ROCKHARZ Compass vs V2X2MAP

The ROCKHARZ Festival navigation app for blind and vision-impaired people. Routes and POIs, maps, food & drink menus, service points, entrances and exits, concession and merch stands, and more. Navigation with audio and haptic guidance throughout the entire festival grounds. You can add your own POIs (e.g., the location of your tent). Further information about our extensive inclusion efforts and existing offers at the festival is available at the reception desk of the Inclusion Camp and on our website. (rockharz.com/inklusion)

V2X2MAP makes invisible traffic radio visible: the app shows the C-ITS/ITS-G5 messages that traffic lights, vehicles and roadwork warning trailers around you broadcast on 5.9 GHz – live on the map, on the Lock Screen and in CarPlay. IMPORTANT – RECEIVER REQUIRED: An iPhone cannot receive this radio by itself. Check https://v2x2map.com/ how to get a receiver. The app needs an ESP32-C5 microcontroller as receiver, flashed once with our free open-source firmware. Without the receiver the map stays empty – to try it out, start the demo drive. WHERE IT WORKS: the app receives the European standard ETSI ITS-G5 (5.9 GHz) as broadcast by traffic lights and vehicles mainly in Europe. Other V2X systems such as C-V2X (e.g. China) or ITS Connect (Japan) cannot be received. The demo drive works everywhere. HOW TO SET UP THE RECEIVER (once, about 2 minutes) 1. Connect the ESP32-C5 to a computer with a USB cable. 2. Open v2x2map.com/flash in Chrome or Edge and click “Connect & Flash” – the firmware is written in about a minute. 3. Unplug the receiver once and plug it back in. From then on it runs from any USB charger, power bank or the USB port in your car. 4. Open V2X2MAP – the setup guides you through every step: the app finds the receiver “ITS-G5-RX” via Bluetooth and connects – no account, no pairing code. After that it connects automatically in the car. FEATURES • Traffic-light assistant: when approaching, the signals of your approach per direction (left / straight / right) with the colour as a word, remaining time and distance – already from about 300 m as a preview • Green-wave speed: the speed at which you arrive on green – never above the speed limit • CarPlay: a large, easy-to-read traffic-light board and an info overview right in the car • Live Activity on the Lock Screen and in the Dynamic Island • Warnings about emergency vehicles heading your way and hazard warnings (e.g. roadworks, end of a traffic jam) as notifications – also in the background • Lane-level intersection maps with your lane and turn arrows on Apple Maps • Country rules for Europe and the UK: red-and-amber, turn signals, left-hand traffic, km/h or mph • List of all stations nearby with details • Record drives and replay them later • Optional: forward received messages to the open project OpenTrafficMap (off by default) The displays are for information only and never replace watching the road and the actual traffic lights – traffic rules and the real signal always apply. Receiving radio services may be regulated in your country – see the note inside the app.