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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><div><p>Engadget - Tuesday, January 12, 2021 at 2:00 PM<o:p></o:p></p><h1>GoodMaps Explore aims to bring step-by-step navigation to indoor spaces<o:p></o:p></h1><h4>Sponsored Links<o:p></o:p></h4><p class=MsoNormal><img width=15 height=15 style='width:.1562in;height:.1562in' id="_x0000_i1031" src="https://s.yimg.com/cv/apiv2/adbuilder/gemini.png"><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img id="_x0000_i1032" src="https://o.aolcdn.com/images/dims?thumbnail=640%2C&quality=95&image_uri=https%3A%2F%2Fs.yimg.com%2Fos%2Fcreatr-uploaded-images%2F2021-01%2F31030ba0-5506-11eb-bf0b-ae82ec4cf6c1&client=amp-blogside-v2&signature=34d448133dfd224fe6d310df7e2a0540fefff1d7" alt=GoodMaps><span class=c-gray-7>GoodMaps </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.goodmaps.com/" target="_blank">GoodMaps Explore</a> provides on-demand, reactive mobile navigation for people who are blind or visually impaired, and developers are working to tackle a region that Google Maps has long ignored: indoor spaces.<o:p></o:p></p><p>In outdoor mode, GoodMaps Explore reads aloud cardinal directions, streets and points of interest depending on where the user’s mobile device is pointing at any given time. With a shake of the phone, users can hear a snapshot of their current location and direction, and also gather information about the nearest rooms, streets, businesses and landmarks.<o:p></o:p></p><p>While outdoor mode functions in areas covered by traditional mapping technology, indoor mode is more limited. Using LiDAR, developers have mapped the indoors of a handful of buildings in Huntington, West Virginia, and these spaces are fully explorable via the app, including step-by-step navigation to selected destinations. GoodMaps Explore offers detailed information about these indoor areas, describing individual rooms, and features like water fountains and information desks.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>[embedded content] <o:p></o:p></p><p>“Indoor digital maps play a fundamental role in making spaces more accessible, safe and productive,” GoodMaps founder and CEO Jose Gaztambide said in a CES 2021 presentation.<o:p></o:p></p><p>Since September 2020, developers have mapped the Cabell-Wayne Association for the Blind, Cabell County Public Library, Phil Cline Center of the Huntington YMCA, and Brad D. Smith Business Incubator in Huntington. GoodMaps Explore is available <a href="https://apps.apple.com/us/app/goodmaps-explore/id1524698552" target="_blank">on iOS</a> and it just launched <a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.goodmaps.explore&hl=en_US&gl=US" target="_blank">on Android</a>, and both versions are free. It’s developed by American Printing House and GoodMaps.<o:p></o:p></p><p><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Follow all of the latest news from CES 2021 <a href="https://www.engadget.com/tag/ces2021">right here</a>!</span></em><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1033" src="https://s.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/assets-h07750ff94825edf98d4aa04ff0d736bf/images/comment.png?h=fdd3d5c323dfc3c958e02b675be27a59" alt=Comment><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><img border=0 id="_x0000_i1034" src="https://s.blogsmithmedia.com/www.engadget.com/assets-h07750ff94825edf98d4aa04ff0d736bf/images/share.png?h=cbc29d9c8df9d466b2c41b69605d5261" alt=Share><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="https://www.engadget.com/goodmaps-explore-app-blind-visual-navigation-185053165.html">https://www.engadget.com/goodmaps-explore-app-blind-visual-navigation-185053165.html</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></div></body></html>