Abstract—In this paper, we design device to help the blind people to navigate the environment without asking anyone. The device based on GPS (Global Positioning System), the raw data for location coordinate where the blind people stands is detect by GPS receiver, processing these data by PIC microcontroller to calculate real coordinate related with current position, then translate it to specific voice message which are presorted in voice recorder, the blind person hears voice message through the headset. Our design aims are to produce device that is more cheap by using little number of components and easy to use so that the blind person not need to do any thing just hearing the voice message. The device be practically tested by some blind people who are members of Abdallah Bin Maktoom blinds school in Jordan, they gives good opinion about device.

Index Terms—GPS receiver applications, navigate system, microcontroller applications, digital system design  

Cite: Ameer H. Morad, "GPS Talking For Blind People," Journal of Emerging Technologies in Web Intelligence, Vol. 2, No. 3, pp. 239-243, August 2010. doi:10.4304/jetwi.2.3.239-243