Insights on DeepWalk

Our blog offers insights, updates, and guidance on using DeepWalk's platform for sidewalk inspections, program implementation, and ADA compliance. Explore case studies and practical tips on how municipalities and consultants can streamline accessibility efforts using iPhone LiDAR technology.

How To: Plan Data Collection Routes for Your Project

Learn how to efficiently plan your data collection routes using DeepWalk’s web app. This video walks you through drawing routes, defining areas, and uploading your GIS files for seamless integration with DeepWalk’s mobile application that streamlines your data collection and scanning process.

How To: Create a Customized Removal Program for Your Sidewalk Project

This video provides a step-by-step guide to creating a customized hazard removal program using DeepWalk’s web application. By utilizing the Implement Tool, you will be able to create the customized program by filtering selected hazard data points, reviewing locations through first-person view images, and exporting program data in various formats. The hazard removal program serves as a work order, helping you efficiently plan and streamline sidewalk remediation and maintenance

Understanding DeepWalk's Data Tool - Overview Page

This video covers everything you need to know about the Overview Page in DeepWalk’s web application. This page provides a high-level perspective of your sidewalk inspection project, featuring an interactive map, data layers, condition insights, and the ability to export data. Here are top 3 main functions of the Overview Page: exploring multiple sidewalk dataset layers, viewing detailed sidewalk accessibility and condition data, and downloading data for export to other GIS or engineering software.

Understanding DeepWalk's Data Tool - Details Page

This video covers everything you need to know about the Details Page under the Data Tool in DeepWalk’s web application. The Details Page allows you to inspect individual sidewalk scan features in depth, offering a top-down view with annotations, an interactive map, and a summary of accessibility and condition data. Watch it and learn how to navigate this page effectively and extract meaningful insights to support your sidewalk accessibility assessments with DeepWalk.

How To: Use Scoring Configuration with DeepWalk

Learn how to use DeepWalk's Scoring Configuration to customize sidewalk accessibility evaluations based on your project’s priorities. This feature lets you adjust the weight of key ADA-aligned factors like cross slope, clear width, deterioration, and ramp presence, which ensures the final score reflects what matters most. You'll see how to configure settings, run the accessibility score and compare different scoring scenarios. This empowers you to make data-driven decisions, prioritize repairs efficiently, and improve accessibility where it’s needed most.

February 24, 2025

How To: Create a CSV, KML, ShapeFile, and FGDB from DeepWalk Data using ArcGIS Online

Learn how to generate various mapping files using DeepWalk's ArcGIS integration. This guide covers exporting maps in formats like GeoJSON, FileGeoDatabase, KML, and more.

Getting Started: Planning Your Sidewalk Data Collection Project with DeepWalk

In this video, learn how to plan your sidewalk data collection project with DeepWalk. This guides you through logging in to the web application, customizing manual tags for specific data points, and using the planning tools to select sidewalk areas within your area.

How To: Make a Vertical Discontinuity Management Dashboard on ArcGIS

In this how-to guide, you learn how to create a vertical discontinuity removal management dashboard in ArcGIS, allowing users to select areas to identify trip hazards, their impacts, and related addresses and images, and export the data as a CSV.

How To: Reverse Geocode Trip Hazards using ArcGIS Notebooks with DeepWalk

This video tutorial explains how to use Esri's ArcGIS Notebooks to reverse geocode individual features, such as trip hazards, to include the address, helping the process of planning and implementing trip hazard removal programs.

How To: Customize a DeepWalk Web Map on ArcGIS

Learn how to customize your DeepWalk web map on ArcGIS online to include custom styling and map layers. Once customized on ArcGIS online, the changes will propagate back onto the DeepWalk web map.

How To: Create a Web Map with DeepWalk

DeepWalk's two-click ArcGIS integration quickly creates the ArcGIS deliverables, including a web map and pre-formatted feature services. The user logs in with their ArcGIS online password, clicks to create the map, and the deliverables are generated within 15 minutes.

How to Collect Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Data using DeepWalk

Learn about the three options for data collection when working with DeepWalk. Choose self-service, partner with an engineering firm, or use Quality Counts, a data collection firm and DeepWalk partner.

August 26, 2024

Sidewalk Grading Algorithm Overview

The Sidewalk Scoring Algorithm is designed to evaluate sections of sidewalk within an urban environment based on various criteria critical to pedestrian accessibility. This document outlines the methodologies and grading systems used by DeepWalk’s software to prioritize and compare all inspections in the system.

Breakdown of how DeepWalk's sidewalk inspection software scores sidewalk scans

Danville Prioritizes Sidewalk Access

DeepWalk's automatic sidewalk inspection tool helped Danville, Illinois evaluate its sidewalk systems for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. DeepWalk provided the essential data needed to update its ADA transition plan.

scan of curb ramp sidewalk with measurements

Danville Prioritizes Sidewalk Access

DeepWalk's automatic sidewalk inspection tool helped Danville, Illinois evaluate its sidewalk systems for compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act. DeepWalk provided the essential data needed to update its ADA transition plan.

August 25, 2021

scan of curb ramp sidewalk with measurements

How To: Plan Data Collection Routes for Your Project

Learn how to efficiently plan your data collection routes using DeepWalk’s web app. This video walks you through drawing routes, defining areas, and uploading your GIS files for seamless integration with DeepWalk’s mobile application that streamlines your data collection and scanning process.

How To: Create a Customized Removal Program for Your Sidewalk Project

This video provides a step-by-step guide to creating a customized hazard removal program using DeepWalk’s web application. By utilizing the Implement Tool, you will be able to create the customized program by filtering selected hazard data points, reviewing locations through first-person view images, and exporting program data in various formats. The hazard removal program serves as a work order, helping you efficiently plan and streamline sidewalk remediation and maintenance

Understanding DeepWalk's Data Tool - Overview Page

This video covers everything you need to know about the Overview Page in DeepWalk’s web application. This page provides a high-level perspective of your sidewalk inspection project, featuring an interactive map, data layers, condition insights, and the ability to export data. Here are top 3 main functions of the Overview Page: exploring multiple sidewalk dataset layers, viewing detailed sidewalk accessibility and condition data, and downloading data for export to other GIS or engineering software.

Understanding DeepWalk's Data Tool - Details Page

This video covers everything you need to know about the Details Page under the Data Tool in DeepWalk’s web application. The Details Page allows you to inspect individual sidewalk scan features in depth, offering a top-down view with annotations, an interactive map, and a summary of accessibility and condition data. Watch it and learn how to navigate this page effectively and extract meaningful insights to support your sidewalk accessibility assessments with DeepWalk.

How To: Use Scoring Configuration with DeepWalk

Learn how to use DeepWalk's Scoring Configuration to customize sidewalk accessibility evaluations based on your project’s priorities. This feature lets you adjust the weight of key ADA-aligned factors like cross slope, clear width, deterioration, and ramp presence, which ensures the final score reflects what matters most. You'll see how to configure settings, run the accessibility score and compare different scoring scenarios. This empowers you to make data-driven decisions, prioritize repairs efficiently, and improve accessibility where it’s needed most.

February 24, 2025

How To: Create a CSV, KML, ShapeFile, and FGDB from DeepWalk Data using ArcGIS Online

Learn how to generate various mapping files using DeepWalk's ArcGIS integration. This guide covers exporting maps in formats like GeoJSON, FileGeoDatabase, KML, and more.

Getting Started: Planning Your Sidewalk Data Collection Project with DeepWalk

In this video, learn how to plan your sidewalk data collection project with DeepWalk. This guides you through logging in to the web application, customizing manual tags for specific data points, and using the planning tools to select sidewalk areas within your area.

How To: Make a Vertical Discontinuity Management Dashboard on ArcGIS

In this how-to guide, you learn how to create a vertical discontinuity removal management dashboard in ArcGIS, allowing users to select areas to identify trip hazards, their impacts, and related addresses and images, and export the data as a CSV.

How To: Reverse Geocode Trip Hazards using ArcGIS Notebooks with DeepWalk

This video tutorial explains how to use Esri's ArcGIS Notebooks to reverse geocode individual features, such as trip hazards, to include the address, helping the process of planning and implementing trip hazard removal programs.

How To: Customize a DeepWalk Web Map on ArcGIS

Learn how to customize your DeepWalk web map on ArcGIS online to include custom styling and map layers. Once customized on ArcGIS online, the changes will propagate back onto the DeepWalk web map.

How To: Create a Web Map with DeepWalk

DeepWalk's two-click ArcGIS integration quickly creates the ArcGIS deliverables, including a web map and pre-formatted feature services. The user logs in with their ArcGIS online password, clicks to create the map, and the deliverables are generated within 15 minutes.

Frequently Asked Questions

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How to Collect Sidewalk and Curb Ramp Data using DeepWalk

Learn about the three options for data collection when working with DeepWalk. Choose self-service, partner with an engineering firm, or use Quality Counts, a data collection firm and DeepWalk partner.

August 26, 2024

Sidewalk Grading Algorithm Overview

The Sidewalk Scoring Algorithm is designed to evaluate sections of sidewalk within an urban environment based on various criteria critical to pedestrian accessibility. This document outlines the methodologies and grading systems used by DeepWalk’s software to prioritize and compare all inspections in the system.

Breakdown of how DeepWalk's sidewalk inspection software scores sidewalk scans