STI SMART NAVIGATION

The goal

STI Smart Navigation is a web-based marketing and wayfinding system developed for STI, a prominent educational institution in the Philippines. The system serves dual purposes: marketing the institution's programs and facilities to prospective students, while providing an interactive navigation experience for campus visitors through Augmented Reality integration, all delivered entirely through the browser with no app installation required.

What they needed

• Market STI's academic programs, campus life, and facilities to prospective enrollees
• Provide an intuitive digital campus map and navigation experience on the web
• Leverage browser-based AR to deliver immersive, on-site wayfinding for new and visiting students
• Centralize information on courses, events, and campus announcements

What we built

• Interactive campus map with room-level navigation and landmark tagging
• Browser-based AR mode that overlays directional cues when viewed through a mobile device camera
• Program catalog with filtering by strand, course type, and career path
• Events and announcements board synced with institutional updates
• Virtual tour integration for remote prospective students
• Admin panel for updating map data, room assignments, and campus content

How we did it

Built as a standard web application accessible across desktop and mobile browsers. AR features were implemented using WebAR technologies such as WebXR or a compatible JS library, enabling camera-based directional overlays directly from the browser without requiring any native app. The UI balances institutional credibility with an engaging, student-friendly visual language.

The result

A dual-purpose web system that simultaneously serves as a marketing tool for enrollment and a practical utility for campus navigation, reducing wayfinding friction for students while strengthening STI's digital presence, all from a single web platform.