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
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