Downtown Detroit real estate company Bedrock utilized the MapVX platform by Lazarillo to create the Decked Out Detroit Field Guide, an interactive digital map of Downtown Detroit that highlights local businesses where visitors can dine, shop, park, and enjoy themselves during the 2024 NFL Draft. The Field Guide is fully integrated with the Decked Out Detroit website. This allows page visitors to access the maps on their devices by exploring the businesses listed across the site.
In-person visitors to the NFL Draft can access the maps from their mobile devices by scanning a QR code. The maps allow visitors to search for businesses by name or category utilizing a highly tuned smart search technology, giving everyone endless access to the festivities. The Field Guide also features real time updates about changes in entrances, fenced areas, parking zones and road closures. This makes it easier for visitors to navigate through the area frustration-free. Local public transportation providers including QLine and Peoplemover have also integrated their information into the maps. Visitors can find transit stops along their journey to and from Downtown. Additional information is also available in the field guide, including special deals and events happening at select locations.
Lazarillo’s MapVX platform allows companies to build interactive digital maps of their indoor and outdoor facilities to enhance the experience of their customers. You can integrate maps with a wide variety of interfaces, from mobile apps to websites to physical kiosks. MapVX also adds every map created with the platform to the Lazarillo App, which allows blind and visually impaired users to explore independently with audible guidance. Lazarillo functions with screen reader technology, which allows users to utilize the app accessibly on their smartphones. Using the Lazarillo App, people can browse locations nearby, create routes and navigate accessibly with turn by turn audible guidance, granting users a greater level of independence, safety and efficiency.
The Lazarillo App also contains public transit information, allowing users to navigate to stations, receive arrival and departure information, and more. This integration with QLine, and Peoplemover began as a part of our partnership with the Michigan Mobility Fund. The fund provided a grant to Lazarillo in order to improve accessibility options on the app throughout multiple neighborhoods in Detroit.
This project showcases the power of the MapVX platform by Lazarillo. MapVX provides businesses with the ability to easily build a custom mapping solution for their community to enhance the navigability and accessibility of their space. If you want to see the project in action, visit Downtown Detroit during the NFL Draft from April 25th to 27th or explore the Field Guide on the Decked Out Detroit website.
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About MapVX:
MapVX is a mapping platform developed by technology company Lazarillo. It provides businesses with the ability to build fully customizable digital interactive maps of their business. Businesses can integrate maps with websites, mobile apps, physical kiosks, and more. MapVX also provides the ability to advertise and collect analytics on user activity. Visit our home page to learn how we can help you improve the experience of your customers.
About Lazarillo:
Lazarillo is an assistive technology startup founded by CEO René Espinoza. Lazarillo’s goal is breaking barriers for inclusion with smart technology solutions. Lazarillo has worked with businesses and organizations across the globe to increase accessibility. They providing a mapping platform to enhance visitor experience. Partners include shopping centers, hospitals, universities, museums, city governments, smart mobility operators, and more. Lazarillo also offers a mobile app that provides accessible indoor and outdoor wayfinding for the blind or visually impaired. The app is free and can be downloaded today on Google Play and the App Store.
