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gvSIG as a GIS tool for creating maps for senior citizens published by the City of Munich

Author: 
Georg Sedlmeir
Contact name: 
Georg Sedlmeir
Organization: 
City of Munich - Germany
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Situation: 

Senior citizens in cities are often less mobile than younger persons and therefore not participating in social activities or getting enough physical exercise.

In order to promote their health and their participation in social life, maps specifically tailored to the needs of the elderly can be a valuable contribution to complement other health care activities.

Solution: 

gvSIG as a platform for creating the basic map information and a pre-press version of the map.

A newly created, universally usable symbol set to meet the requirements of the elderly regarding readability.

Providing enough information while at the same time not going too much into detail for the benefit of readability and to keep update intervals at a reasonable level.

A printed map with additional information on the background.

Benefits: 

Senior citizens now have a free, easy to use, printed map with a variety of information especially tailored to their needs (benches, resting places, bathrooms, public transport, etc...) at their disposal.

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