Homewood Campus Wayfinding App

Explore Homewood campus with the JHU Wayfinding App

Explore the Homewood campus with confidence with the new JHU Wayfinding app. This interactive map is designed to help you navigate between buildings across campus using turn-by-turn directions tailored to your preferred travel mode. Whether you’re a student, staff member, faculty member, or visitor, this app ensures you can easily get where you need to go.

The app offers precise, real-time navigation via voice and text to guide you to your destination. It includes accessible entrances and various navigation options designed to meet a wide range of needs. The app helps simplify campus navigation, reduces time spent searching for destinations, and provides a safer, more efficient way to explore Homewood.

Accessing the Wayfinding App

The Wayfinding app can be accessed in two ways:

  1. Web Interface: Navigate the Homewood campus directly from your desktop, tablet, or mobile phone.
  2. Mobile App: For on-the-go navigation, download the app for iOS or Android. See the download instructions below.

Instructions for iOS and Android Downloads:

  • Download the ArcGIS Indoors app from the App Store
  • On the first screen, select “Continue as a Visitor”
  • Accept the disclaimer
  • When prompted to specify a portal, type in the URL “https://map.jhu.edu/portal”
  • Click “Continue as a Visitor”
  • Allow location permission
  • Select “Homewood Campus Indoors Mobile” to download

Frequently Asked Questions

The app provides turn-by-turn navigation, blue dot technology, ADA-compliant pathways, and information about accessible entrances and campus facilities.

The app is designed for everyone navigating the Homewood campus.

Yes, the app is free to download and use. You are not required to sign in or create an account.

You can access detailed instructions in the Wayfinder Reference Documentation.

  • Walking (pathways may have travel hazards)
    • Extreme excessive cross-slope (over 4.5%) and/or running slope (over 8.3%) for exterior sidewalks and pathways, unstable surface material, or other irregularities in a portion of the path and/or stairway.
  • Partially Accessible Pathway
    • There are no stairs. The running slope is between 5% and 8%, and the cross-slope is between 2% and 4.5% along the travel path.
  • Fully Accessible Pathway
    • There are no stairs. The running slope does not exceed 5%, and the cross-slope does not exceed 2% along the travel path.

  • On the web interface, if your preferred travel mode is not available, you will receive the following message:

“We’re sorry. A route between these locations could not be found based on the selected mode. Please try selecting a different travel mode or route.”

  • Within the mobile app, the travel mode will be grayed out.

The web interface and mobile app use the same source data for the map and routes and allow you to get to the same locations. The mobile app is able to access more of your phone’s built-in features for a richer experience. Please refer to the table below for a detailed breakdown:

Feature iOS Mobile App Android
Mobile App		 iOS Safari Web Android Chrome
Web
Blue Dot –
Web View		 N/A N/A Yes No
Blue Dot –
App View		 Yes Yes N/A N/A
Turn-by-Turn Voice
Navigation		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Display Pictures of
Buildings		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Issue Reporting and
Feedback		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
Polygon Barrier
Blocking of Routes		 Yes Yes Yes Yes
VoiceOver (iOS) or TalkBack (Android)
Support		 Yes Yes Yes Yes

You can report issues or provide general feedback directly within the app (web interface or mobile) by clicking the “More” button in any pop-up dialog and selecting either “Issue Reporting” or “General Feedback,” or by clicking the links below: