computer science

Wheelmap.org

Wheelmap.org is a computer science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Wheelmap.org rather than just read about it. In short: Wheelmap.org is an online, worldwide map for finding and marking wheelchair accessible places, developed by the German nonprofit organisation Sozialhelden e.V. Anyone can find and add public places to the map and rate them according to a simple traffic light system.

Key takeaways

Wheelmap.org belongs to computer science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Wheelmap.org to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Wheelmap.org from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Wheelmap.org is an online, worldwide map for finding and marking wheelchair accessible places, developed by the German nonprofit organisation Sozialhelden e.V. Anyone can find and add public places to the map and rate them according to a simple traffic light system. The map, which is based on OpenStreetMap, was created in 2010 by a team around social entrepreneur Raul Krauthausen to help people who use wheelchairs or wheeled walkers to plan their days more easily. Parents pushing a baby carriage can also benefit from the Wheelmap information. Currently almost 600,000 public places worldwide can be found on the map. About 300 new places are added on a daily basis. Wheelmap is available on the website and as an app for iOS, Android and Windows Phone.

Tagging Anyone can mark Points of Interest (bus stations, restaurants, cinemas, museums, banks, government offices, etc.).[3] according to their wheelchair accessibility on Wheelmap. A simple traffic light system is used to rate the wheelchair accessibility of a place: The markings are inserted by using the simple traffic light system:

Places that have not yet been rated on their wheelchair accessibility are marked gray. They can be marked quickly and easily by anyone, without prior registration. Registered users can add photos or comments with further details about the wheelchair accessibility of a place Registered users can add images to a location and write a comment with further details about the wheelchair accessibility of the place. Wheelmap.org focuses on the relevant accessibility information and is not limited to wheelchair specific locations, such as therapy centers or toilets. Instead, wheelchair users should be included in everyday life, focusing on public places of daily life including cafes, clubs, theaters, and basic public services, including public transportation, government offices and banks. Similar to Wikipedia, the user enters the information such that everyone helps to grow this tool from the bottom up.

Awards 2010 The INCA (Innovative and Creative Application) Award 2011 Vodafone's Smart Accessibility Award 2011 Werkstatt N - Award of the Council for Sustainable Development (Germany) 2011 As one of the 365 Landmarks in the Land of Ideas (founded by the federal government and the BDI 2012 World Summit Award (section mobile-inclusion & Empowerment) 2013 Zedler-Price for free knowledge (Wikimedia Germany) 2014 The first European Award for Social Entrepreneurship and Disability (title Highly Commended by the Jury to Raul Krauthausen for the project Wheelmap.org)

References

External links Media related to Wheelmap.org at Wikimedia Commons Official website Wheelmap on facebook Wheelmap.org at the Website of Handicap International (de) Wheelmap Archived 2014-10-26 at the Wayback Machine at the site of the German Wheelchair Sports Association (a part of the National Paralympic Committee Germany) Wheelmap.org Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine Video clip at Focus (German magazine) online About wheelmap.org (de) - B.Z. (newspaper) About wheelmap.org - article in The Sydney Morning Herald (in 2011)

Illustrations

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Wheelmap.org

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Wheelmap.org claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In computer science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Wheelmap.org before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Wheelmap.org ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Wheelmap.org

In research: Wheelmap.org appears in computer science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Wheelmap.org in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Wheelmap.org is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics Accessibility information, Android (operating system) software, German travel websites, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Wheelmap.org outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Wheelmap.org in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Wheelmap.org means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Wheelmap.org out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Wheelmap.org in simple terms?

Why does Wheelmap.org matter?

Because it connects several computer science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Wheelmap.org?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Wheelmap.org.