About

Wayfinding at UBC - Vancouver Campus is a web map for finding places and getting around the Vancouver campus, located on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm peoples.

It is built for pedestrians, which includes accessible routes that avoid stairs and steep slopes, and lead to accessible building entrances with ramps and power doors.

Find a Place

• Type a name (or part of one), building code or address in Search for a place.
• Pick a result from the drop-down list. A blue circle marks the place and a pop-up gives details.
• Or click a building or searchable Map Icons on the map. With more than one result, use the arrow (Next Feature) at the bottom right of the pop-up.

Directions

1. Click Directions.
2. Choose a mode:
   • Walk: the shortest route
   • Accessible: barrier-free route to accessible entrances, avoiding steep and moderate slopes
   • Bike/Roll: bike-friendly route
3. Enter a starting location and a destination.
4. Click X to clear.

• Written Directions: step-by-step directions

Map Tools

• Zoom to my location: mobile devices only, while on campus
• Basemaps: switch the map background

Basemaps

• Default: colour
• Imagery: orthophoto from May 2023
• Contrast: high contrast
• Slope: pedestrian network coloured by slope
  • Green: ≤ 3.0%
  • Yellow: > 3.0% to 5.0%
  • Orange: > 5.0% to 8.0%
  • Red: > 8.0%

Map Icons

• Faculties and Schools
• Campus Services
• Commercial Services
• UBC Attractions
• UBC Hospital and other health services
• UBC Libraries
• Restaurants and cafes, including UBC Food Services
• Grocery and shopping
• Recreation facilities
• UBC Accessibility Shuttle
• UBC Buildings

Also on the map

• Active construction sites or road closures
• Building entrance (accessible, with powered door)
• Building entrance (not accessible)
• Emergency blue phones: Campus Security, 604 822 2222
• UBC Parking
• UBC Bicycle Parking
• TransLink bus stops

Contact & Feedback

• General inquiries: Campus & Community Planning, info.planning@ubc.ca
• Errors, omissions or updates: complete the survey
• Problems using the map: use the Feedback link at the top of the map, or the survey above. A blank map or an error message is worth reporting too.

Note: Only main and some secondary entrances are shown. Routes suit a first visit; once you know a building, there may be quicker ways not shown here.

More Resources

• Centre for Accessibility
• Service Centre: for a space on campus that needs help, call 604 822 2173, tweet @UBCFixMySpace or email the location and issue
• Centre for Workplace Accessibility
• UBC Equity & Inclusion Office
  • Inclusive Washrooms & Change Rooms
• Learning Spaces
• Aira (visual interpreting service)
• Canada Video Relay Service (VRS)