New publication at the ASSETS conference 2020
20th October 2020
First virtual meeting of the Advisory Board of the AccessibleMaps project
7th October 2020
The first advisory board meeting took place on 7th October 2020. Representatives of local and national self-help organizations of people with visual and mobility impairments, representatives for professional participation as well as from the area of construction, building design and mapmaking were invited to join the advisory board. Fourteen guests and ten project collaborators took part in the meeting. Due to the current situation, the meeting was organized virtually. During the meeting, the project results of the first year were presented. In the subsequent discussion, the members of the advisory board had the opportunity to discuss the results of the project with the project staff and to network.
Maps for the Web
24th August 2020
As part of the workshop series Maps for the Web we will talk about our project and try to sensitize international working groups in the field of web-based maps to the topic of accessibility.
First advisory board meeting planned
24th August 2020
The first meeting of the advisory board will take place on 07th October 2020. A total of 23 participants have been invited. Among them are national and local stakeholders of the target groups, representatives of the labour, construction and planning sectors, as well as specialists from the field of mobility training.
Workshop at the MUC
24th August 2020
As part of the conference “Mensch und Computer 2020” Accessible Maps offers a workshop on “Digital solutions for more inclusive mobility”.
It will take place on Monday, 07.09.2020 and will be dedicated to equal opportunities for people with disabilities and chronic illnesses in education and in everyday working life by critically evaluating current measures to promote mobility, developing requirements for innovative digital solutions and showing new perspectives.
List of speakers:
- Accessible Indoor Maps
Karin Müller, Karlsruher Institut für Technologie
Claudia Loitsch, Technische Universität Dresden
- Linked Data for Accessibility
Sebastian Felix Zappe; Sozialhelden e.V.
Holger Dieterich; Sozialhelden e.V.
- ASSIST ALL: Virtueller Assistent zur Orientierung in Innenräumen für Menschen mit Behinderung
Johannes Britsch; contagt GmbH
- DYNAMIK – eine bedürfnisorientierte Navigationsapp
Verena Traubinger M. Sc.; Technische Universität Chemnitz
- Entwicklung einer barrierefreien Straßenkarte mittels Machine Learning und Crowd Sourcing
Janick Edinger; University of Mannheim
- Navigation mit Hindernissen
Benjamin Tannert, Bremen Spatial Cognition Center (BSCC)
Accessible Maps and OpenStreetMap
24th August 2020
Accessible Maps uses OpenStreetMap (OSM) for collecting, structuring and issuing indoor maps. You can find out more about the use of OSM for Accessible Maps on our OSM Wiki page.
