Indoor Wayfinding

Large facilities—hospitals, universities, airports, malls, and corporate campuses—are more complex than ever. Visitors struggle to find their destinations, staff lose valuable time giving directions, and organizations face rising expectations for accessib...

This article is about the choice of a Mobile Web App or Dedicated App for the mobile phone when it comes to choosing a wayfinding software platform for indoor environments.

The outside world is perfectly served with the wayfinder we have in our car and with Google Maps on our Android phone. Try to imagine your life without it.

More and more are we getting used to the Mobile Personal Computer a.k.a. Smart-Phone. In fact, with some people it has already grown into an additional limb. We call, we chat, we update our status and message each other all day long. Being the social animals that we a...

First, let’s bust a couple of myths surrounding the Digital Wayfinding Application cost (with your permission, Adam and Jamie).

It is expensive to Create a Digital Wayfinding System…

One of the questions I frequently receive :

What is the best way to display the Digital Wayfinding Application? On a Kiosk, the Web or on a Mobile Phone?

This is indeed a very good question because everyone wants the investment to pay off. To be as effective as possible.

Introduction

A wayfinding system inside your building consists of fixed directional signage; arrows throughout the building, a directory on the wall at the entrance, maybe even colored lines on the floor indicating directions to a certain department.

Ability to make instant updates, providing the latest maps and directions to the audience.

Happy customers, by providing instant directions to everything your facility has to offer (Departments, Stores, Staff, Products, etc.), but also to restrooms, fire extinguishers, emergency exits.

[A question from one of the readers]

Dear Ron,

Sorry to bother you again but I found something very interesting on your site with regards to “on campus mobile wayfinding used for smart phones, for indoor and outdoor usage” would you able to be more specific and maybe even give me the name of t...