Abstract:
Transitory obstacles in the built environment of George Mason University present a great
inconvenience and hazard to visually- and mobility-impaired individuals. Accessing realtime
information provides great benefits by allowing people with disabilities to assess the
potential hazard of an obstacle and find alternative routes in a short period of time. As an
emerging technique, geo-crowdsourcing allows for the utilization of community members
to collect and share valuable geographic information associated with transitory events. A
survey has being conducted to examine current applications of crowdsourcing.
Furthermore, the training program of various successful applications of geocrowdsourcing
has been reviewed. Finally, a training program has being designed and
implemented for recruiting and motivating contributors to participate in an obstacle
reporting system.
