[Accessibility] Accessibility Digest, Vol 41, Issue 2

Tue Dec 30 01:08:27 UTC 2014

Thank you Ilkka and Gregory for the suggestions.

Gregory, to answer your questions:
- I'm a developer and I have quite a bit of time (though of course, I'd
like to build this as fast as possible). My intention is to develop a site
where people can input an address they are trying to reach and find a route
that is accessible. I initially used the Google Maps API and data from the
San Francisco City Government, but found out pretty quickly that it was
limiting. I was able to build a map highlighting barriers that existed in a
route (i.e. stairs, bridges, highways) but was unable to provide an
alternative. (Later on, I'd love to add additional features like social
networking to enable people to meet up easily at accessible places. Right
now, I'd just really like to get the routing down).
- Ideally, I would love as much detail as possible about the road (like how
steep it is). But as of now, I'd be happy with just knowing that there are
no stairs, bridges or other types of major barriers in the route.
- I would like to display the routes based on user input. I don't need it
for further analysis at the moment.

And thanks for the Routing wiki, that was quite helpful. Any other
suggestions or guidance would be great!

Thank you,

Gurpreet

On Fri, Dec 26, 2014 at 1:25 PM, Ilkka Pirttimaa <ilkka.pirttimaa at gmail.com>
wrote:

> I suggest looking at this: https://github.com/HSLdevcom/hsl-navigator
>
> It is service of Helsinki Regional Transportation, based on
> OpenTripPlanner, which uses OpenStreetMap as one of the data sources. It
> can do route plan that combines pedestrian routes with wheelchair + public
> transport.
>
> It is an open source project described here:
> https://github.com/HSLdevcom/hsl-navigator
>
>
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>>    1. Re: Getting Data on Wheelchair Accessible Routes (Gregory)
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>> Date: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 15:14:58 +0000
>> From: Gregory <nomoregrapes at googlemail.com>
>> To: Accessibility <accessibility at openstreetmap.org>
>> Subject: Re: [Accessibility] Getting Data on Wheelchair Accessible
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>> Hi Gurpreet,
>>
>> The answer all depends on a number of things.
>> * What is your skill background, i.e. are you a developer & how much time
>> you want to spend.
>> * What you count as a "wheelchair accessible route", do you just want no
>> stairs or do you want details such as drop-kerbs when crossing roads?
>> * If you want to get the routes as one-off results, or you want an
>> interface for people to request routes.
>> * What format you want the routes in, do you just want to display them or
>> do you need them to do some further analysis on?
>>
>> The OSM API will just give you the raw data to use yourself. It would be
>> better for you to start by reading the Routing wiki page and work from
>> existing software or there are even APIs that will provide you with a
>> route
>> between given points.
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Routing
>>
>> >From that page, I found there is already a German-based project for
>> wheelchair routing.
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Rollstuhlfahrer-Routing
>>
>> If you look at the OpenStreetMap data for your area, you will be able to
>> see what has been mapped and with what tags(attributes). Also, you can add
>> additional information you survey by using the same tags that are used
>> across the world. See the pages grouped by
>> http://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Walking_Disability
>>
>> Gregory.
>> LivingWithDragons.com
>>
>>
>> On 21 December 2014 at 23:13, Gurpreet Kalra <grprtkal at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi all,
>> >
>> > I am new to the OpenStreet Map community and am hoping you can guide me
>> in
>> > the right direction.
>> >
>> > I am working on a project in which I need to find data on routes that
>> are
>> > wheelchair accessible in San Francisco. For example, if I want to go
>> from
>> > location x to location y, I would like to get data on the quickest path
>> > that is wheelchair accessible.  Is this data something I could extract
>> > using the OSM API? If yes, will it be an arduous task to extract the
>> data?
>> >
>> > I have been googling and watching videos on the OSM API and have to
>> admit
>> > that I am a bit overwhelmed.
>> >
>> > Thank you! Really appreciative of any help.
>> >
>> > Gurpreet
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