[Talk-GB] OpenStreetMap as a data source for visually impaired people

[SK53]

and also the specific work of OSM contributors LuluAnn and bahnpirat:
https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/HaptoRender#Reinhard-Niether-Krankenhaus_in_Wilhelmshaven.2C_Germany

On 25 January 2017 at 17:38, Christian Ledermann <
christian.ledermann at gmail.com> wrote:

> http://www.maproomblog.com/2016/02/3d-printed-maps-for-
> the-blind-and-visually-impaired/
> may be of help
>
> On 25 January 2017 at 16:31, SK53 <sk53.osm at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I'm not sure under-researched is the right term.
> >
> > A blind friend, now dead, was participating as a subject in a research
> > project on the geographical awareness of blind people back in the 1960s.
> > Using OSM for providing data and applications for the visually impaired
> has
> > been an active subject since at least 2008: see for example
> > https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/Category:Visual_Impairment.
> >
> > I don't have off-hand a list of recent research in the area. I'm sure
> there
> > have been a number of undergraduate research projects using OSM data.
> >
> > However, the major issue generally is actually translating research into
> > something usable in a practical way by visually impaired people.
> >
> > The practical constraints I'm aware of:
> >
> > OSM rarely contains enough consistent detail of things like tactile
> paving,
> > existence of pavements, street furniture obstacles, boundary features of
> > pedestrian ways etc.
> > The difficulty of keeping the above information up-to-date.
> > OSM generally maps centre lines not the edges of features. Many blind
> people
> > make extensive usage of edges for navigation, but also to ensure their
> > safety.
> > The level of detail apparently needed is vast: well beyond what is
> feasible
> > for ordinary mappers to collect.
> > GPS accuracy whilst perfectly adequate for standard routing for
> pedestrians
> > using OSM, may not be accurate enough when the two pavements of a road
> have
> > very different characteristics.
> >
> > Additionally, as for wheelchair users, it may be that the specific
> > requirements of each visually impaired user are different.
> >
> > Probably the area which is most immediately useful is the ability to
> produce
> > tactile maps from OSM using 3-D printing. These can be used by people to
> > gain an awareness of unfamiliar areas. Once again most examples I'm
> aware of
> > one-off demonstrations by university researchers or hobbyists associated
> > with hackspaces.
> >
> > Jerry
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On 25 January 2017 at 15:35, Dave Dowding <davedowding at gmail.com> wrote:
> >>
> >> Hi,
> >> I'm studying Geographic Information Systems and am doing a dissertation
> on
> >> whether OSM data is a good data sources for visually impaired people.
> The
> >> evaluation of different geographic data sources for visually impaired
> people
> >> seems to be under researched, though very important for those who need
> the
> >> data.
> >> I hope to be able to be able to come up with some ways to improve the
> OSM
> >> data for visually impaired people and to create an map to show
> geographical
> >> areas where more data is needed.
> >> To help me with the project I would appreciate your help in filling in a
> >> survey at
> >> https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSeVTB0m1CV6zJ_5ZG9dq0l-
> lAq7KkdsWrnlmdUPq6THoSR3Yw/viewform
> >> More information about the project can be found at
> >> http://dowd.in/diss.htm. Any advice or feedback appreciated.
> >>
> >> Many Thanks
> >>
> >> Dave
> >>
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>
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>
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