Accessibility of Buildings in the University of West Bohemia – the

Example of a Thematic Map on the Internet

Otakar ČerbaUniversity of West Bohemia, Plzeň, Czech Republic

Catocon 2013, Olomouc, Czech Republic

Outline

● Introduction● Data● Technologies● Map description● Future steps● Conclusion

Introduction

● Cooperation of the Geomatics section and the Center for Consulting and Support Services

Data

● Thematic layers – plan of buildings, terrain survey, evaluation by students

● Data model – <object> and <institution>

Background Maps

Symbols

● Basic properties of buildings● Rough design by users● Respect to conventions of

the target group● Contrast and bold colours● Attractiveness

Technologies & Standards

● Data processing – XSLT templates (data transformation and front-end development)

● XSLT processor (standards – XSLT, XPath, XML Namespaces)

● Leaflet – map client (Javascript library)● HTML 5 & CSS

Changes

● OpenLayers → Leaflet – more comfortable, faster, ready for mobile solutions

● KML → GeoJSON – serialization, relation to Leaflet

ZoomingLayers

Legend

Basicinformation

Links todetail

information

Menu

Future Steps

● More data and information● Design improvements & Data updating● RUIAN● Contrast scheme● Multimedia (audio recordings)● I-space (description of rooms, corridors, technical

facilities, routes recommendations...)● Links to external data (e.g. public transport)● Multilinguality

Conclusion

● A tool supporting integration● Map as a communication tool● Role of cartographer● Non-proprietary technologies● VGI principles● LOD principles● Further development based on users' requirements

Thank you for your attention

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This work (article, contribution, study etc.) was supported by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), project “NTIS – New Technologies for the Information Society”, European Centre of Excellence, CZ.1.05/1.1.00/02.0090.

This action is realized by the project EXLIZ – CZ.1.07/2.3.00/30.0013, which is co-financed by the European Social Fund and the state budget of the Czech Republic.