Downloads
Get the Android app:
- from the Google Play Store
- or download the APK file: WalkersGuide-Android-2.1.2.apk
Change log
Version 2.1.2: (2022-11-14)
- PointFromCoordinatesLink dialog: Decode URL before parsing
- Minor improvements for the last known location retrieval
Version 2.1.1: (2022-09-25)
- Support for Android 13
- Added new context menu option “delete”, to remove entries from the point and route history
- Fixed broken VVO public transport provider
- Smaller bug fixes in the router tab
Version 2.1.0: (2022-07-17)
Router tab:
- Basic GPX file import
- Added dialog to jump to any route object
- Show elapsed / total distance in instruction label
- New option to show the exact bearing in degree to the next route point
Other:
- Additional options to create favorite points from the apps main menu
- Allow negative latitude / longitude values in the “Enter coordinates” dialog
- Several small bug fixes, for example in the route planner dialog
Version 2.0.0: (2022-04-17)
- Support for Android 12
- Separate tab for favorites
- Share points with other users
- Support for app shortcuts on device launcher
- Context menu for points and routes, UI simplified
- Many small improvements and bug fixes
Version 1.2.0: (2020-12-27)
- Dark mode support
- Settings import and export
- Departures and trip details views reworked
- PTE version from December 2020 fixes the broken VVO provider
Version 1.1.0: (2020-07-15)
- Trip details for public transport departures added
- New send-feedback dialog in the apps main menu
Warning:
The WalkersGuide app versions up to 0.5.1 are not longer supported.
Source code
GitHub Repositories:
- Server: git clone https://github.com/scheibler/WalkersGuide-Server.git
- Android Client: git clone https://github.com/scheibler/WalkersGuide-Android.git
Publications
The base for the WalkersGuide project was the diploma thesis with the title " “Navigationssystem für blinde Fußgänger und ÖPNV-Nutzer” (“Navigation system for blind walkers and public transportation users”). It was completed at the TU Dresden, faculty of computer science in march 2014.
The thesis starts with a state of the art chapter, which lists current navigation aids for the blind and also covers some related research projects. After that follows a list of user requirements. The main part contains a concept for such a navigation system, based on the priorly defined user requirements. One of the concept’s key components is the integration of the public transportation system into the route calculation process. After a chapter about the prototypal implementation follows an evaluation of the created navigation system.
The document is only available in German and can be downloaded here: PDF and BibTeX.