Blue Sky GIS: Maps in comics: Haptic maps in Germany

Sunday, October 12, 2014

Haptic maps in Germany

Several towns in Germany have maps of the town for the visually impaired.

Here's Munster:
Several Braille maps of the city are scattered around town (Munster, Germany) to help the visually impaired find their way. Ironically, these also serve as a good visual reference for the sighted.

Several Braille maps of the city are scattered around town (Munster, Germany) to help the visually impaired find their way. Ironically, these also serve as a good visual reference for the sighted.

I'm not sure which town this is:
German Engineering at its Finest (and Nicest!)

German Engineering at its Finest (and Nicest!)

This is a haptic map of the Wild Kermeter trail:

City of Marburg:
Arno Kraußmann and Claus Duncker, handing over the business card in Braille script to Mayor Egon Vaupel

Arno Kraußmann and Claus Duncker, handing over the business card in Braille script to Mayor Egon Vaupel

This one is actually the Rosetta MacLain Garden in Scarborough, Ontario:

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