Braille Maps for Anywhere On Line

[Janina Sajka]

David Poehlman writes:
> From: "David Poehlman" <poehlman1 at comcast.net>
> 
> mind sending it again?

Here you are.


> >From jam at ski.org Wed Jan 28 15:38:50 2004
>Subject: new tactile maps on-line
>
>Please feel free to forward the following message to colleagues who might be
>interested.
>
>-----
>I wanted to let the list know about a project currently under way here at
>The Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute to provide tactile street maps
>over the web. The system uses a server-based geographic information system
>(GIS), and will be able to produce tactile graphics files properly prepared
>for standard Braille embossers, swell paper, ViewPlus Tiger embossers, or
>other tactile output devices. Ultimately, The software will be available as
>an on-line service that allows anyone to request a tactile street map of any
>location at any scale, download the files and emboss or render the tactile
>map immediately. The street maps are automatically produced with appropriate
>information density, Braille labels, and simple line figures, to optimize
>their use by a blind map reader. The user will have a high degree of
>flexibility over how an individual map appears, the kinds of features
>represented, labeling style, and map key information.
>Currently the GIS that we are using (TIGER Line Maps from the US Census
>Bureau) includes only USA data, but in the future, it will be possible to
>use richer data sources that include street information on a more global
>basis.
>
>We will be presenting an update and demo of this project at the up-coming
>CSUN conference on Technology and Persons with Disabilities in LA on March
>17th.
>
>If you are interested in learning more about this project or the
>presentation, or would like to become a beta tester of the service, please
>visit
>
>http://www.ski.org/tmap
>
>If you have specific questions about the project please feel free to contact
>me at this e-mail address.
>
>--JAM
>--------------------------------
>Joshua A. Miele, Ph.D., Post Doctoral Fellow The Smith-Kettlewell Eye
>Research Institute
>2318 Fillmore St.
>San Francisco, CA 94115
>
>E-mail: jam at ski.org
>Voice: 415/345-2113
>Fax: 415/202-0780
>
>http://www.ski.org

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Janina Sajka
Email: janina at rednote.net		
Phone: +1 (202) 408-8175

Director, Technology Research and Development
American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
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Chair, Accessibility Work Group
Free Standards Group
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