Hi, Great idea. Without doubt Manuel is the greatest technical expert in OSM, routing [1] and even wheelchair mapping in Estonia. He should be in the talk-ee list, just to be sure he gets your message I’m cc-ing him separately also.
Jaak [1] https://groups.google.com/d/msg/openstreetmap-ee/2hbChPz44ew/A7aeiBjj__EJ On 20 Nov 2014, at 14:31, Eric Bowman <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear All, > > I hope this is not regarded as spam. > > I am attending the Garage48 hackathon at TTÜ on 28th/29th November, hoping to > push a project regarding mapping and routing for wheelchair users across > Estonia. > The concept is to create a mapping app that can tie into an already available > map system (OSM?) and provide routing for wheelchair users. I.e. the ability > to plan street routes from point to point in Tallinn (anywhere eventually but > let’s start with a realistic target!) that are specifically planned to follow > wheelchair friendly routes, dropped kerbs, easy to navigate road junctions, > accessible bus and trolley stops etc. > The goal is that a wheelchair user can open the app, pick a destination and > be given a wheelchair friendly route to that destination. > This is not the same route an able bodied walker could use. A wheelchair user > will be stopped dead by a 10cm high kerb stone with no way up onto the > pavement. An able bodied walker probably wouldn’t even notice that they had > stepped up the kerb… J > To create this app will require mapping/routing experts who have the > knowledge and skills required to use OSM data to create route plans. > If there are any readers of this mailing list who would be interested in > participating in the garage48 hackathon, and specifically working on this > project, then please get back to me and/or register for garage48 at this link: > http://garage48.org/enabletallinn/registration > > Thanks for your time! > Eric Bowman > _______________________________________________ > Talk-ee mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.openstreetmap.org/listinfo/talk-ee
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