On Sun, Apr 21, 2019 at 1:30 PM Michael Sidoric via Talk-us < [email protected]> wrote:
> > Another consideration is accessibility. > Not taking sides but besides aesthetics and nomenclature seems there needs > to be some way for routing and tags to reflect whether a route is ‘safe’ or > accessible. > > I map for several blind friends and many paths have unexpected (and > dangerous) overhead hazards that a cane cannot detect. > wheelchair=* is documented and in wide use. Something similar for vision impaired tagging might be useful. Building a router for the blind would have to look at surface, height, obstacles, tactile_pad, steps, kerbs, etc. to create a "safe" route. Best, Clifford -- @osm_washington osm_seattle.snowandsnow.us OpenStreetMap: Maps with a human touch
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