Virtual sidewalk surveys take advantage of crowd sourcing to complement walk-around surveys. The presentation below outlines the procedure for organizing and executing a virtual sidewalk survey using Google Earth Street View.
Quick Facts:
- Time to Organize: 2 weeks
- Time to Survey One Building: 15 minutes
Past Efforts:
San Francisco Virtual Sidewalk Survey: Crowd-sourcing was used to conduct a virtual sidewalk survey of areas not covered during previous sidewalk surveys in San Francisco.
Resources:
- Volunteer Instructions – Instructions provided to volunteers as part of the SF Virtual Sidewalk Survey
- Volunteer Dropbox Folder – Dropbox folder accessed by volunteers conducting the SF Virtual Sidewalk Survey
