The UK's Joint Information Systems Committee is funding the University of Bristol's MyMobileBristol project as part of its work to support open innovation. The project, in collaboration with Bristol City Council, has introduced a walking tour app for the iPhone to help prospective students get to know a university virtually and help them settle in once they arrive. The aim is to help the institution meet its widening participation targets.
The University plans to produce a printed version of the tour for people who cannot access the app, which is designed for iPads, iPhones and iPods. It integrates information from partner websites and provides users with time and location-sensitive data helping them to get around the campus and the city more effectively.
The code that the team used to design the software is now open source and other institutions have also been invited to a workshop to see how they could apply this to their own institutions. The project is one of a series funded by JISC that challenged universities to use their ability to innovate to impact positively on their communities, working in partnership with outside organisations, by demonstrating the potential of integrated web services and online marketplaces.
The MyMobileBristol project also built a mobile website optimised for smartphones to assist people in finding their way around the University precinct and giving them information about buildings and facilities in the University and the wider city.
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