We are proud to announce the launch of BSB Navigator to the AppStore. BSB Navigator is an indoor navigation app for the Bavarian State Library, developed in cooperation with Bokowsky + Laymann. 

With more that 3000 visitors per day the Bavarian State Library (BSB) is one of the largest libraries in Germany. In a historical building in an area of more that 30,000 square meters on 5 floors, library offers different facilities including books, magazines, and historical recordings. Being in a large building finding the way to a destination in BSB becomes a difficulty, especially for new visitors. Furthermore, many visitors are unaware of the different facilities provided by the library. 

BSB Navigator app solves these problems by offering several features such as: an interactive map that covers different floors of the building and more that 90 Points of Interest (POIs); realtime indoor navigation from current position of the user to any POI; a discovery mode that notifies the user about interesting historical features of the library; and guided tours that help visitors become familiar with the library, its history, and its facilities. 

A team of 8 students developed the app during the practical course iOS Praktikum in summer term 2015. The project not only involved the development of the app, but also a Beacon-based indoor navigation infrastructure with more that 240 Beacons was installed by the students the Bavarian State Library. 

Press release by Bavarian State Library

Press release by Bokowsky + Laymann

News about the app in Süddeutsche Zeitung

Presentation of the project at client acceptance test of iOS Praktikum 2015