{"id":4980,"date":"2022-04-29T13:50:24","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T17:50:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4980"},"modified":"2022-04-29T13:50:26","modified_gmt":"2022-04-29T17:50:26","slug":"navilens-wayfinding-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4980","title":{"rendered":"NaviLens Wayfinding App"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.navilens.com\/en\/#navilens-section\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/www.navilens.com\/en\/%23navilens-section&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1651337649416000&amp;usg=AOvVaw3oMaZfKQRXy69RvR128Q9R\">NaviLens<\/a>&nbsp;i<span style=\"color: #000000;\">s an&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;new take on&nbsp;a wayfinding app. Built for those with visual impairments, the NaviLens app can detect specific wayfinding&nbsp;codes (placed strategically at different areas of a public building, bus station, museum, etc.) to provide&nbsp;navigational, informative information,&nbsp;such as where the entrance door is, or which bus stop you&#8217;re closest to. By<\/span><span style=\"color: #000000; font-family: arial, sans-serif;\">&nbsp;just&nbsp;scanning with a mobile camera, the user can&nbsp;get the necessary information contextualized.&nbsp;The codes are distinctly&nbsp;different from a QR code, can be detected&nbsp;from far distances, and can identify a Navi code in high light&nbsp;and unfocused situations<\/span>. The NaviLens code allows users to interact more easily and accessibly within their environment.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=bec6cb01e7&amp;attid=0.1&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1731449942396195349&amp;th=1807588c8ae55215&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ9JiEWJdMqHwWaXseFWsd2SEKxVFmskA47bIOUQPn5N8l6rDFILP_0wG2aP3IH-0caJImFSIeWjNvJ0sIo34GtysGteVFLhxzTbR02P0YIXJQvnj0fVVC9lx7c&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_l2kh37w10\" alt=\"image.png\" width=\"390\" height=\"363\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/mail.google.com\/mail\/u\/0?ui=2&amp;ik=bec6cb01e7&amp;attid=0.2&amp;permmsgid=msg-f:1731449942396195349&amp;th=1807588c8ae55215&amp;view=fimg&amp;fur=ip&amp;sz=s0-l75-ft&amp;attbid=ANGjdJ-aM0smPFBANeJDDi1tNTONjb94kq__DxxaP8Hn6FCzTp3-FR3ZHbvxtUsYhNibM_D9ldoC-vtMHQ2OPyKY5XveuV4MxEpojXly21bS00lJ3NKiSia8BfwTrro&amp;disp=emb&amp;realattid=ii_l2kh7rkb1\" alt=\"image.png\" width=\"374\" height=\"417\"><\/p>\n<div class=\"al2fb_like_button\"><div id=\"fb-root\"><\/div><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n(function(d, s, id) {\n  var js, fjs = d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0];\n  if (d.getElementById(id)) return;\n  js = d.createElement(s); js.id = id;\n  js.src = \"\/\/connect.facebook.net\/en_US\/all.js#xfbml=1&appId=149587675112835\";\n  fjs.parentNode.insertBefore(js, fjs);\n}(document, \"script\", \"facebook-jssdk\"));\n<\/script>\n<fb:like href=\"http:\/\/www.equipmentlink.org\/blog\/?p=4980\" layout=\"standard\" show_faces=\"true\" share=\"false\" width=\"450\" action=\"like\" font=\"arial\" colorscheme=\"light\" ref=\"AL2FB\"><\/fb:like><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>NaviLens&nbsp;is an&nbsp;interesting&nbsp;new take on&nbsp;a wayfinding app. Built for those with visual impairments, the NaviLens app can detect specific wayfinding&nbsp;codes (placed strategically at different areas of a public building, bus station, museum, etc.) to provide&nbsp;navigational, informative information,&nbsp;such as where the entrance door is, or which bus stop you&#8217;re closest to. 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