Tactile Maps For The Blind

Tactile images, maps and touch installations enhance the experiences that people with sight difficulties have, making their visit more engaging, informative and stimulating, allowing greater independence and inclusion. In september, zheng dahong, a graduate of the fuzhou blind school, was on his way from fuzhou to quanzhou to continue his education. Resources frequently asked questions how to use tmap to make maps printing instructions reading tactile maps download introduction to tmap page (comes with maps purchased from adaptations) learn more about tmap.

Our maps can be made to represent outdoor walking routes, indoor floor plan layouts, fire exit routes, and more. However, development of tactile maps requires a universal set of tactile symbols which can be sensed by most of the blind and visually impaired people. Until now, such universal tactile symbology has not yet been created.

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The gift was a tactile map of fujian that can be read with the fingers. It is still free and there is no registration or licensing required. Go to tmap to sign up for an account to make your own tactile maps. This advantage makes gis the ultimate tool for effective application of additive technologies in tactile maps development.