Focusing your VO cursor on the nearby item also interactively shows the distance and name on a connected refreshable braille display. Slide 14, Video Slide Slide 15, Indoor Explorer Accurate indoor location capabilities are the next frontier in mobility apps for people who are blind or visually impaired. Even after decades of improvements, GPS reception is still obstructed without a clear view of the sky. Industry experts predict better indoor coverage, but it has been slow coming. Alternative sources of location information include numerous technologies, but each has its weaknesses. Ultimately, precise location information will use a combination of technologies. 16, Indoor Explorer Indoor Explorer, an upcoming function of APHís Nearby Explorer app, will allow detailed navigation within buildings that have been mapped and equipped with beacons. Slide 17, Video Slide 18, Beacons for Indoor Location One method of determining oneís place indoors includes the use of beacons that periodically transmit small bursts of data. If an app watches for those transmissions, it can correlate that beaconís identification with information about its precise location.
Focusing your VO cursor on the nearby item also interactively shows the distance and name on a connected refreshable braille display. Slide 14, Video Slide Slide 15, Indoor Explorer Accurate indoor location capabilities are the next frontier in mobility apps for people who are blind or visually impaired. Even after decades of improvements, GPS reception is still obstructed without a clear view of the sky. Industry experts predict better indoor coverage, but it has been slow coming. Alternative sources of location information include numerous technologies, but each has its weaknesses. Ultimately, precise location information will use a combination of technologies. 16, Indoor Explorer Indoor Explorer, an upcoming function of APHís Nearby Explorer app, will allow detailed navigation within buildings that have been mapped and equipped with beacons. Slide 17, Video Slide 18, Beacons for Indoor Location One method of determining oneís place indoors includes the use of beacons that periodically transmit small bursts of data. If an app watches for those transmissions, it can correlate that beaconís identification with information about its precise location.