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Mapping Accessibility: Enriching sidewalk data using Project Sidewalk
Do you think sidewalk data or sidewalk accessibility are important? Join us for a workshop on the importance of sidewalk data and a tutorial on Project Sidewalk, a tool that allows you to enrich sidewalk data with accessibility information. Project sidewalk is a project of the Make Ability Lab at the University of Washington and currently has data for 11 cities, including Pittsburgh PA. The labels you add during the workshop or later impact city planning in the city you enrich, and help build mapping tools and algorithms that are accessibility-aware. We hope you will continue to add data throughout the semester and beyond.
No previous experience is required. This will be a hands-on workshop--please bring a laptop.
Presenters:
Eric Sinagra - Co-Founder and CEO of PathVu - a company focused on sidewalk accessibility. Eric graduated in 2014 with an M.S. in Rehabilitation Science and Technology at the University of Pittsburgh’s School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences after completing his undergraduate degrees in Physics and mathematics from Duquesne University.
Jessica Benner - Librarian and GIS Specialist at Carnegie Mellon University Libraries. Jessica is a liaison to several departments at CMU and has studied motivations for collaborative mapping projects like OpenStreetMap and how these tools are used to map the physical accessibility of urban spaces.
- Date:
- Friday, February 16, 2024
- Time:
- 11:30am - 1:00pm
- Time Zone:
- Eastern Time - US & Canada (change)
- Location:
- Hunt Library - Room 308
- Categories:
- IGL & DEI CC Information & Data Literacy CC Spatial and GIS
In-Person Workshop Information:
Directions for getting to Hunt Library, Room 308:
The Hunt Library Gallery is on the first floor of Hunt Library, shown on the map here. Take the stairs or elevators to the 3rd floor and turn left. You'll find Room 308 around the corner from the water fountain across from the Women's restroom.
Workshops and events for Carnegie Mellon University Libraries are open to all, regardless of race, color, national origin, sex, disability, age, sexual orientation, gender identity, religion, creed, ancestry, belief, veteran status or genetic information. All participants are required to follow the Code of Conduct.
If you require accessibility accommodations, please contact the event organizer.
