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Abstract. We present a web-based, multi-lingual, campus guidance system with emphasis on pedestrian navigation aimed at providing support for delegates attending International Conferences at the National University of Ireland Maynooth (NUIM) campus. A special campus guidance system could improve the logistics of the conference and potentially attract more delegates to the conference. The Cloudmade Web Map Lite API which uses OpenStreetMap has been used for creating this interface. The system generates shortest pedestrian paths using both outdoor pavements and indoor corridors between various buildings and points of interests (POI). For visual assistance in pedestrian navigation geotagged images are used along the path at certain points in the route, such as road intersections, when the user needs to get their orientation correct. The interface is currently available in both English and Chinese language.

This paper outlines research work-in-progress on delivery of location-based services for environmental information in Ireland. A prototype web map service (WMS) is developed to deliver map-based environmental information using a specially customised version of the OpenStreetMap database. This WMS must deliver a location-based information package to the user: maps of the area that the user is viewing, key state-of-the-environment indicator information for that geographical area, and links to where the actual data and further environmental information can be obtained. This information package must be presented in a way that best matches the environmental preferences of the user. These preferences are derived from a set of'user profiles' of potential users of the WMS. Software tools developed during this work to derive geospatial products from the OpenStreetMap database are described and some of our observations of working with OpenStreetMap are discussed. The paper closes with the likely directions for the continuation of this research.

Abstract-Open source GIS (OSG) is a fast developing field.When OSG is combined with Web2.0 and Service Orientated Architectures (SOA) technologies and more applications of Public Participation GIS, it has many advantages over commercial GIS software. Despite this, OSG still needs more improvement in terms of stability and functional integrity. In order to build more robust, more practical, and more functional LBS applications, this research investigates pedestrian-orientated wayfinding, with special requirements as its study topic. We describe some Web 2.0 routing APIs which can be easily used to provide general shortest path planning. However, these APIs cannot provide guidance services for specific user groups with special requirements, such as tourists in small towns. We take Maynooth as case-study.