IlliniSpaces is a web app that helps students at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign find campus study spaces and computer labs that meet specific criteria. It can be used on a phone, tablet, or desktop. IlliniSpaces is also available as a mobile app on iOS systems. Both the web and mobile apps currently include over 100 spaces on campus. Building renovations, remodels, and upgrades are constantly changing the campus landscape, and IlliniSpaces provides up-to-date information on the spaces that help students work.
Who built IlliniSpaces?
IlliniSpaces is based upon SpaceScout, a project developed as an open source system by the University of Washington Information Technology in collaboration with UW Libraries, Housing and Food Services, and UW Computing Directors, and funded in part by the Student Technology Fee Committee. IlliniSpaces is currently run by Technology Services and the Scholarly Commons.
When was IlliniSpaces released?
IlliniSpaces was released to the University of Illinois as a web app in September 2014. The iOS app was released during the fall of 2015
Is IlliniSpaces open source?
Yes, all components of the original program, SpaceScout from the University of Washington, are available on GitHub. If you are interested in developing a similar site, please visit: http://www.washington.edu/itconnect/learn/tools/spacescout/
See also the GitHub Page for more information on the open source project: http://uw-it-aca.github.io/spacescout/.
Last updated: April 27, 2015 | Special thanks