A mobile app for observing pedestrian access.
AVIV ScoutRoute helps people collect structured information about sidewalks, crossings, curb ramps, bus stops, and other pedestrian features while they are in the field.
Developed by the Taskar Center for Accessible Technology at the University of Washington. Available on iOS and through Android Firebase App Distribution.
Map-based quests
Open a project workspace, choose a nearby quest, observe the feature, and answer the questions for that quest.
Project workspaces
Access depends on the project group, workspace, coverage area, and quest definitions set up for your campaign.
Evidence from the field
Record what you can observe. If you cannot determine an answer, use the available Unknown or skip option instead of guessing.
What ScoutRoute is
ScoutRoute is a TCAT mobile field-data collection app. A workspace shows a mapped area and its available pedestrian features. A quest is a small survey about one feature, with questions that may use a single choice, several choices, a number, short text, or other options configured for the project.
ScoutRoute asks for specific observations rather than a generic comment about access. Map imagery may not reflect current conditions, so the goal is to record what you can see at the feature itself.
Install and get access
Android
Use the Firebase App Distribution invitation and the Android installation guide.
iPhone or iPad
Install the current app from the Apple App Store, then use the iOS guide if your project provides one.
Installing the app does not by itself grant access to a local project. Some projects require a TDEI account, project-group membership, and an app-enabled workspace.
How a mapping session works
- Sign in.
Use the account and project access provided for your campaign. - Choose a workspace.
Open the app-enabled workspace that covers the area you are mapping. - Answer a quest.
Open a mapped feature, observe it, and answer the questions shown. - Submit and continue.
Submit the contribution, then continue with another quest when available.
A submitted contribution is committed to the selected TDEI Workspace through a changeset for review; it is not automatically a public dataset update.
What you may be asked to observe
Sidewalks
Surface, width, handrails, ramps, tactile paving, and other configured details.
Crossings
Crossing features, signals, curb ramps, and conditions visible at the location.
Stops and barriers
Bus-stop features, steps, ramps, obstacles, and other pedestrian access details.
Notes and images
Short text, photos, or free-form responses when the workspace includes those options.
The exact questions and response types vary by project workspace.
Accessibility support
TCAT provides a Screen Reader Mode and a walkthrough for using ScoutRoute. The user manual explains the project, workspace, quest, and submission flow.
Read the ScoutRoute user manual Watch the screen-reader walkthrough