Hello Colleagues:
Another idea is appended and attached.
Regards,
Robert
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Project Name:
Relief map Viewer
The Problem:
It is difficult to label relief maps. For the purposes of this project, relief maps are those that attempt to show the actual contours of a geographical area. Braille labels cannot be applied without obscuring part of the map. A way is needed to allow a blind person to feel a map and be able to find out what a given feature is.
Design Challenge:
1. Create a computerized pointing device that can be moved about the surface of a map.
2. Upon request, or on a continual basis, the software should announce what the user is pointng at.
3. Software will be needed to use GIS information and match it with the actual relief map.
Design Parameters:
1. It should be possible to use commercially available relief maps and pair each map with the appropriate GIS data.
2. One option to consider is the use of a Phantom device. This hardware has the capability of knowing where a stylus is within a given three dimensional space.
3. The intended manner of use is for a user to
3.1 place a relief map on a table in a predefined area.
3.2 Input a code to identify the map to the computer system.
3.3 Examine the map with one or both hands.
3.4 Use the stylus or pointing device to identify areas of interest.
For Further Information Contact:
Name Robert Jaquiss
Phone(s) (318) 396-1853
email rjaquiss@earthlink.net
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