Location Innovation Lab
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The Location Innovation Lab manages the University of Oregon's campus geographic information systems (GIS) and mapping program and builds software applications. We work to support a smarter, safer, and more resilient university.
Working with departments across UO, we maintain a home-grown spatial database of 30,000+ rooms and 375 buildings across multiple campuses. We leverage this database to engineer custom applications that are used daily by students, employees, and the campus community.
Map Apps
We work with partners across the UO to build apps that are layered on the campus map. Map apps display resources, tools, campus history, and points of interest. Some are visible to the public while others are restricted to students or employees
Public map apps can be used to locate pollinator habitats, find parking, and identify accessible routes through campus. The full list is available on the Campus Map.
Popular Public Map Apps
All-Gender Restrooms
Identifies more than 100 locations on campus. Restrooms are available for families with small children, people who have attendants, and our transgender and non-binary students, faculty members, staff, and community members.
Bee Campus
Features areas with pollinator nesting sites or have been landscaped to provide habitats for native pollinators. Bee Campus was developed with the Student Sustainability Center.
Indigenous UO
Highlights key points related to Native American and Indigenous history on the Eugene campus. Indigenous UO was created with students from the Native American and Indigenous Studies Academic Residential Community.
Parking
Shows parking zones, pay stations, and types of parking on campus. Users can also find electric vehicle charging stations using this map app.
Safety at Night
Provides an opportunity for everyone to help make campus safer. Anyone in the UO community can drop pins with brief descriptions on this interactive map to share night safety issues.
Transportation
Displays ways to get to, around, and from campus without using a personal car. Users can toggle on information about public transportation, bike parking, bikeshare hubs, and rideshare pick-up locations.
Made by Ducks for Ducks, we provide additional location-driven features to UO students and employees. Learn more about some of the features by selecting the buttons below.
Feature Map App
My Class Map
My Class Map is personalized with a student's current course schedule at the start of each term. Each class is mapped to the room-level.
The map updates in the middle of term to the locations of final exams.
Students must be currently enrolled and login to view their map.
My Maps
Want to show someone where to meet for coffee, where to park, or where your office is located?
Using the campus map, you can create personalized, shareable maps. UO students and employees who login prior to making maps, will have them stored in the My Maps app.
To get started, go to the Campus Map and drop a pin.
- Click or tap anywhere on the map and select the pin icon.
- Add the text you’d like to appear.
- Repeat the steps to add additional locations.
- When you’re finished, click I’m Done to create a map url.
LIL By the Numbers
We believe in the power of a pin drop.
UOregon Mobile
As the official app of the University of Oregon, UOregon Mobile provides quick links to resources including UO Alerts, the Campus Map, Transportation Services, and campus safety information.
Learn more about UOregon Mobile or download the app for your Android or Apple device.
About Us
The UO’s campus map is the proving grounds for some of our most cutting-edge, smart-city software innovations. The technologies behind the campus map are born of over two decades of research and innovation projects, instructing and working with students, or through industry partnerships.
Our location engine is at the heart of maintaining geospatial data and accurately mapping the buildings, infrastructure, and rooms of the UO. We’re known for developing some of the most sophisticated and innovative ‘indoor’ mapping features. The same technology that drives the Campus Map is used by hundreds of people to power apps that have routed more than 95,000 calls for service. While the public facing maps are important, our most innovative work is done behind the scenes.
Our software stack addresses a wide range of issues important to organizational resilience including:
- Field tools for facilities maintenance
- Asset management
- Student food insecurity
- Incident and large event management
- Situational awareness
IROCE
The Location Innovation Lab is also a program in the UO's Institute for Resilient Organizations, Communities, and Environments. By also operating within an institute, we can collaboratively innovate on projects with an applied research approach.
Meet The Team
Ken Kato
Director
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Justin White
Senior Developer
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Brook Eastman
GIS Manager
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Andreas Wenzel
Software Developer
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Lillie Parker
GIS Analyst Programmer
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Amy Shadell
Innovation Program Coordinator
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