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Map of the Week: University of Washington Campus Map
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
Map of the Week:
University of Washington Campus Map
Why we like it:
A beautiful use of interactive custom tiles, custom info windows, and the
Google Directions API
for embedded walk/bike/drive directions. A great example of a highly customized Google Map.
The beginning of May marks the start of college graduation in many places around the world. When the day comes for long awaited college graduation ceremonies, finding the events on campus can be daunting for visiting family and friends. Just in time for spring graduation ceremonies, comes this great Google Map from the
University of Washington
. For a large school like the University of Washington that occupies over
500 buildings and over 20 million gross square feet of space
, a good map is a must to help visitors and students alike find their way around.
What sets this map apart is the high level of customization, most notably the well designed, custom interactive tiles that highlight university buildings and points of interest. University buildings stand-out from the map in deep purple and display a custom InfoWindow with additional information when you click on them. For sharing convenience, each building has its shortened url.
Overall the map looks great responds quickly as you search around campus. Embedded into the map are walking/biking/driving directions that allows users to route in between buildings and point of interest.
Just in case you won’t be visiting the University of Washington in the near future, here are some other campus maps worth checking out:
Northeastern University
,
UCSD Bus Map
, and
Universidad de Murcia
. Also, the
Google Developers Showcase
has this and many more campus maps worth checking out.
Posted by
Carlos Cuesta
, Google Maps API Product Marketing Manager
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