STIMULATE

Using a user-centred design methodology, STIMULATE will enable seniors to specify their assistance needs, to extensively plan a trip, to optimise the transport means and itineraries, to secure advice, to be provided with personal assistance while on the move, as well as to secure local shopping recommendations and assistance. Advanced user communication technologies will be used for interactions, namely adapted graphical representations and navigation using common place terminals (PC, mobile phones and tablets), as well as multimodal natural / seamless expression. Advanced knowledge based GIS technologies will be used for processing and personalising seniors‟ travel and shopping requests, optimising transport itineraries, providing travel assistance, securing health care support, and enacting the overall execution of the planned travel and shopping. For ease of use all the services offered by the “STIMULATE” platform will be accessible via web browsing, for PC , tablets and mobile phones through the use of the W3C approved HTML5 standard.

As a part of the end- user involvement strategy, user groups will be defined, selected and recruited according to a well-defined profile which will be created in early steps of the project. This plan considers: sampling requirements, ethical regulations and several strengths of different user and stakeholder groups which are located in different cities. Older people without any significant cognitive impairment will be the main user group of the project. The aim of the involvement procedure is to cover all the common characteristics associated with that age relevant to travel and shopping activities of older people.