About Scout
Scout previews walking routes in Washington, DC and surfaces public accessibility data alongside them. It's intended for use as a planning aid, but it will not have the kind of live and up to date data that you might expect from google or apple maps.
Data sources
Scout pulls from public datasets: Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) inspections published by DC OpenData, plus community sources like Refuge Restrooms and OpenStreetMap. Where an inspection year is available we have annotated it, but community sources often don't have that available.
- ADA inspections — audible pedestrian signalsLast inspected: 2016Data may be outdated (last inspected 2016)
- ADA inspections — barriers in the public right of wayLast inspected: 2016Data may be outdated (last inspected 2016)
- ADA inspections — bus stopsLast inspected: 2016Data may be outdated (last inspected 2016)
- ADA inspections — curb rampsLast inspected: 2016Data may be outdated (last inspected 2016)
- ADA inspections — drivewaysLast inspected: 2016Data may be outdated (last inspected 2016)
- ADA inspections — median cut-throughsLast inspected: 2016Data may be outdated (last inspected 2016)
- Refuge Restrooms
Inspection date unknown
- OpenStreetMap — benches
Inspection date unknown
- OpenStreetMap — drinking fountains
Inspection date unknown
Search & routing services
Scout pulls address suggestions from District of Columbia open data — specifically the Master Address Repository (MAR) curated by OCTO's GIS program. Addresses are refreshed periodically and loaded into Scout's servers.OpenRouteService, which computes mobility-aware directions over OpenStreetMap.
License & source code
Scout's source is published under AGPL-3.0. You can read the full license and browse the code on GitHub.
Contact
For product bugs, open a GitHub Issue. For security issues, please use GitHub's private security advisories.