O-DGuide

O-DGuide works offline

i-Tego — 2024-01-10T10:18:00Z

After an initial connection to the Internet network, continuing to operate O-DGuide offline is completely transparent to the user, without requiring any special action such as connecting to a WiFi relay or installing an application.

There are many situations in which the Internet connection cannot be established by the visitor's smartphone, either intermittently because the signal is of poor quality, or because the point of interest is out of range. In certain sensitive environments, you may also want the audio guide to operate in "airplane mode".

Different techniques allow an application to function offline. Most require specific actions from the user, most often complex: downloading and installing an application, connecting to a WiFi terminal, etc.

With O-DGuide, if the organizer takes care to start the tour route at a point where the Internet signal is good, everything is transparent for the user!

Everything is intuitive and fast with O-DGuide:

In a place where there is a signal, the user launches the audio guide in the normal way (most often by scanning a QR-Code). O-DGuide loads the audio guide data, which takes a few seconds under normal conditions. The “Loading completed” icon then appears:

Arrived at the visit location, the audio guide works whether there is signal or not.

Note: some of our previously developed audio guides are not yet capable of working offline.

The O-DGuide technique

O-DGuide is a PWA (Progressive Web Application) type application. This allows a "service worker" to be seamlessly installed and maintained in the user's browser when connected to the audio guide website. The role of the particular O-DGuide service worker is to ensure that all web content necessary for the audio guide to function has been downloaded and cached locally and that this data is up to date. This way the audio guide continues to function normally in the event of signal loss.

Note that this is completely transparent to the user.

Of course, there must have been a connection at some point, even if only for a few seconds. In practice, this will be done by inviting the user to scan a QR-Code at reception, or, even more simply, on the entity's website.

Let's compare the techniques

PWA, WiFi or app?

Most PWAs do not load the entire data at once, in advance, but limit themselves to locally caching the data as it is accessed. In other words, these applications do not anticipate signal loss. To obtain the same effect as our audio guide, the user would have to have gone through all the audio guide sequences before losing the signal. This is of no interest for an application that will probably only be used for a single visit. It's a marketing argument with no real value.

A WiFi network is definitely an acceptable solution indoors, but it remains expensive. This is obviously impractical on a large site. This is also not a solution for a bus, train or boat unless you have a satellite link. For the user, he must configure the connection on his smartphone, which is far from transparent.

An application is tedious to download and install. For the organizer, it is very expensive to develop, updating is complex and becomes impractical if the data changes often.

Our solution is economical, transparent in implementation and use and provides always up-to-date data.

Aquiring method SAAS/AGENCE/AUTONOME

i-Tego — 2023-12-08T15:33:15Z

From its origin, the O-DGuide application was intended to be distributed "in SaaS MODE", that is to say as a web service accessible by subscription. It is therefore possible for anyone to build and maintain their audio guide independently.

However, in order to meet the need of professional customers wishing to delegate the work, we have developed an alternative in which the company i-Tego builds the audio guide "in AGENCY MODE". This also makes it possible to carry out more complex functionalities (mapping, games, etc.) not accessible by the "middle office". In this mode, i-Tego ensures the operation of the audio guide in SaaS mode, the customer can still access the middle office to make quick changes to the content.

Finally, the “AUTONOMOUS MODE” allows a large entity to acquire a license to operate the software on its own servers.

SAAS marketing mode

This mode is aimed at private users or very small entities.
From its origin, the O-DGuide application was intended to be distributed "in SaaS MODE", that is to say as a Web service based on the i-Tego SaaS system. In this mode, the visitor (the Internet user accessing the audio guide site to build his audio guide) must register on the SaaS system, adopt one of the packages offered and take out a subscription.

From then on, he is completely autonomous to create and update his audio guide, at no additional cost.

AGENCY marketing mode

This mode is aimed at professionals.

In this mode, the customer asks the i-Tego company to build the audio guide.
The client can delegate the entire work (production of media and texts) or provide all the necessary documents.
This mode also allows more complex functionalities (mapping, games, etc.) not accessible by the "middle office".

The i-Tego SaaS system continues to condition access to the middle office, authentication is done by OAUTHSD. After the audio guide is put into service, i-Tego registers the authors in the SAAS system and creates a special subscription for them. Access identifiers (login and password) are assigned to the customer to allow them to access the audio guide middle office in order, in particular, to make rapid changes to the content independently.

The creation of an audio guide in agency mode is the subject of a quote, and, possibly, a contract specifying the conditions for maintaining it in service. An annual subscription is due and paid under the same conditions as SaaS mode.

AUTONOMOUS marketing mode

The objective of this mode is to provide the client with an O-DGuide application that can be installed on their server to allow them to be completely autonomous.

The i-Tego SaaS system is removed, authentication is done by SPIP. We are no longer talking about a “SaaS” application but a “multi-tenant” one.
The site works like any ordinary SPIP application, with administrator, editor and visitor roles. This allows you to use all the power of SPIP's editorial functionalities, and in particular the supervision of an editorial team: management of the publishing program, scheduled and controlled online posting, messaging with editors, management of successive versions, etc.

The supply of an O-DGuide system in stand-alone mode is subject to a quote, a contract and the delivery of an operating license specifying the rights granted.

Plus

i-Tego — 2023-09-28T16:14:02Z

By contacting us, you can add a variety of elements to your audio guides, from games to a home page, find out what we can offer you.

Games

If you want to insert games, no problem, we can create them for you.
The following games are available:

Quizzes
Gap-fill exercise
Crosswords
Hangman game
Connect the dots [1]

Find out what it might look like.

Video

You have videos with audio, and you want the text you hear to be translated into the languages you have chosen for your audio guide? We can do it for you.

Homepage

You want to insert a home page? Add links to other audio guides? Here's an example:

You are interested, contact us now.

[1] This game is not yet suitable for mobile use

Variants

i-Tego — 2023-09-28T10:37:05Z

Variants are graphical aspects derived from a template. Among other things, they allow sequences to be presented in different ways, while retaining the same navigation bar.

You have access to 4 templates:

Basic
Moiron Vignette
Moiron
Élémentaire

One is available on request: Application.
Discover the templates.

How do I choose a variant?

When you choose a template, a list of templates and their variants appears.
A variant will appear as follows: template / variant.
All you have to do is choose the one you want.

What variants?

Each template gives you access to different variants:

Infos

This variant will not contain audio and allows you to display text. This can be particularly useful if you want to create a page dedicated to credits, for example.

Liste

Rather than jumping from one sequence to another, all the sequences are grouped together on a single page in the form of a list.

Elementaire-bis

This variant gives you access to a slightly different presentation of the elementaire template, in particular with the graphic appearance of the buttons.

Correspondence template - variant

Template	Infos	Liste	Elementaire-bis
Basic	`X`
Moiron Vignette	`X`	`X`
Moiron	`X`	`X`
Moiron Vignette	`X`	`X`	`X`

If you have special requirements and would like to add other elements to your audio guides, such as games, it's possible.

Discover all the possibilities, or contact us directement.

Glossary

i-Tego — 2023-02-23T15:20:06Z

Find the definition of important terms here.

Audioguides : Succession of sequences.

Sequence : A page of the audio guide in a given language.

Translation: The audio guide can state texts in dozens of languages. O-DGuide also allows automatic translation into a smaller number of languages.
The number of languages is growing steadily, see list here.

Point of Interest (POI) : Consists of the sequence in the original language of the translations (usually French) and a sequence for each language of translation.

Template : Defines the layout of the sequences (layout, buttons, fonts, colours etc.). Separate templates can be assigned to the different POIs.

Interactive cartography : A zoomable and moveable map on which the POIs appear. The user sees his GPS position on the map.

Interactive Map : An image on a fixed scale graphic background, scrollable but not zoomable, on which the POIs are represented in an integrated way in the image.

Creating routes

i-Tego — 2023-02-22T16:40:40Z

Create an outdoor or even indoor route, and make sure your users never get lost.

Do you want to create a course, and associate the points with a sequence?
There are two solutions:

The plan
Mapping

The plan

The plan is an image on which the points of interest are integrated. We all control the content but the possible actions are limited.

It is not possible to zoom in, or to see what is around the points of interest.

Provide us with the plan in question, and we will associate the sequences to each point of the map.

Mapping

TThe mapping uses the OpenStreetMap system.

Using the geographical coordinates, or via the address of the points of interest, we can place these points on the map and associate them with each sequence.

The actions possible with the cartography are wider, it is for example possible to zoom in, to see what is around the points of interest..

Your visitors will have the choice between 2 modes :

Exploration mode
Explore the map with the smartphone and click on the points of interest to start a sequence.

The navigation mode
This mode centres the map on the visitor's position, the points of interest appear spontaneously.

If you wish to create a route, please feel free to contact us.

FAQ

2023-01-13T10:48:26Z

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is status ?

Status is used to manage the visibility of sequences and audio guides for visitors.

What happens if the status is set to offline or in preparation?

If the audio guide has been set to offline or in preparation, no footage will be visible.
The visitor who wants to access the tour will be sent back to a page on which a message indicating the unavailability of the audio guide is displayed.
They can also scan another QR-Code or enter a tour code.

If the sequence has been set to offline or in preparation, it will no longer be available in the list of sequences in the audio guide.
If the visitor tries to access this sequence by scanning the QR-Code for example, they will be returned to the list of sequences.
In the sequence list, a message will be displayed indicating that the sequence in question is not available.

I changed the status of the sequence but the ones in secondary languages do not have the same status.

When creating a sequence this will automatically have the status published.

The modification of the status is done according to the sequence in main language. By modifying its status one automatically modifies the status of the sequence in all languages already created.

Thus, if the sequence in the secondary language was created after the change of status of the sequence, the latter will take the published status.

To solve this problem, change the sequence back to published status and then change it back to your choice.

What is the number of points?

By subscribing to O-DGuide, you benefit from speech synthesis and translation tools. The number of points therefore corresponds to your credit for transforming text into audio and for automatic translation.

This number of points is renewed each month of your subscription.

Each time you make a translation or modify your text and save it, your number of points decreases.

I have problems with my account and my subscription

Go to, to find an answer to your problem.

If you can't find the answer to your question please contact us

Use of the audio guide by your visitors

2023-01-13T08:44:59Z

The use of the audio guide by your visitors.

You design an audio guide for visitors, but how do they access it? What can they do once they have access to it?

That's what we'll explain here.

Prerequisites:

Have a smartphone connected to the internet, either by network or wifi.
To start the tour it is mandatory to have an internet connection.
For operation in areas with poor network, please contact us.

The mobile must have a browser capable of playing HTML5 audio in mp3 format [1]

Starting the tour

After creating your audio guide and its first sequence, you will find in the tab Audio guide information and qr-code many tools to distribute to your visitors so that they can access the visit.

There are many ways for visitors to access your audio guide.

The Qr-Code to scan by your visitors
A link, which you can put on your website.
A code. From our application it is possible for visitors to access an audio guide.
By going to the address : https://odguide.io/spip.php?page=visiteur&lang=en
Then by entering the visit code

Moving between the different sequences

Once on the audioguide the visitor can move to another sequence in several ways:

By clicking on the navigation button "previous", "next".

By choosing another sequence from the sequence list page.

By automatic chaining.
If the box has been ticked in the form for creating a sequence, then once this sequence has been completed, it will automatically move on to the next sequence.

By geolocation.
Depending on your form, you may have used a geolocation system, if the visitor is within 20m of a point the sequence associated with that point will be triggered.
For more information, contact us.

By clicking on a link located on a map or an image. It depends on the formula chosen, for more information, contact us.

The possible actions in the audioguide

Depending on the template you choose several actions are possible by your visitors.

In the navigation bar some actions are always available

Go to the language page
Start a new visit.
This page will offer visitors to enter the code of a visit, or to scan a QR-Code.

Start over
Go to the sequence list.
Manage the playback speed of the audio.

Access help.

In the main part of the audio guide

Navigate between sequences with the "previous" and "next" buttons or via the < > arrows.
Start or stop the audio with play or pause
Advance in the sequence by clicking on the progress bar

According to the templates

If the user only wants to scan a QR-Code he can do so either from the navigation bar with scan QR-Code or from the scan button

View the text spoken in the audio either with "lyrics" or by scrolling down the audio guide.

If you have any further questions please do not hesitate to contact us.

[1] This is now the case on recent mobile devices or those with an updated system and browser. For browser compatibility, see: https://developer.mozilla.org/fr/docs/Web/HTML/Element/audio

Create an audio guide

2023-01-12T15:03:23Z

An audio guide is a set of sequences. With a few clicks you will be able to create your own audio guides and sequences quickly and easily.

This article will explain how to create your audio guide.

Step 1: Creating the audio guide

After you have logged in, these are the steps needed to create an audio guide:

Click on Create an audio guide on the O-DGuide homepage.

You will arrive on the page below:

To create an audio guide, you will require:

Enter a title
Add a main language .
This language will be used as a reference for the sequences in secondary languages, notably for the images, the template, the translation of the text... ), this may not be modified later.
An introductory text
An image. (This image will be the default image for sequences that do not have an image)
Click on create.
You have just created your audio guide. All you have to do now is create a sequence.

Optional features of the audio guide

You can also :

Choose secondary languages, there is no limit.

Choose another template [1], the default template is the basic template. More information on templates.

Add a specific style to the whole audio guide. Templates are editable, more information on editing templates

Add html code to your audio guide. For example, this could be used to add a link to a site at the bottom of your audio guide.

Choose a renewal frequency of the tour code.
One of the ways your visitors can access an audio guide is through a code. Depending on your policy this can be renewed every day, week, month, year By default this code has no renewal.

Step 2: Creating a sequence

Start by clicking on Add sequence, in the home of the selected audio guide.

You arrive on the following page :

Before creating the sequences in your secondary languages it is mandatory to create the sequence in the main language.

All uncreated sequences will have an hourglass before its name, while the created ones will have a green tick as below:

To create a sequence you must:

Fill in a title
Add your text
Click on create.

Your sequence has been created, you can now create the sequence in another language.

Optional features of the sequences

You can also :

Edit Voice and listen to it. (Listen to Voice will take a predefined text, not the one you entered previously.)

Add one image. This will be the image for the sequence, if no image has been selected then the sequence will take the image from the audio guide.

Check Auto sequence. If you want the next sequence to start directly after this one without the visitor having to press next.

Check shadow area. To assist the operation of the audioguide in areas with a poor network. This depends on the package chosen. For more information, contact us.

Change the template. The default template corresponds to the one in the audio guide. More information on templates.

Add a specific style to this sequence. For more information on modifying templates.

Location of links on a map or image. It depends on the chosen formula. For more information, contact us.

Add html code to your sequence. For example, this can be used to add a link to a site at the bottom of your sequence.

[1] The list of available templates depends on the chosen formula

Master dozens of languages

2023-01-10T17:12:34Z

O-DGuide allows you to quickly and easily create a multilingual audio guide in more than 40 languages.

You can also automatically generate translations from the basic language texts into dozens of languages.

See an example of a multilingual audio guide.

Languages of enunciation

The following languages are available for speech synthesis:

Afrikaans (South Africa) - Afrikaans (Suid-Afrika) , Arabic - العربية , Bangla (Inde) - বাংলা , Basque - Euskara , Bulgarian - Български , Cantonese (Traditional, Hong Kong SAR China) - 粵語 (繁體，中華人民共和國香港特別行政區) , Catalan - Català , Croatian - Hrvatski , Czech - Čeština , Danish - Dansk , Dutch - Nederlands , Dutch (Belgium) - Nederlands (Belgie) , English (Australia) - English (Australia) , English (India) - English (India) , English (USA) - English (USA) , English (United Kingdom) - English (United Kingdom) , Estonian - Eesti , Filipino (Philippines) - Pilipino (Pilipinas) , Finnish - Suomi , French - Français , French (Canada) - Français (Canada) , Galician - Galego , German - Deutsch , Greek (Greece) - Ελληνικά (Ελλάδα) , Gujarati - ગુજરાતી , Hebrew - עברית , Hindi - हिन्दी , Hungarian - Magyar , Icelandic (Iceland) - íslenska (Ísland) , Indonesian - Bahasa Indonesia , Italian - Italiano , Japanese - 日本語 , Kannada (India) - ಕನ್ನಡ , Korean - 한국어 , Latvian - Latviešu , Lithuanian - Lietuvių , Malay - Bahasa Melayu , Malayalam (India) - മലയാളം (ഇന്ത്യ) , Mandarin Chinese (China) - 普通話（中國） , Mandarin Chinese (Taiwan) - 普通話（台灣） , Marathi (India) - मराठी , Norwegian (Norway) - Norsk , Polish - Polski , Portuguese - Português , Portuguese (Brazil) - Português (Brasil) , Punjabi (India) - ਪੰਜਾਬੀ , Romanian - Română , Russian - Русский , Serbian - Српски , Slovak - Slovenčina , Slovenian - Slovenščina , Spanish - Español , Spanish (USA) - Español (Estados Unidos) , Swedish - Svenska , Tamil - தமிழ் , Telugu - తెలుగు , Thai - ภาษาไทย , Turkish - Türkçe , Ukrainian - Українська , Vietnamese - Tiếng Việt , am_et - am_et , sw_ke - sw_ke , ur_in - ur_in

Note that the list of languages may vary depending on the subscription offer.

Traduction automatique

The following languages are available for automatic translation from the main language text:

Note that not all subscriptions offer automatic translation and that the list of languages may vary according to the subscriptions that offer this feature.