Academia · 2026
Sussex Campus Map
An interactive campus map for the University of Sussex with fuzzy search, step-free routing, GPS location, facility finders, and deep-linked shareable building URLs.
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Problem
The University of Sussex provides only a static PDF campus map. For students, staff, and visitors unfamiliar with campus, this makes it genuinely difficult to find buildings, plan accessible routes, or share a specific location.
Approach
I built a fully client-side interactive map with no API keys or backend dependencies. It offers three views: an illustrated campus view, a custom-styled vector tile map, and a satellite layer. Buildings are searchable by name and common aliases using fuzzy matching. A facility bar provides one-tap access to the nearest café, food hall, shop, ATM, pharmacy, and more, using the device’s GPS. Step-free navigation generates accessible routes to any building. Every building has a shareable deep-link URL so lecturers can link directly to a location in their course materials.
Outcome
A live, publicly accessible tool useful for anyone navigating the Sussex campus, particularly those needing step-free access or unfamiliar with the layout.