Concepts and Techniques of Geographic Information Systems (2nd Edition) (Ph Series in Geographic Information Science)
Personalised routing for wheelchair navigation
Journal of Location Based Services
Health-optimal routing in pedestrian navigation services
Proceedings of the First ACM SIGSPATIAL International Workshop on Use of GIS in Public Health
Personalized accessibility maps (PAMs) for communities with special needs
W2GIS'13 Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Web and Wireless Geographical Information Systems
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A spatial database is an essential part of a navigation system since it provides the necessary resources to perform navigation and routing functions, among others. While generally wheelchair navigation and car navigation overlap from the functional standpoint, databases for car navigation are not suitable for wheelchair navigation. One major difference between databases for car navigation and wheelchair navigation is that operations in car navigation are centered around road networks along with road segment attributes, whereas operations in wheelchair navigation are primarily centered around sidewalk networks along with unique parameters related to accessibility information about the surrounding environment. In this paper, we discuss the data (spatial and non-spatial) requirements and a database for wheelchair navigation. We also report our experience in constructing a spatial database of the University of Pittsburgh campus area for wheelchair navigation.