<p dir="ltr">Wow, this sounds like a cool app! I wish SEATAC and GEG had it. Debby P</p>
<div class="quote">On Jan 11, 2023 11:15 AM, Merribeth Manning <merribeth.manning@gmail.com> wrote:<br type='attribution'><blockquote class="quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><h1 style="border:0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-family:'open sans';font-size:22px;letter-spacing:-0.5px;line-height:28px;margin:0px;padding:0px">PDX launches app offering audio, visual directions to help travelers navigate airport</h1></div><div><p style="border:0px;color:rgb( 68 , 68 , 68 );font-family:'open sans';font-size:12px;line-height:12px;margin:0px;padding:0px;display:inline">by KATU Staff</p>Tuesday, January 10th 2023<br /></div><div><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">PORTLAND, Ore. — A new indoor navigation app launched at the <a href="https://katu.com/search?find=Portland%20International%20Airport" style="color:rgb( 190 , 0 , 0 )">Portland International Airport</a> to help all travelers safely get around PDX.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">GoodMaps Explore is similar to a car GPS, giving people turn-by-turn directions through their phone speakers or on the screen.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">The technology can help travelers, including those who are blind or deaf, get around safely and independently</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">“The purpose really is to have navigation indoors like people are used to outdoors. I want to put in my gate, I want to know what 'points of interest' are along the way, and how do I get there independently without having to ask strangers or to have to wait for somebody to come help me,” said Mike May, the ‘Chief Evangelist’ for GoodMaps Explore.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">PDX is the second airport to partner with GoodMaps Explore. The technology is also being used at rail stations in the U.K. and some hospitals.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">The app is intended to offer users more freedom and context while in a location, making it more inclusive for all people.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">"My dog is for mobility, or if I have a cane, that's for obstacle detection and guiding me around things," May said. "But the dog, unfortunately, can't yet read print signs. So I got to have another way of doing that."<br /></p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">The app said its accuracy can bring users within a couple feet of locations with audio and visual directions.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px">In the future, the company hopes to expand to other locations, like malls and museums.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px"><a href="https://www.goodmaps.com/apps/explore" style="color:rgb( 190 , 0 , 0 )">The app is available for free on IOS and Android devices</a>.</p><p style="margin:26px 0px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px"><br /></p><p style="margin:26px 0px 0px;color:rgb( 18 , 18 , 18 );font-size:16px"><a href="https://katu.com/news/local/pdx-launches-app-offering-audio-visual-directions-to-help-travelers-visually-impaired-navigate-portland-international-airport-oregon?utm_source=sfmc&utm_medium=email&sfmc_id=570056&utm_guid=39e3143e-e602-4a8b-97d6-8d76498daad3&utm_campaign=">PDX launches app offering audio, visual directions to help travelers navigate airport | KATU</a><br /></p></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><br clear="all" /><div><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div><font face="comic sans ms,sans-serif">Beth Greenberg</font></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div>
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