{"id":6301,"date":"2020-10-07T15:18:56","date_gmt":"2020-10-07T20:18:56","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6301"},"modified":"2020-10-07T15:18:59","modified_gmt":"2020-10-07T20:18:59","slug":"goodmaps-making-the-world-more-accessible-one-place-at-a-time-indoor-and-outdoor-navigation-in-the-palm-of-your-hand","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=6301","title":{"rendered":"GoodMaps: Making the World More Accessible One Place at a Time &#8211; Indoor and Outdoor Navigation in the Palm of Your Hand"},"content":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9815\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6301-1\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div>\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Show Summary:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GoodMaps CEO, Jose Gaztambide, and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;&nbsp;evangelist, Mike May, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the new app GoodMaps Explorer. An indoor and outdoor navigation application on iOS and soon to be on Android.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With outdoor navigation being available through various GPS apps and Map apps, American Printing House for the Blind formed GoodMaps in an effort to take on the challenges of indoor navigation. With breakthrough technology, Jose and Mike are here to give us an overview of the technology and prospects of the GoodMaps Explorer app.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The key to this advancement is GoodMaps\u2019 revolutionary indoor positioning system, which combines Augmented Reality and sensors on a device with a new system developed by&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.fantasmo.io\/\">Fantasmo<\/a>, a GoodMaps partner<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">GoodMaps Explore is a mobile navigation app that gives a complete picture of your surrounding environment indoors and outdoors. Built from the ground up with visual impairment in mind, Explore is optimized for on-screen gestures with Apple\u2019s VoiceOver.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Explore provides you with environmental information as you move through an Indoor Venue or while outdoors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">While using the GoodMaps Explorer app outdoors, Explore will notify you of your direction, nearest address, cross street, and nearby Points of Interests, (POI).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At any time, how-to tutorials are available on the \u201cMore\u201d page.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Happy navigating!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For more information about GoodMaps and to Contact GoodMaps, Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.goodmaps.com\/2020\/09\/14\/goodmaps-announces-breakthrough-indoor-positioning-technology-to-power-accessible-navigation-application\/\">GoodMaps News Release<\/a>&nbsp;on the GoodMaps website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Contact Your State Services<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you reside in Minnesota, and you would like to know more about Transition Services from State Services contact Transition Coordinator Sheila Koenig by&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:Sheila.Koenig@state.mn.us\">email<\/a>&nbsp;or contact her via phone at 651-539-2361.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Contact:<\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><br>You can follow us on Twitter&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.twitter.com\/blindabilities\">@BlindAbilities<\/a><br>On the web at&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/\">www.BlindAbilities.com<\/a><br>Send us an&nbsp;<a href=\"mailto:info@BlindAbilities.com\">email<\/a><br>Get the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/itunes.apple.com\/us\/app\/blind-abilities\/id1085849859?l=es&amp;mt=8\">Free Blind Abilities App&nbsp;on the App Store<\/a>and&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/play.google.com\/store\/apps\/details?id=com.blindabilities.android.blind&amp;hl=en_US\">Google Play Store<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Check out the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/607027582712671\/\">Blind Abilities Community<\/a>on Facebook, the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BlindAbilities\/\">Blind Abilities Page<\/a>, and the&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/groups\/jobinsightsgroup\">Career Resources for the Blind and Visually Impaired<\/a>&nbsp;group<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<!--powerpress_player--><div class=\"powerpress_player\" id=\"powerpress_player_9817\"><audio class=\"wp-audio-shortcode\" id=\"audio-6301-3\" preload=\"none\" style=\"width: 100%;\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"audio\/mpeg\" src=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3?_=3\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3\">https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3<\/a><\/audio><\/div><p>https:\/\/traffic.libsyn.com\/secure\/blindabilities\/GoodMaps.mp3 Show Summary: GoodMaps CEO, Jose Gaztambide, and&nbsp;Chief&nbsp;&nbsp;evangelist, Mike May, joins Jeff Thompson in the Blind Abilities Studio to talk about the new app GoodMaps Explorer. An indoor and outdoor navigation application on iOS and soon to be on Android. With outdoor navigation being available through various GPS apps and Map apps, American Printing House [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":8,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","default_image_id":0,"font":"","enabled":false},"version":2},"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[17,467],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6301","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bapresents","category-technology"],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/02\/Blind-Abilities-Logo.jpg","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6rcRg-1DD","jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":136,"url":"https:\/\/blindabilities.com\/?p=136","url_meta":{"origin":6301,"position":0},"title":"Blind Abilities Presents &#8211; The Amazing Low Viz Guide And Indoor Way Finding Technology","author":"Blind Abilities Team","date":"September 8, 2015","format":false,"excerpt":"Jeff and Pete talk with Dan roberts, founding Director of MD Support about his fantastic new App called 'The Low Viz Guide. 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