What is Scout™?
Scout is an open source application designed to help students at the University of Washington find and discover campus food establishments, study spaces, and technology that meet specific criteria. Currently, it is available as a mobile-optimized web application that can be accessed from any desktop computer or mobile device at Scout.uw.edu. You can soon find Scout as a native app at the iTunes store and the Google Play store (Fall 2016). The app is a response to feedback from students about the difficulty of finding campus resources that meet their needs.
Scout was developed by UW Information Technology in collaboration with UW Libraries, Housing and Food Services, Campus Technology and Events, and UW Computing Directors, and funded in part by the Student Technology Fee Committee. Scout was released to UW in September 2016, taking the place of the award-winning SpaceScout app, which focused on campus study spaces.
Features
- Campus chooser — Select which campus you'd like to view.
- Discovery Page — Find new food, spaces, and tech available to you on campus.
- Map of Campus — Zoomed out, the pins show the number of spaces in campus buildings. Zoom in to see the specific location of spaces.
- Filter — Find the exact spaces or items that you are looking for.
- List View — Quickly scan the available spaces and items with pictures and high-level information.
- Details View — Learn more about each space and item: view photos, menus, open hours, access restrictions, etc.