AccessMate – Toward Accessible Cities

Why We Exist

Independent mobility is essential for daily activities, allowing for social inclusion, participation, and equity. In 2017, the Canadian Survey on Disability reported an estimated over 2 million adult Canadians are limited in their daily activities due to a mobility disability. By 2050 it is estimated that mobility accessibility will affect 3.5 Million adults Canadians with disabilities. To address this issue, AccessMate is developed to address following specific problems for people with mobility concerns:

Individuals including those with disabilities

i: Lack of a specific navigation tool for people with mobility concerns

ii: Lack of accessibility information in urban areas for people with mobility concerns

Municipalities, cities, and institutions

i: Lack of mobile/web applications that store, visualize, and analyze the city’s geospatial data parallel to efficient maintenance and management of city infrastructures

ii: Lack of a map-based platform for collecting citizens feedback about city infrastructures

What We Offer

Automated Geospatial Data Extraction

AI-Based system to extract the walkways attributes

Efficient GIS Data Collection

- No paper work
- Improved data quality
- Centralized Database

Crowdsourcing Platform

AccessMate caters crowdsourced data to the database, immensely reducing inspection costs

Walkways Maintenance Management

A web GIS management system for maintenance of sidewalks and walkways

Accessibility Services

A navigation app for people with mobility concerns to find accessible paths, parking, and places

Notification Services

A notification service to notify citizens about the upcoming happenings such as buildings/sidewalk closure and construction areas

Who We Are

AccessMate is a team of experts with more than 10 years of technical and research experience in Geomatics and works with advisors who have a broad range of expertise.

Amin Gharebaghi

15+ years Geomatics engineering experience with key responsibilities in R&D, GIS, and Geomatics projects

Nastaran Saberi

10+ years of experience in geospatial sciences and specifically in Remote Sensing of environment

Sadra Safavian

10+ years Geomatics engineering experience with key responsibilities in R&D, GIS, and Geomatics projects

Mohammad Shaeri

+ 5 years of experience in GIS Developing on Desktop, Mobile and Web platforms with open-source technologies

Collaborators and Supporters

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Address: The Tannery, 151 Charles St W Suite# 199, Kitchener, ON N2G 1H6
Email: info@accessmate.ca
Tel: 418-265-3518
Tel: 519-722-8310