Campus Map

This application will provide both an API to the map data, and front-end for both desktop and mobile browsers.

API Documentation

Request Path

map.nd.edu will respond with four different formats of data

html – The browser experience (accessed at map.nd.edu/placemarks.html)
json – A collection of JSON objects (accessed at map.nd.edu/placemarks.json)
kml – A KML document (accessed at map.nd.edu/placemarks.kml)

Request Query Parameters

q – Query by #name, #also_known_as
tags – Query by tags (comma separated for multiple values)
match_all_tags – If set to 1, will “AND” the tags query parameter, if not set will “OR” the tags query parameters
ids – Limit the query to only those items with matching permanent identifier (comma separated for multiple values)

Examples

https://map.nd.edu/placemarks.json?q=dillon

This will return a JSON object for Dillon Hall (and any other matching Dillon)

https://map.nd.edu/placemarks.json?q=word%20of%20life

This will return a JSON object for the Hesburgh Library. Though the mural may not be the library, it is still a marker that identifies the Hesburgh Library.

https://map.nd.edu/placemarks.kml?tags=parking_lot

This will return a KML file with all objects that are tagged as parking_lot

https://map.nd.edu/placemarks.json?tags=parking_lot,core

This will return a JSON object with all placemarks that are tagged with either parking_lot OR core

https://map.nd.edu/placemarks.json?tags=parking_lot,core&match_all_tags=1

This will return a JSON object with all placemarks that are tagged with either parking_lot AND core

Tag List

A complete list of tags can be accessed at either:
map.nd.edu/tags.xml -or- map.nd.edu/tags.json

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