[accessibleimage] Re: what about?

Hi Lisa,

Very interesting discussion about mapping.  This may be of interest to
listers:  we are working on a map creation project with Smith Kettlewell Eye
Research Center in San Francisco.  The project is based on TMAP, a system
developed by Josh Miele of Smith Kettlewell. It allows the creation of
one-off neighborhood maps based on existing GIS databases similar to what
ate used by Mapquest or Google Maps.  So far, it only works in the US, but
in principle, it will work anywhere such databases are available.  There is
an article (in text format) about this work at
http://www.touchgraphics.com/publications/BJVI-Final.txt.  There's also a
pdf with some pictures here:
http://www.touchgraphics.com/publications/BJVI-Final.pdf

Right now, we're adapting the maps that Josh's system makes for the TTT, so
that users can explore the maps with audio description of each element that
they press. Information includes street name, block length, and addresses.
We're also creating a tool for customizing maps by adding points of
interest, marking routes, and providing overview information about the areas
depicted.  

We will be running a test of the system in June of 2007.  We hope to recruit
up to 100 current users of the TTT in the US.  Each participant will try to
produce a map of their neighborhood using the system.  We are hoping to have
results of that test ready for presentation at the 2007 International
Cartographic Association conference in Moscow, which is in August. We will
be sending out a mailing to all known users of the TTT in early 2007 to
invite people to participate.  There is a small honorarium for participants.

If anyone is interested in participating, please send me a message at
sl@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

Steven Landau
Touch Graphics, Inc.
New York City
USA







-----Original Message-----
From: Robert Jaquiss [mailto:rjaquiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 11:23 AM
To: accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [accessibleimage] Re: what about?

Hello Lisa:

     In answer to your questions, the users of the Sendero GPS systems can 
create Waypoints and upload these for sharing. At this time, there is no way

a user can print out a map with this data.

Regards,

Robert Jaquiss

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Lisa Yayla" <fnugg@xxxxxxxxx>
To: <accessibleimage@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Thursday, December 28, 2006 6:59 AM
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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