Google developed a new precision to catch up with the GPS positioning system
2017/6/19
Google will be funded to perkins school for the blind in Boston $750000, to develop "Waze application" for the blind. Like many Boston residents, Joan baker (Joanne Becker use smart phones to find the nearest bus station. However, the precision of GPS positioning is usually less than 10 meters. Unlike most people, baker could not see the location of the bus stops accurately, because she was blind. Her employer perkins school for the blind is developing an crowdsourcing the location information of the application. Start the application from the local bus station, and developers think, this will help the blind world, "the last 10 meters" problem. Google to perkins school for the blind of the project financing of $750000, and bring about the development of professional crowdsourcing map. Google's charity sector Google.org will take out more than $20 million, funding organizations use technology to help the disabled. Google announced on Tuesday that the "Google disabled challenge 30 winners, these average winner received $750000 in funding. Google announced last year that started the race, then received more than 1000 applications from 88 countries around the world. Google is in charge of the contest Bridget grumman plug Lin Ke (Brigitte Hoyer Gosselink) said: "this topic is very interesting, because in the global range are very meaningful. 1/7 of the world's population has a different degree of disability." The final winner on multiple areas of problems, such as 3 d printing prosthesis, and the software to help people with autism. Won $1 million in The Center for The Discovery, development of open source equipment indieGo, turning The manual wheelchair into electric wheelchair. Ezer Mizion and Click2Speak on-screen keyboard in development, help the motor function of damaged without hands that can be input. Google.org has provided $400000 to them. Google finance innovation is not all related to high-tech. Miraclefeet will use $1 million in funding to promote the application of SMS, help clubfoot patients continue treatment.