Category
Tech
Delegated Interfaces
Trend cluster
Category
Sound
Mapping
Apps that specialize in sound-mapping enhance accessibility and health.
1.5
Trend score
Trend
What is the Sound Mapping trend?
Sound Mapping: Sound mapping apps are becoming increasingly prevalent, and have applications in everything from helping individuals with visual impairments, to allowing individuals with noise sensitivities to avoid certain areas. Such apps are often crowdsourced and are evidence that a grassroots approach to social causes like accessibility is often the most effective way to create impactful change.
Trend themes
Themes within the Sound Mapping trend
Three behaviours holding the trend together01
Crowdsourcing Sound Mapping
As sound mapping apps become more prevalent, there is an opportunity for businesses to harness crowdsourcing data to measure noise levels in different environments.
02
Assistive Technologies for Visual Impairment
The development of technologies that interpret and narrate the environment for those who are visually impaired has disrupted industries across the board from personal navigation apps to intellectual property security.
03
Location-based Sound-Mapping Services
There is an opportunity for businesses to develop and capitalize on sound-mapping apps that allow users to locate restaurants, bars and cafes based on their noise levels from others' data.
Industry implications
What the Sound Mapping trend means for industry
Where the trend changes the playbookFor
Real Estate
With the development of noise-scoring platforms, prospective buyers/renters can receive more comprehensive information on the noises that affect housing prices and suitability for those with noise sensitivities.
For
Accessibility
Apps and technologies that cater to individuals with disabilities are growing fast and represent a major opportunity for businesses who can tap into these markets.
For
Acoustics
With location-based sound mapping services and other sound management technologies, businesses who specialize in acoustics would be wise to leverage their expertise across the many applications of these modern services.
Workshop question
How can your brand better empower consumers seeking to enact change?
Trend signals
Trend signals for Sound Mapping
Trend score 1.5 out of 10, from popularity 24%, activity 13%, freshness 8%.
Popularity24%
Activity13%
Freshness8%
Audience
50%Men
50%Women
- Gen Alpha
- Gen Z
- Millennial
- Gen X
- Boomer
Market
North America
Europe
Asia-Pacific
South America
Africa
Evidence
Examples of the Sound Mapping trend
5 featured examples from Apr 26, 2016 to Mar 2, 2018CategoryLifestyle
Narrative Visual Impairment Apps
Microsoft's 'Seeing AI' Can Narrate the World Around You
The development of 'Seeing AI' highlights the potential for AI in creating innovative solutions for individuals with visual impairments.
CategoryLifestyle
Urban Noise-Scoring Platforms
'HowLoud' Calculates the Loudness Factor for Different Neighborhoods
Real estate professionals could use this technology to better inform clients about the level of urban noise in different neighborhoods and increase the accuracy of property valuat…
CategoryTech
Sound-Mapping Restaurant Apps
iHEARu Uses Crowdsourcing to Measure Noise Levels in Restaurants
The app provides an opportunity for restaurants to cater to customers' noise preference and improve overall dining experiences.
CategoryTech
Location Noise-Measuring Apps
NoiseCapture Helps Users Record Noise Levels Wherever They Are
Urban planning can utilize noise mapping to develop more effective strategies for noise pollution reduction and create more livable cities.
CategoryTech
Assistive Noise Navigation Apps
Microsoft's Soundscape Apps Helps People with Visual Impairments
Opportunity for mobile app developers to create assistive noise navigation apps for individuals with visual impairments.
