A Web-based Navigation System for a Smart Campus with Air Quality Monitoring

Abstract

In a typical university campus, many transportation methods are available in addition to personal vehicles and walking. For example, at Chulalongkorn University, on-campus transportation means are CU Pop Bus, Ha:mo, MuvMi and CU Bike. Existing navigation tools do not take into account all available transportation means into the routing. The objective of this work is to develop a prototype navigation system for a smart campus that suggests shortest/fastest routes based on all available on-campus transportation methods. In addition, the database containing course information has also been developed for students to search for their classrooms by inputting course ID or course name. Moreover, this web-based application provides the ability to view real-time PM2.5 level, which is the issue of great concern in many Asian countries. The case study of Chulalongkorn University, Thailand, is used as an example to demonstrate the developed prototype. This paper discusses overview of the developed system, its functional and non-functional requirements, system architecture, software quality assurance tests/results, and prototype implementation. It is worth noting that the work and method presented herein can be implemented at any other university campuses elsewhere.