Lab 3: Assistant Accessibility at Bridgewater State University Bus Stops

Description of application:

My project partner, Jocelyn, and I created an editable mapping application for Collector for ArcGIS for Bridgewater State University. This application allows students to create maps that can be edited by other classmates/visitors; it allowed us to create a map to be used for students and faculty to determine where bus stops are located on campus. These bus stops are either located in residential, commuter, or faculty/staff lots. In each lot there are “blue phones” which are there to help people who are in trouble and need to contact an emergency number. Overall, this application helps people know how many phones are within view of specific bus stops, just in case if they need them.

Table 1:

Field Name	Type of Field (Text, Float, etc)	Values
Team_member	Text	Michelle Boretti or Jocelyn Rua
Location	Text	Street, Commuter Lot, Residential Lot, Faculty/Staff Lot
Route	Text	Route 1, Route 2, Route 12, Route 1 and 2, Route 2 and 12, Route 1 and 12, All Routes
blue_lights	Float	Range (0-5)

How it was performed:

            Using ArcGISOnline, as well as the app Collector, we were able to create our own map based on information about BSU’s campus that we thought was helpful.  To do this, we created a new Geodatabase, and created different fields that would be used to describe what is being used for the map (for example, our names, the lot type, etc). We created types for these fields (text, float), and a description for each. We shared our geodatabase with the rest of the class, and on ArcGISOnline we created the map with pop-ups that show different points on our map that represent bus stops. On our cellular devices, we downloaded the ArcGIS Collector app which allowed us to add our own points, using the fields that we created.

Conclusions:

            At first, I had trouble collecting the points due to an accuracy issue on the app. It constantly said I had poor accuracy, even though my phone’s locations services were working properly and that I was standing exactly where I needed to be. (I eventually was able to collect the points that were needed). For our class it seems as though a majority of the students had similar maps. It would be interesting if we expanded our research, and were able to collect different points around the town of Bridgewater that could appeal to the college students. For example, coffee shops, restaurants, and places that are well-lit. This application has a lot of details, and it could also be useful if students who wanted to add to a map that is not their own could also edit the maps symbols, legend, etc. to make improvements/add their own insight.

My Web Application Project:

To view my collector web application project, either click on the image below or the URL provided:

URL: http://arcg.is/2kXx0w7