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UNA – University Navigation Assistant
UNA – University Navigation Assistant

Prototype / field testing

The right room.
The right time.
The right way for you.

Clear, accessible and trustworthy guidance from campus to classroom. UNA is being developed to help students, visitors and staff navigate unfamiliar university environments with greater confidence and independence.

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The UNA prototype home screen with search, route options and a map

Illustrative route — not real navigation data

Intelligent Indoor Navigation for Universities

UNA is developing room-level navigation technology to connect campus journeys with indoor wayfinding. Explore the campus navigation app prototype or discuss an institutional demonstration and feasibility pilot.

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The problem

Knowing the room number is not the same as knowing how to get there.

University timetables give codes like

LIB 0.10NEWSCI 0.03JSC 2.03

But a new student or visitor may still not know:

  • Where the building is
  • Which entrance to use
  • Which floor the room is on
  • Which corridor to follow
  • Whether a step-free route exists
  • How long the journey may take

Illustrative example — not real building or navigation data

  1. Timetable

    LIB 0.10

  2. Building

    Library

  3. Entrance

    Main entrance

  4. Indoor route

    Floor 0

  5. Destination

    Room 0.10

Campus to classroom

See UNA in action

From campus to building to the exact room. See how UNA is designed to make university navigation simpler, more accessible and more trustworthy.

Campus wayfinding does not end at the building. UNA is developing room-level indoor navigation for universities. This promotional film illustrates the intended experience; explore the separate web prototype below to see current functionality. It is not evidence of a verified institutional deployment.

A student holding her phone on campus — a frame from the UNA promotional film

UNA promotional film

The right room. The right time. The right way for you.

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How UNA works

Four simple steps to get where you need to go.

  1. 1

    Search

    Enter a building, room, timetable code or destination — for example a code such as LIB 0.10 (illustrative).

  2. 2

    Choose

    Select a route: Normal, Simplest or Step-free.

  3. 3

    Navigate

    Receive clear step-by-step guidance. Where authorised and available, UNA may use appropriate positioning information to assist.

  4. 4

    Arrive

    Reach the exact destination more confidently and with less uncertainty.

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Campus to classroom

From campus to building to the exact room.

UNA is designed to bridge the gap between ordinary outdoor mapping and detailed indoor wayfinding.

Outdoor / campus

  1. Start

    Your location

  2. Then

    University building

  3. Then

    Entrance

Indoor

  1. Start

    Entrance

  2. Then

    Floor

  3. Then

    Corridor

  4. Arrive

    Exact room

Where live campus location data is unavailable, you can still select the building and entrance manually. Standard GPS does not provide exact indoor room-level location, so UNA does not rely on it indoors.

Features

Built around the questions people actually ask on campus.

  • Timetable-code search

    Search using the same room codes students see in their university timetable.

    Available in prototype

  • Route choices

    Normal, simplest and step-free route options.

    Available in prototype

  • Ask UNA

    Natural-language assistance for navigation questions.

    In testing

  • I'm Lost

    Help when you become uncertain about your location.

    Available in prototype

  • Where Am I Going?

    Reassurance about destination, time and journey.

    In testing

  • Am I in the Right Place?

    Support for confirming destinations.

    In testing
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Accessibility

Navigation should work for more people.

UNA is being designed around inclusive navigation from the start, rather than adding accessibility later.

  • Step-free route options
  • Screen-reader compatibility
  • Audio instructions
  • High-contrast interfaces
  • Light, dark and night display
  • Larger text and readability

UNA does not assume that one route works for everybody.

Read about accessibility

Verified data

Trustworthy navigation needs trustworthy data.

UNA deliberately distinguishes between demo data, partially verified data and verified data.

If UNA does not know, it should say so rather than invent an answer.

Physical building information can require field surveys, floor-plan evidence, room verification, accessibility checks, measurements and route walk-testing.

Demo dataDemo
Partially verified dataPartially verified
Verified dataVerified

Illustrative example — not real building or navigation data

Building data
Library (example)
Verification status
Partially verified
Last reviewed
—
Source evidence
Floor plan, field survey

Privacy

Navigation without surveillance.

  • Location is used only where appropriate for navigation.
  • Optional permissions stay optional.
  • The core experience remains usable without unnecessary data access.
  • Sensitive navigation information is never used for behavioural advertising.

Sponsors never receive

  • User destinations
  • Timetable information
  • Accessibility preferences
  • Navigation history

Your journey should help you navigate — not create an advertising profile.

Where UNA is today

Honest about our stage.

UNA is a working prototype in field testing. Real building data is still being surveyed and verified.

UNA development status

Web prototype
Live
Timetable-code search
Prototype
Accessibility architecture
Prototype
Campus positioning
In testing
Real building datasets
Field verification
Institutional Wi-Fi integration
Architecture available / deployment dependent
Native mobile app
Future development
Institutional pilots
Future

Try UNA

The current web prototype demonstrates the UNA navigation experience while real building data is being collected and verified.

Prototype data must not be used for real navigation unless explicitly marked as verified.

Try UNA (Prototype)(opens in a new tab)
The UNA prototype home screen with search, route options and a map