<div dir="ltr"><div><div>Hi Friends,<br><br></div>My name is Katie Urey. My connections in Portland Oregon are with a <a href="http://oregonwalks.org/programs/gis-jammers">GISJammer Group</a> (Affiliated with Oregon Walks,a non profit and Portland State University) And I also attend meetings of a local committee, Access Recreation ( <a href="http://accessrecreation.org/">http://accessrecreation.org/</a> )<br>
<br></div><div>The GIS Jammer group created a web based application to do a general-not-too-detailed survey of curb ramp conditions. I used this application to <a href="http://cdb.io/1exe8Wn">map curb ramps</a> in Portland Oregon's Lloyd District. <br>
<br></div><div>The GIS Jammers also is working on a set of tools to blend OSM and street-centerline shapefiles, to build a routeable walkway network from this data, and to then do analysis on the utility of various routes.<br>
<br></div><div>We will present one of our applications at<a href="http://stateofthemap.us/"> SOTM, 2014 in Washington D.C.</a>, April 12,13, (14). After the conference I will be in Baltimore MD for another week. If this message finds any friends who will be at SOTM or in the D.C. area, let's meet up in April.<br>
<br></div><div>The GIS Jammer group would ask of the OSM community and the Universal Access Community some questions.<br><br></div><div>1) what are the 3 most important factors to record about curb ramps? <br></div><div>2) What curb ramp factor, if not recorded, makes the information useless?<br>
</div><div>3) How far would people of various abilities travel to reach a "perfect" curb ramp at a "perfect" intersection.<br><br></div><div>best regards,<br><br></div><div>Katie Urey<br></div><div>@Rbracket<br>
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On Thu, Mar 13, 2014 at 5:00 AM, <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:accessibility-request@openstreetmap.org" target="_blank">accessibility-request@openstreetmap.org</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">
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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 16:48:40 +0100<br>
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Hello everybody,<br>
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it has been a while since there was traffic on this list.<br>
Nevertheless there are several new subscriptions each month.<br>
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I would like to ask the new subscribers to introduce yourself.<br>
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Which expectations do you have?<br>
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Do you have any questions you want to place here?<br>
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Are you here because you are OpenStreetMapper interested in accessibility,<br>
or are you concerned about accessibility and have just discovered OSM?<br>
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Do you run any projects or do you have any ideas, which "should be realized by anybody"?<br>
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Share your thoughts.<br>
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Date: Wed, 12 Mar 2014 17:09:25 +0100<br>
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Subject: [Accessibility] HaptoRender project update<br>
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Hello list members!<br>
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I would like to keep you informed about the HaptoRender Project.<br>
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It's about tactile maps for blind persons.<br>
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I have access to a 3D Printer now.<br>
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I am work on some simple CAD tasks to practice with the software.<br>
For instance, I am designing items for boardgames that are usable for blind persons.<br>
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I started with some dice and a domino which have points like braille,<br>
not like ordinary objects that have little holes.<br>
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I plan to put them on Thingiverse or Shapeways or any other online platform for 3D printing so anybody with a 3D printer or service user can have his own (as soon as they are finished).<br>
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Please share your ideas which games should be accessible.<br>
I am also planning to create Scrabble with braille and colored latin capitals on it.<br>
Whee, this is the first useful task for a dual color 3D printer here!<br>
Hope we get it running.<br>
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The software for transformation from OSM data to 3D printer readable format is not finished yet.<br>
We have a working prototype but decided to change file formats, so we have to redo it.<br>
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I am currently working on the style sheets that define how each map object will feel:<br>
Will a street be embossed or imprinted in the map?<br>
How will a bus stop be indicated?<br>
How do we get street name labels on the streets?<br>
Which texture should be on a river?<br>
Should we include helicopter landing places?<br>
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We have to set up a shop system for orders.<br>
This is not easy as there are no accessible shop systems, at least there is no shop system to bye or to rend that advertises accessibility as a feature!<br>
Guess we can get rich not with maps but if we resell the shop system we have to build.<br>
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If you want a tactile map from your area, send your address to my mailbox <a href="mailto:lulu-ann@gmx.de">lulu-ann@gmx.de</a>.<br>
You might not ever get a map, but I prefer to test the software with regions where somebody is interested.<br>
Why waste time on the style sheet of intermittent rivers, if nobody ever wants a map near one...<br>
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In July we will show our results at Maker Faire Hannover, Germany.<br>
You might want to visit us.<br>
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So far for now!<br>
Let us hear about your projects!<br>
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Best Regards<br>
Lulu-Ann<br>
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</blockquote></div><br><br clear="all"><br>-- <br>Katie Urey<br>Portland, Oregon<br>503-228-3083 (land line with saxophone greeting)<br>503-780-9034 (cell, though not always "on")<br><a href="mailto:ksurey@gmail.com">ksurey@gmail.com</a><br>
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