Accessible Route Monitoring
and Notification System

Focused around George Mason University

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• Case Study

  George Mason University

  For our Case Study, we chose a path around Student Union Building-1 (SUB-1) on George Mason University Fairfax campus. This area was chosen primarily because:
  

  • - Office of Disability Services is located within Student Union Building-1
  • - Heavy constructions and obstructions around this area.

  Problems with Open Source Publicly Available Data
  

  • Here, we can visualize the information of all possible route options (footway) for the selected portion of the case study. The data is publicly available on OpenStreetMap.org.

  Problems with Open Source Publicly Available Data
  

  • The problem with this data is that paths highlighted in red are either replaced by buildings or are cut-off due to current construction.

  Problems with Open Source Publicly Available Data
  

  • Another fault is some of the paths considered accessible (highlighted in red), actually have stairs cutting off accessibility for those in wheelchairs.

  There is an Accessibility map provided by the campus. But:
  

  • - The map is outdated. It was last updated on June 12, 2019 so there is no current update of route accessibility.
  • - Newer buildings like Horizon Hall are not included in the map.

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  Source: https://www.openstreetmap.org/

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  Source : https://gmu-fm.maps.arcgis.com/apps/View/index.html?appid=a4356b2a89c841039b6b3e78da5dae92, https://info.gmu.edu/wp-content/uploads/Fairfax_Accessibility_Map_2019.pdf

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• Case Study

  George Mason University

  Here we can visualize the specific area of concern that we identified in our case study
  

  • Click on any of the blinking indicators to check the specific point of concern identified.

  

  Path along Student Union Building 1 connecting it to the path from Peterson to JC.
  

  • The pain-point along this path was the Highly Elevated Path we found to be difficult for those in wheelchairs.

  

  Problems from SUB-1 to Robinson Hall B
  

  • The Robinson Building itself has been re-constructed, so the path indicated in the map doesn't exist anymore.

  

  Path connecting the main sidewalk with Johnson Center
  

  • Height cutoff in an accessible path that could cause serious pain for people in wheelchair while navigating

  

  Path from Mason Pond Parking Deck to Concert Hall
  

  • The concert hall has been demolished and there's active construction surrounding this area, obstructing sidewalks and accessible paths.

  

  Sidewalk path between de Laski Performing Arts Building and Johnson Center
  

  • Height cutoff in an accessible path that can cause serious pain for those in wheelchairs while navigating.

  

  Sidewalk path between Concert Hall and SUB-1
  

  • The concert hall has been demolished and there's an active construction going around this area, cutting up sidewalks and accessible paths.