Wayfinding

Why wayfinding matters

In a large building the first question a visitor asks is "where do I go?". Hospitals, campuses, malls, public buildings and hotels hear it many times a day. Wayfinding screens show departments, floors and the route; they take load off the reception desk and stop visitors from feeling lost. A visitor who finds the right place first time also makes their appointment on time.

How it could work with MIA

Today you can prepare a fixed directory screen in MIA that lists departments and floors, using images, HTML or the ready designs. With tags, screens tagged "kat:3" receive only the content for that floor. Beyond this, a wayfinding module could be built for your installation: floor plans that mark the screen's own position as "you are here", department search, route drawing on a touch screen, or arrows that change with the screen's location. Because the panel already stores each screen's location and tags, that information could also feed the wayfinding. When a department moves, every screen would still be updated with one click through the deployment flow you know.

What we need to know to scope it

• The number of buildings, floor plans and an up-to-date department list
• Where the screens are and which way they face
• Display only, or touch screens
• Who updates department and room information, and how often
• Languages needed besides Turkish

With this we would suggest preparing a sample screen for one floor first. Scope, timing and price are agreed for each project.