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Subject: Fw: Another GPS Solution
> From: Lyn Eagers <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >
To: vip-l <mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] > > HI
all,
> > I found the article below at: > >
<http://www.visuaide.com/gpssol.html>http://www.visuaide.com/gpssol.html > >
Lyn Eagers > > "GPS - Orientation Solutions > > Victor Trekker > >
VisuAide is presently designing the next generation of GPS-based >
orientation
> and mobility product for the visually impaired: Victor Trekker. > > The
Victor Trekker will be a fully portable solution that will work > with >
various computing platforms such as Braille note-takers, stand-alone >
computing > platforms and eventually on personal digital assistant (PDA)
devices. > It > will integrate off-the-shelf hardware for GPS input, voice
output to > provide > instructions > and optional voice input for entering
notes. However, the real > advantages of > Victor Trekker will reside in its
software features and full adaptation > to > meet the requirements of the
visually impaired. > > VisuAide will leverage its expertise in GPS-based
system resulting from > the > successful development of the CityGo, a GPS
guide for tourists, which > will > be > commercially available in early
2002.
The software core will be re-used > and > modified to support multi-platform
hardware as well as augmented for > build-in > accessibility. > > Victor
Trekker will benefit from the CityGo expertise in the following > areas:
having
the information flow naturally to the user tracking the > proximity of >
point
of interest and provide vocal information about them and on how > to > reach
them mix of voice and text contents, geocentric database search > functions >
path finding and flexibility in allowing the user to follow loosely a > given
> itinerary. > > The objective of the Victor Trekker project is to guide the
visually > impaired in its environment. VisuAide wants to augment the
existing
> aids > (white cane > and seeing dogs), not replace them. We want a design
that is > non-obtrusive > and allow information to flow to the user in the
most natural way > possible > while > offering several levels of
details. The
system will come with a wide > variety > of maps that will cover most of the
countries in the western world. > These > maps can be purchased on-line and
downloaded, or ordered and delivered > on CD > or Flash cards, a city or a
region at a time. Victor Trekker is a fully > scalable > solution that will
grow to accommodate new hardware computing > platforms, > more detailed
geocentric information and special applications such as > trekking. > >
Victor Trekker will provide more autonomy to the visually impaired and >
increase their confidence in their ability to travel in their locality > or >
further > away for business and leisure. It will also increase their >
accessibility and > enjoyment of the most useful and interesting opportunities
found in > their > environment. > > The main features of Victor Trekker
will
be: > > . voice information control features > . user-defined location
marks
> . route planning and recording > . access to GPS status information > .
flexibility in information presentation and guidance to allocate for > various
level of users (beginner, normal, advanced) and familiarity > with a > given
> environment > > VisuAide expects the first version of Victor Trekker to be
available in > Q2 > 2002 starting on Braille note-takers followed in 2003
with
other > version > running > on standalone computing platforms." > >
Regards
Steve, > <mailto:[log in to unmask]>mailto:[log in to unmask] > MSN
Messenger:
<mailto:[log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask] >
> >
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