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Re: Country maps best practise and examples.

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From: Brandon Keith Biggs
Date: Feb 24, 2020 9:40AM

Hello,
You could have people enter their zip code and textually describe the
coverage.
For example:
94115, covered on the west side until California Street, and no coverage
past that point.
Or what most places do is have you enter your address and show if you are
covered.
Thanks,

Brandon Keith Biggs <http://brandonkeithbiggs.com/>;


On Mon, Feb 24, 2020 at 1:50 AM Patrick H. Lauke < <EMAIL REMOVED> >
wrote:

> On 24/02/2020 09:24, Murphy, Sean wrote:
> > Patrick,
> >
> > Mobile coverage for a specific frequency is the information being shown.
> At suburb level it might say 3g coverage 90%, at street level it might say
> 90% 3g cover. More you zoom out the coverage information is similar but at
> a higher view. Sighted (mouse) users can scroll around at suburb levels to
> see other streets coverage level all at real time. This currently is shown
> in colour. I already know there is issues for showing only in colour.
>
> I'd posit that for a screen reader (and probably low vision) user, this
> sort of exploratory model will be difficult to navigate, even if the
> interface itself was made accessible. It may make more sense to offer a
> separate, more targeted interface with a search form and some parameters
> (such as the granularity/area) where they can just type in the suburb or
> street, and get the information about coverage. If feasible, offer
> lower-level/higher granularity options in the results (e.g. if they
> chose to get coverage info at suburb level, then list the streets or
> whatever in that area).
>
> That'd be my gut feeling on this anyway.
>
> P
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