[Accessibility] adding maps inside of buildings

[Clifford Snow]

I'd use either Github or GitLab, whichever you prefer.

On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 12:39 PM Parker, Anson D (adp6j) <adp6j at virginia.edu>
wrote:

> Hey Clifford & Martin - this is great stuff - the simple 3d mapping
> tagging makes enough sense to start with.  I'm going to be getting a stack
> of data tomorrow and i'll see how that looks...
>
> next question - if i am able to open source the indoor data what is the
> best open repository for this information / is there a best open repository
> for ADA wayfinding?
>
> thanks again - this is a great resource for our team (we're very new)
>
> ap
>
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> From: Clifford Snow <clifford at snowandsnow.us>
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> Subject: Re: [Accessibility] adding maps inside of buildings
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>
> On Tue, Feb 11, 2020 at 8:43 AM Parker, Anson D (adp6j) <
> adp6j at virginia.edu<mailto:adp6j at virginia.edu>> wrote:
> hi - i'm working with the university of virginia to get our CAD maps of
> buildings - especially inside of the hospital where i work - made available
> in OSM.   what are the best practices for this?  i would like to add maps
> that include wayfinding information for wheelchaired and vision impaired
> people
>
> are there any online tutorials for going from DXF -> OSM.  one specific
> question is how is 3d data like stairwells best communicated?
>
> Anson,
> I like this project. It fits in with the sidewalk mapping we are doing
> along with the work of the University of Washington's Taskar Center for
> Accessible Technology. I'd love to get updates on how you are solving the
> indoor mapping problems.
>
> As for DXF, I'd suggest using QGIS to convert DXF to either a shapefile or
> geojson for use in JOSM. I haven't used QGIS with a DXF but QGIS should
> handle it and allow conversion to either a shapefile or geojson. A
> shapefile can be converted to a .osm for use with JOSM, but I think it
> would be easier to bring either the shapefile or geojson into JOSM as a
> layer.
>
> As for stairs, I'd suggest looking at the Simple Indoor Tagging wiki [1].
> You might also want to talk to Nick Bolton, UW Taskar Center, about how he
> uses elevators in buildings as part of his wheelchair routing tool,
> AccessMap.io. I'm Cc: Nick to the discussion.
>
> [1] https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Simple_Indoor_Tagging
>
> Best,
> Clifford
>
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