GPS Waypoint Application

In this paper, we present a software application that aims at translating data collected by a cell phone into voice signals to help the blind and visually impaired users navigate their way from a starting point to a destination point. This means that cell phone issues voice messages to guide the user along a predetermined path. The application utilizes existing hardware in cell phone devices, such as GPS, compass, etc. This project is designed to research and develop a framework for assistive technologies using Nokia mobile platform. The outcome is a software product, an application on Nokia cell phones, and the project has direct social benefits because it aids people who are visually impaired. An application was developed to show a proof of-concept for personal trip navigation using a cell phone (Nokia-N8). Similar applications exist for driving, but this application attempts to offer a similar goal to all people´s trips.