Hi, I have just been into the Canadian site for maps on-line for visually impaired. They have maps for free download as .pdf and coreldraw files. They have maps for education, mobility, transportation and tourism. Link address http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca English version http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=index_e.html French version http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=index_f.html Bravo Canada! AND another section in this site called Web-4-All Maps has downloadable interactive audio-tactile maps. Here is the link to information about using the interactive audio-tactile haptic maps http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=inter_actif_active_e.html and link to requirements for this interface http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=recherche_research/hw_sw_required_e.html You will need a SVG viewer that is freely available at Adobe.com, a touch sensitive tablet and a special mouse that gives feed back i.e vibrating etc. Logitech is one such company that makes such mouses. You can drop the haptic bit when downloading if you wish ( a dialogue comes up and ask if you want to download from Immersion Web plugin and then you don't get the touch sensations). And Flash maps (needs a Flash reader, get it from Macromedia.com) http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=recherche_research/flash_e.html SVG (scalable vector graphics) http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=recherche_research/svg_e.html http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=recherche_research/svg_e.html http://www.tactile.nrcan.gc.ca/page.cgi?url=recherche_research/svg2_e.html And check out the future research projects, very interesting. Here they talk about using GML (GIS information to a markup language like XML) and VoiceXML. A very interesting site. I think I have mentioned The Cartographic Journal vol 40 December 2003 filled with articles about tactile graphics before, but have just got the journal in my hands and have started to read. Recommend it highly. An excellent resource.That's where I found out about the Natural Resource Canada site. Bit ashamed that I didn't know about it (the site) before. All the best, Lisa Lisa Yayla Huseby Kompetansesenter Oslo Norway lisa.yayla@xxxxxxxxxx