Title :
B-WalkMóvil-mobile information system for the blind location
Author :
Lancheros-Cuesta, Diana Janeth ; Cardozo, Laura ; Corredor, Laura
Author_Institution :
Ing. en Automatizacion, Univ. de La Salle, Bogota, Colombia
Abstract :
People with sensory disabilities have difficulties in terms of mobility, in order to reduce these shortcomings presented in terms of location in unknown locations, and facilitate the handling of routes to a specific destination, we designed and implemented a system geographic information, for mobile, called B-WalkMóvil. The system through a simple and intuitive interface says to the person the information necessary to get where you want, taking into account current location the place of departure and destination. Tests with B-WalkMóvil allowed blind people to reach their destination from the recommendations given by the mobile.
Keywords :
geographic information systems; handicapped aids; mobile computing; recommender systems; B-WalkMóvil mobile information system; blind location; blind people; geographic information system; sensory disabilities; unknown locations; Global Positioning System; Information systems; Instruments; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Software; Visualization; Visual impairment; mobile device; search algorithm; system information;
Conference_Titel :
Engineering Mechatronics and Automation (CIIMA), 2013 II International Congress of
Conference_Location :
Bogota
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4799-2470-7
DOI :
10.1109/CIIMA.2013.6682795