Beacon System Could Help Blind Travellers
San Francisco Airport is trying out some new technology to help visually-impaired people navigate its terminals.
Location-aware beacons have been installed throughout the terminal. Each beacon connects to a smartphone app to pop up with information when a user gets within range. For the visually impaired, the system uses Apple's Voiceover technology to read out points of interest as the person approaches them and gives visual cues for how to navigate to locations such as power outlets, coffee shops and security checkpoints.
The Verge has more on what this technology can do.
About SRTC
SRTC is the federally designated Metropolitan Planning Organization (MPO) for Spokane County. Urbanized areas with populations exceeding 50,000 people are required to have an MPO. SRTC was formed to address the county's transportation planning needs. It provides coordination in planning between the public, cities, small towns, the county, the state, transit providers, and tribes.
SRTC offers services including transportation monitoring, transportation modeling, census information analysis, travel demand forecasting, historical traffic count analysis, geographic information systems, and trip generation rates.
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