iOS GPS for the visually impaired

1 ios

1.1 ariadne gps
1.2 blindsquare
1.3 imove
1.4 myway classic
1.5 seeing assistant move
1.6 sendero seeing eye gps
1.7 viaopta nav

ios

when apple introduced iphone 3gs in 2009, first ever touch screen device accessible blind. ios device usage has steadily increased among blind , visually impaired population , numerous gps apps targeting user group have been developed since.

ariadne gps

ariadne gps, developed luca giovanni ciaffoni, released in june 2011 , 1 of first gps apps designed blind , visually impaired users. based on google map data , has following features:

blindsquare

blindsquare developed mipsoft , first released in may 2012. uses data foursquare , openstreetmap , offers large feature set covering needs of blind , visually impaired travelers. based on foursquare, open street map, , apple maps data , supports following features:

imove

imove has been developed everyware technologies , first released in january 2013. unique, because lets users record sound clips , associate them saved locations. imove offers following features:

myway classic

myway classic first released in january 2012 , developed swis federation of blind. has evolved app large set of features covering needs of blind , visually impaired travelers. uses open street map data , includes following features:

seeing assistant move

seeing assistant move developed transition technologies s.a. , first released in march 2013. gps app designed blind , visually impaired people lets user operate app through predefined speech commands. based on open street map , supports following features:

sendero seeing eye gps

sendero seeing eye gps developed sendero group in collaboration several organizations blind (seeing eye, rnib, guide dogs nsw act) , first released in july 2013. seeing eye gps accessible turn-by-turn gps iphone app developed sendero group. has normal navigation features plus features unique blind users, such simple menu structure, automatic announcements of intersections , points of interest, , routes both pedestrian , vehicle heads-up announcements approaching turns. uses foursquare , google places points of interest , google maps street info.

seeing eye not available globally , offered under various names:

seeing eye gps (subscription, north america)
seeing eye xt (onetime purchase, north america)
rnib navigator (subscription, uk, ireland, germany, france,
guide dogs nsw act (subscription, australia)

the sendero apps include following features:

viaopta nav

viaopta nav developed novartis pharmaceuticals corporation , first released in august 2014. available both ios , android devices. gps app targeting blind , visually impaired users offers possibility search accessibility information example information intersections, tactile paving, , audible traffic signals. although open street map supports respective categories, information not available yet in map data itself.

viaopta nav uses apple maps (on ios devices) , google maps (on android devices) address retrieval, , open street map route calculation, intersection information, , public points of interest. viaopta nav supports following main features:

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