title: Mapping Norway - A Method to Register and Survey the Status of Accessibility.
abstract: The Norwegian mapping authority has developed an APP and a standard method for mapping accessibility for people with limited or no walking abilities, the blind and the partially sighted in urban and recreational areas. We choose an object-orientated approach where points, lines and polygons represents objects in the environment. All data are stored in a geospatial database, so they can be presented as web map and analysed using GIS software. To this day, more than 160 municipalities are mapped using that method. The aim of this project is to establish a national standard for mapping and to provide a geodatabase that shows the status of accessibility throughout Norway. The data provide a useful tool for national statistics, local planning authorities and private users. First results show that accessibility is low and Norway still faces many challenges to meet the government's goals for Universal Design.
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Mapping Authority, Norway.
authors.forename: Kathrin
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Bögelsack
authors.affiliation: Norwegian Mapping Authority, Norway.
authors.forename: Sven
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Michaelis
mesh_terms: D001107:Architectural Accessibility; D016208:Databases, Factual; D004779:Environment Design / Q000592:standards*; D063731:Mobile Applications; D009664:Norway; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires