Title :
A Remote Assistant Platform for the Blind Based on GIS
Author :
Tian, Jing ; Xing, Nan ; Zhu, Hong ; Wang, Wenjing ; Ma, Huawen
Author_Institution :
Fac. of Autom. & Inf. Eng., Xi´´an Univ. of Technol., Xi´´an, China
Abstract :
At present, urban transportation systems are increasingly developed. But there are still many unresolved problems for the blind who have visual obstacle in the travel, particularly in a long journey by car. In this paper we present a remote assistant platform for the blind based on GIS, which can exchange the information with the portable navigation devices in the blind, to help them travel.
Keywords :
Global Positioning System; automobiles; geographic information systems; handicapped aids; transportation; GIS; GPS; Global Positioning System; geographic information systems; portable navigation devices; remote assistant platform; urban transportation systems; Automation; Disaster management; Displays; Geographic Information Systems; Global Positioning System; Hospitals; Navigation; Path planning; Transportation; Wireless communication;
Conference_Titel :
Information Engineering and Computer Science, 2009. ICIECS 2009. International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Wuhan
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4244-4994-1
DOI :
10.1109/ICIECS.2009.5366993
