MapinHood

MapinHood is a new free social navigation app for pedestrians. It offers personalized routing and actionable data in real time for safe, convenient, and memorable trips. With the help of crowd-sourcing from fellow pedestrians, now you can get the best route for YOU, anytime, anywhere. Why MapinHood? GPS Navigation was never really built for pedestrians. It was originally a military technology that then trickled down into the civilian population through the use of GPS navigation for vehicular travel. Since then, routing engines that run the navigation apps we are so used to today have all been built and optimized for cars, not people. It’s all about routing for speed over longer distances and doesn’t consider the plethora of variables that can affect pedestrian travel. For example, for a person using a wheelchair, a staircase in front of the entrance to your destination can be quite annoying. Pedestrian navigation has always been an add-on feature and attempts at improving pedestrian safety and accessibility have only shown limited results. For instance, ‘In 500 m, turn right’ is simply not enough information for sight impaired pedestrians. A data gap exists when it comes to sidewalks and walkable spaces which include a collection of real-world items that have no digital footprint on a map. The ability to view and filter these items will allow for pedestrians to interact with their environment on a much deeper level: increasing efficiency, utility and convenience, but most importantly, pedestrian safety and accessibility. MapinHood runs on a customized AI routing engine that has been built for the complex nature and flexibility of pedestrian travel, resulting in the most personalized and inclusive mobile navigation experience. You can always know what’s happening on the sidewalks of your city with MapinHood as it gives you instant data on crime, lighting conditions, accidents, construction hazards, city amenities, food carts, street murals, and more.