Map Help
Map Controls
Pan & Zoom
Use these buttons to "Pan" the map towards the North, South, East, or West. Clicking in the center will reset the map back to its original location. The Zoom slider will allow you to zoom in or out of the map, increasing or decreasing the amount of information.
Map Types
- Regular
Simple listing of streets, parks, highways, and rivers. By default, we overlay the OSU buildings layer. - Satellite
Displays aerial photos of the current map view. Allows for a higher zoom level than the "Regular" map view. - Hybrid
A mixture between the normal street listing and the photo satellite imagery. Will overlay street names on top of the satellite photos.
Search
The Campus Map can be searched by entering some information about what you would like to find. Terms such as "Dixon", "Library", "Hall", etc. will return useful results. Each additional word specified refines the search, thus "Peavy Hall" will return fewer items than simply "Hall".
Quick Links
The most often used features of the map are displayed at the top. Clicking on a link will load the maps, routes, or locations associated with each quick link.
- Buildings
All of the buildings on campus will appear when you click on this link. By default, this link appears on the map. Click it again if you turn them off and need them again. - Parking
Student, Staff, Visitor, Pay & Display, Metered, ADA, and Motorcycle parking all appear when this is clicked. - Housing & Dining
Displays all of the student housing on campus along with campus dining locations. - Wifi
Overlays a simple wireless signal quality icon over each building or location that has wireless internet coverage. - Safety
Lighted Corridor, Emergency Phones, and the Campus Safety Office
Sidebar
- Search Results
Displays results from your previous search. The item that most closely matched your search terms appears first. You can also page through the search results by selecting the next and previous links at the bottom. - Buildings
Every building available in the campus map map. - Transportation
A listing of bus routes and parking locations.
Selected Items
Displays the current list of selected Maps, Routes, and Locations. Items such as the "Buildings" layer, Bus Routes, and individual locations appear in this list. To remove an item from being displayed on the map, simply click the red X to the right the item.
Known Issues
Below are the known issues with the current map, and the reasons for them. Please send us a comment if you find additional ones.
Missing or Inaccurate Streets
The streets data and images on the maps are provided by third parties through the Google Maps API, and they are not completely up to date or accurate.
The following streets might not appear on the map:
- Intramural Lane, between 26th and 30th streets
- Weatherford Place, between Jefferson Way and Intramural Lane
- Sacket Place, between Jefferson way and Intramural lane
- Pioneer Place, loops around Campus Way just off of 14-15th street
- Park Terrace, near Monroe by KEC, continues off of 25th
Below are streets that are inaccurate:
- SW Memorial Place, between Jefferson and Campus way, should not be a through street
- May Avenue, between 26th street and 17th, is no longer a through street
- Campus Way becomes pedestrian path between Sackett Place and 26th Street
Building Outlines and Satellite Photos Misalign
The outlines of the campus buildings are drawn from data based on the bases of the buildings. Since the satellite photographs are taken from above and at an angle, the result is that the outlines do not match the buildings in the photographs.
Map Colors and Legend Colors Mismatch
The outlines on the map are drawn with translucent colors. This allows overlapping outlines and label text to be visible when there are multiple maps selected. However, it also has the side effect of varying the colors of the outlines on everything "below" it. As a result, the colors in the legend do not perfectly match those on the map.