[accessibleimage] Re: what about?

hofstader.com plans on putting up a map system.  It will generate text
walking directions just like google but also display maps on the screen and,
coolest of all, it will have an emboss button that, assuming you have an
embosser attached, will send generate a tactile map on your device.  We're
looking to go live in Spring.

cdh 

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[mailto:accessibleimage-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Lisa Yayla
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 7:59 AM
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Subject: [accessibleimage] what about?

Hi,
What about then taking these two mails and combining them in a way? I 
mean from Google's map directions one gets a type of line map and from 
Rachel Magario map information. Couldn't  visually impaired persons make 
their own maps with the aid of a GPS and share them over the net? I 
might be talking through my hat since I don't have a GPS only covet one 
but from what I have read is that one can plot in ones own point of 
interest (POI) and then create a trace file and the create a map from 
this. Either swell out or emboss with a Tiger. At the points of interest 
one could add the extra information, sound, smell etc.
One could end up with two types of maps, a line (list) map like the 
Google direction information except it would have the added information 
and a geographical map from the GPS trace file.
Or what about a site where local way finding information is on line sent 
in from visually impaired? One doesn't need a GPS for this, just perhaps 
a note taker to help remember what one notices.
Any thoughts?
Best,
Lisa

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