Starting Off on the Right Foot! Students Support the Mapping of Walking Routes in Their City for People with Visual Impairments
Students from ORT Kramim High School studying in the Geography track (10th grade) within the “Geospatial Cyber” program participated in a unique citizen science research project. The study, led by Sagi Dalyot, was based on participatory mapping for the purpose of calculating optimal walking routes for people who are blind.
The initiative began with several stages:
In the first stage, the students visited Technion – Israel Institute of Technology, met with the researcher, attended a lecture, and engaged in hands-on mapping activities.
In the second stage, the researcher conducted a reciprocal visit to Karmiel. The students learned how to collect data using a mobile phone application and were introduced to the mapping platform OpenStreetMap.
Subsequently, they attended a lecture on citizen science and geography, and also met with an instructor from Migdal Or, who spoke with them about visual impairments, the importance of accessibility, and the contribution of the initiative to people who are blind.
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