Soundscape for Android

Soundscape for Android
File:Soundscape home page.png
Author:	Scottish Tech Army
Platform:	Android
Status:	Active
Language:	20
Website:	https://scottish-tech-army.github.io/Soundscape-Android/
Install:	Google Play
Source code:	https://github.com/Scottish-Tech-Army/Soundscape-Android
Programming languages:	Kotlin and C++
Soundscape is an Android app to help people with visual impairment explore and navigate the world. It does this by describing nearby features using mapping data from OpenStreetMap.
Features Feature Value Map Display Display map yes Map data vector Source offline Rotate map no 3D view no Shows website ? Shows phone number ? Shows operation hours ? Routing Routing ? Create route manually yes Calculate route ? Create route via Waypoints ? Routing profiles ? Turn restrictions ? Calculate route without Internet (Offline routing) ? Routing providers ? Avoid traffic ? Traffic Provider ? Navigating Navigate ? Find location yes Find nearby POIs yes Navigate to point ? Navigation with voice / Voice guidance yes Keep on road ? Lane guidance ? Works without GPS no Navigate along predefined route ? Tracking ? Monitoring Monitoring ? Show current track ? Open existing track ? Altitude diagram ? Show POD value ? Satellite view ? Show live NMEA data ? Show speed ? Send current position yes;mail Editing ? Rendering ? Accessibility Accessibility support blind Complete non graphics text output ? Braille interface ? Exploration modus ? Public Transport mode ? Danger Warnings ? Screenreader talkback;jieshuo Screenreader languages ?

The design of Soundscape for Android is based on the original iOS Soundscape by Microsoft Research. It's designed to aid navigation and exploration by people with visual impairments. It does this by describing the nearby surroundings via audio and allows the positioning of "audio beacons" to aid navigation. Routes of beacons can be created which help guide the user via spatialised audio. The beacon sound changes depending on which direction it is relative to the user as well as panning around in the stereo field.