UniBS4All: A Mobile Application for Accessible Wayfinding and Navigation in an Urban University Campus

Abstract

This paper presents the UniBS4All project, aimed at developing systems and practices for the creation of an accessible urban university campus. UniBS4All is also the name of a mobile application able to suggest personalized navigation paths towards and among the buildings of the University of Brescia. In particular, on the basis of the disabilities of the user (motor disability and/or visual impairment) and on the chosen path type (pedestrian, driving or with public transportation), the app proposes an accessible path, that is, a path able to avoid architectural barriers. The app is based on Google Maps API and exploits Google Directions API to compute the paths tailored to the users' characteristics and preferences