Facility Wayfinding

Hi,

I'm a new Linked Data for Accessibility group member.  My interest is in 
linking the wayfinding common to map apps like Google's to facility 
wayfinding.  I'd like to talk to anyone in that area.

By the above, I mean giving the disabled (and everyone) the ability to 
get directions all the way from their home to the Admissions Office of a 
major college like UCLA, for example. The current situation is that 
Google Maps will get the user to a spot somewhere in the center of UCLA, 
and then that user is on his own to find a way to the Admissions Office, 
possibly passing closer parking lots and steps challenging a wheelchair 
driver.

Better would be if UCLA could produce a wayfinding app for their campus, 
filtered for a wheelchair, but able to integrate into Google Maps so 
that the user would at least start in the best parking lot. The UCLA 
folks would do their part if they had a standard to which they could 
comply so that Google Maps and their competitors could integrate.

Imagine if you got out of your car and the directions continue with 
something like, "Take the east-facing sidewalk 500 meters to the north 
entrance of the Ackerman Building. Take the elevator to the third floor..."

Those facility wayfinding objects require a standard for integration.

Cheers,
Peter Shikli
Access2online Inc.
29030 SW Town Center Loop East
Suite 202-187
Wilsonville, OR 97070
503-570-6831 - pshikli@access2online.com
Cell: 949-677-3705
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Received on Wednesday, 23 September 2020 18:43:51 UTC