Loadstone GPS for IOS Going blindly where everyone sighted has gone - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Loadstone GPS for IOS “Going blindly where everyone sighted has gone before.”

Itinerary • Introduction to the App Developer • How the Loadstone Journey Began • Charting a New Course • Features of Loadstone GPS for IOS • Acknowledgements

Shawn Kirkpatrick, App Developer • Software developer • Electronics genius • Systems Administrator • Computer engineer • Programmer • Accessible Technology Designer

The Loadstone Story • Originally designed for Nokia phones using the Symbian Series60 platform • The first truly portable GPS for blind pedestrians • 7,000 users worldwide • A unique international collaboration of users, testers, translators and developers • Designed by the blind, for the blind

Features of Loadstone GPS for IOS • Designed with users of voiceover in mind • No data plan required for major functions • Available in multiple languages • Highly customizable and configurable • Access to worldwide map data from public mapping sources • Ability to import files from previous Loadstone versions

Loadstone Navigation Screen

Show Neighbourhood Screen

Thank You, Launch Sponsors!

Thank You, Family and Donors! • A special thank you to Bob and Cindy Melvin for purchasing Mac hardware • Thank you to all those who contributed to the Loadstone GoFundMe campaign so far • Thank you to the volunteer testers and translators who assisted in beta testing