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If you're using OSM, either as a blind individual profiting from the available mapping data with one of the navigation apps or as a an OSM contributor, this OSM wiki article could be interesting as it explains how to map the world with blind users in mind. It explains specialty tags, some of which I had no idea existed, suggests tools for data entry and introduces the Blind OSM project. #OSM #GPS #Navigation #Mapping #Accessibility #Blind OSM for the blind – OpenStreetMap Wiki https://wiki.openstreetmap.org/wiki/OSM_for_the_blind

OSM for the blind - OpenStreetMap Wiki

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#Accessibility #blind #OSM #mapping #navigation #gps

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Pietervdvn :mapcomplete:
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There is a @MapComplete theme tonimprove this data as well: https://mapcomplete.osm.be/blind_osm.html (created by RLin)

OSM for the blind

Help to map features relevant for the blind
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Robin van der Linde
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@pietervdvn @MapComplete This theme was ment as a basic, but functional theme to continue working on, so any feedback from anyone is welcome (either over here or on https://github.com/pietervdvn/MapComplete/issues)

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MapAm💜re
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This reminds me of a story from our local community in the @philippines, how a blind contributor got in touch to inquire about how to use #OpenStreetMap data for their GPS device.

Maning, (one of our OSM pioneers) promptly responded by creating a database they can use, and a few months later, they got another email, sharing additional data to add to OSM.

https://openstreetmap.org/changeset/4078299#map=0/18/122

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Rihards Olups
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When I recently shared this, @vorompatra suggested that mobile applications are lacking somewhat still.
Are you aware of any good, maintained apps for the blind that use OSM data?
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Paweł Masarczyk
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@richlv @vorompatra Hello. Please check out the wonderful work some of my friends at Transition Technologies are doing with their Seeing Assistant Move app,, available on both iOS and Android. It could do with some more improvements, extracting more of the relevant information but they are pretty far already and it's going to improve. Another one coming very close is Dotwalker available for Android. For Windows, GRMapa, a map simulation tool using audio cues, allows for reading of any tags associated with a POI. https://zlotowicz.pl/grmapa/
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