Hi guys, I just so happened to have a doctor appointment, and had the chance to try it out in the doctor’s office.  This was in both the waiting and exam rooms, and I didn’t notice anything different from any other GPS app.

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> On Sep 15, 2020, at 7:13 PM, Jeanne Fike <[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> 
> Hi everyone,
> I got the following article from another list and thought I'd share it.
>    Jeanne
> 
> GoodMaps announces breakthrough indoor positioning technology to power
> accessible navigation application.
> www.goodmaps.com
> email: [log in to unmask]
> 
> GoodMaps is proud to announce the release of GoodMaps Explore, an
> accessible wayfinding app designed primarily for people who are blind
> or visually impaired, which sets a new standard for indoor navigation
> across the globe. GoodMaps Explore uses audio instructions to
> communicate routing and critical spatial information as users move
> through a space, whether indoors or outdoors, drawing upon GoodMaps’
> state-of-the-art digital maps. In doing so, GoodMaps has solved four
> problems that have frustrated the field for several decades by:
> 
> 1. delivering superior positioning accuracy with minimal infrastructure,
> 2. dramatically speeding the process to digitally map a building,
> which provides the foundation for the app,
> 3. creating a way for building owners to securely control their mapping data,
> 4. providing the public with a complete package of maps with an app to
> actually use them.
> 
> 
> The GoodMaps Advantage
> 
> Superior Accuracy with Simple Infrastructure
> Whereas indoor navigation technology in the past has been inaccurate
> and relied on expensive, burdensome infrastructure, GoodMaps Explore
> draws upon camera-based positioning, a technique that utilizes sensors
> and a device’s camera to achieve superior accuracy, with average
> accuracy of 1.5 meters (~5 feet) or less – all through minimal
> hardware to install and at a small fraction of the time it used to
> take.
> 
> The key to this advancement is GoodMaps’ revolutionary indoor
> positioning system, which combines Augmented Reality and sensors on a
> device with a new system developed by Fantasmo, a GoodMaps partner.
> This system delivers accurate indoor location without the use of
> cumbersome beacons or other similar hardware. The result is a trusted
> and reliable wayfinding experience for people who are blind, with
> virtually no infrastructure to install and maintain.
> 
> 
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