings is an interactive campus map (http://map.utoronto.ca/). In its first month of existence, the map has already had approximately 15,000 visits — with 895 unique visitors on September 6 alone! Each visitor stays on the map approximately 7 minutes!
The map is a mobile-friendly, Google-based, layered map that integrates and replaces the multiple versions of online campus maps, each of which used to feature different aspects of the University of Toronto’s St. George campus. The layering makes it easier to tailor your choices, for example: you can display ‘all’ the places to eat on campus, or ‘just’ those with microwaves or those that serve vegan food. It also allows you to search for a location without knowing the name of the building, for example, you don’t have to know the Bookstore is in the Koffler Student Service Building. You simply have to Google ‘bookstore’ to find the location.
The current version of the map includes layers for accessibility, food, wireless, student services and advisors (including registrars), car parking, bike racks, TTC subway stations, green sites (including green roofs and battery drop-off sites), safety, study spaces and washrooms. It is expected that new layers and features will be added to the map over time, including a more sophisticated search term capability and greater mobile accessibility as well as maps for the Mississauga and Scarborough campuses.
The map was created through a partnership of Student Life, Office of Space Management and Information Technology Services.
Follow the map on Twitter @uoftmap!