CAN I GET THROUGH?
My vacations
My vacations
My vacations
My vacations
My vacations
You don't need to be a Data Analyst to see two patterns here...
I travel with a wheelchair
I have a dark sense of humor
Questions a handicapped person faces when planning a trip
How big is the city?
Is the city on a hill?
Is the public transport accessible?
Are the landmarks accessible?
Are the streets accessible?
Sidewalk state
Sidewalk state
Most difficult variable to get information on
It is an inconvenient that you face many times a day
The idea
The idea
Google Street View images
Deep learning algorith
Accessibility assesment
Take an image
Analyze its pixels
Get an answer
The algorithm
How does it work?
How does it work?
How does it work?
( 0.9055 , 0.0944 )
How does it work?
( 0.9055 , 0.0944 )
Probability of having a ramp
Probability of not having a ramp
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,
How does it work?
Does it work?
43%
50%
Yeah, sure but... why?
9.5% are accessible
Manhattan sidewalks
Not convinced?
+1bn people
$8.9T
Next steps
More accuracy
More barriers
More questions
Lately, we have learnt some of the possibilities of data...
But data will not reach its full potential if certain groups are pushed out
