The document summarizes a meeting about making bathrooms more accessible and mapping their accessibility on Wheelmap.org. It discusses demonstrating the Wheelmap interface, defining accessibility, and planning future training events and mapping sessions to help populate the map with more accessible location data. Next steps include setting dates for public training and mapping events, starting publicity for these events, and recruiting volunteers.

1. Accessible Bath
8th February 2016
@BathHacked

2. Agenda
● Wheelmap Demo and Training (30 mins)
● Testing and exploration (15 mins)
● Accessibility definitions (15 mins)
● Event planning (15 mins)
● Next steps (15 mins)

3. Wheelmap.org
● General overview
● The interface and navigating the map
● Registration
● Location editing
● Adding locations
● The mobile applications
● Potential issues and problems

4. Wheelmap.org Overview
● Who made it?
● Where does the data come from?
● Where to go for help?
● How to report bugs?
● Supported platforms

5. Wheelmap.org Interface
● Multiple languages are supported
● Pan, zoom like google maps
● Can try and locate you automatically
– More accurate on mobile
● Filter by
– Accessibility rating
– Type of place
● Can search for locations
● Can view individual locations

6. Wheelmap.org Registration
● Register with OpenStreetMap
– This gives you permission to modify their data
● Some differences between web and mobile
applications
– Can skip email confirmation (bug?)
● Can edit your profile online
– Not essential though
● Provides some basic stats

7. Wheelmap.org Location Editing
● Accessibility rating
● Toilet accessibility
● Photo upload (note the guidance)
● Address, contact details
● Location type
● Notes
● Can use google search to find information

8. Wheelmap.org Adding Locations
● OSM has less places than Google
● This will affect our stats!
● Much easier in web interface
– Leads you through adding a location
● Need to know:
– Location
– Type of location
– Address
– Contact details
● May take a while to synchronise

9. Wheelmap.org Mobile Apps
● Mobile web application
● Android
● iOS
● Some differences in interface
– Across browser and mobile
– Across tablet and phone
● Registration simplified on phone
● Adding locations is slightly trickier

10. Wheelmap.org Potential Issues
● Registration
● Data synchronisation
● Not all node types supported
– Can ask for improvements
● Notes vs comments
– Reported an issue
● Limited space in comments fields

11. Wheelmap.org Mobile Apps
● Mobile web application
● Android
● iOS
● Some differences in interface
– Across browser and mobile
– Across tablet and phone
● Registration simplified on phone
● Adding locations is slightly trickier

12. Testing
● Have a play!

13. Testing
● Have a play!

14. Accessibility Definitions
● Mapping handout
● Suggestions from Philippa’s group
● What other help and tips can we provide
people?

15. Event Planning
● Types of event
– Training & mapping
● When to run them?
– Evening/weekend training?
– Weekend afternoon mapping?

16. Mapping Event Outline
●
Aim for 2-3 hours
●
Base of operations for the event
– Place to meet and beginning and end
● Encourage people to map in groups (2-3)
●
Co-ordinate to focus on specific areas
– Avoid overlaps
●
Have base of operations manned
– Late arrivals, desktop mapping
●
Meet at the end of the event
– Celebrate success, social afterwards?
●
Plenty of social media activity
– Raise awareness

17. Volunteers Needed
● Event planning and organisation
– A person to co-ordinate
● Leaderboard development
– Finalise the progress indicator
● Recruitment
– Several people, outreach, contact different groups
– Who should we target?
● Project co-ordinator
– Help as point of contact, progress updates

18. Next Steps
● Confirm date of public training event(s)
– Similar to this event but also do some mapping
– Early/mid April, ideally during day
● Confirm dates of mapping events
– Monthly over the summer?
– Event as part of digital festival?
● Start publicity
– Progress updates, share training materials
– Publicise events

19. your local open data project
Leigh Dodds, 10th February 2016
@BathHacked @ldodds