Science & Tech · Big Tech & Internet · 4 hrs ago
Interactive map helps visitors navigate Saudi Arabia’s two holy mosques
Visitors to Mecca’s Grand Mosque can check live crowd levels in the areas used for circumambulation and the Sa’i walk, helping them choose less busy times.
An interactive map covers the Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Medina, showing landmarks, facilities and routes.
It includes about 950 places of interest and more than 100,000 possible routes across over 17 categories.
More than 650 QR codes link visitors to information about landmarks and facilities.
On-site screens show routes and accessible paths, including options for people with disabilities.
These digital tools are intended to make navigation easier for visitors to both mosques; no further steps are specified.
An interactive map helps visitors navigate Saudi Arabia’s Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque.
It shows landmarks, facilities and routes, and provides live crowd updates for the Tawaf and Sa'i areas of the Grand Mosque.
The map includes about 950 points of interest and offers more than 100,000 possible routes across more than 17 categories.
It also provides more than 650 QR codes and connects to more than six on-site interactive display screens.
The services include routes and landmarks suited to people with disabilities.
- Who
- Visitors to the Grand Mosque and Prophet’s Mosque.
- What
- An interactive map provides information on landmarks, facilities, routes and crowd levels.
- When
- Not stated.
- Where
- The Grand Mosque and the Prophet’s Mosque in Saudi Arabia.
- Why
- To help visitors navigate, find services and choose less crowded times to visit the Grand Mosque.
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- Points of interest
- About 950
- Possible routes
- More than 100,000
- Route categories
- More than 17
- QR codes
- More than 650
- On-site interactive screens
- More than 6