Hypsometry in Tactile Maps

Voženílek, Vít; Potměšíl, Miloň; Finková, Dita; Ludíková, Libuše; Němcová, Zuzana; Doležal, Jan; Vondráková, Alena; Kozáková, M.; Regec, Vojtĕch

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-12272-9_10

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“…This device, developed at the University of Venice, can be used to give a blind person a better understanding of reality (for example, art or architecture) by combining 3D printed tactile surfaces and sensors with hearing sensations towards AR. In a similar case, 3D printing has been used to print different tactile maps used by the blind for geospace perception . Although these devices (“Hapkit” and “Tooteko”) are not composed of soft materials, they used additive manufacturing in an efficient way to enhance the effect of teaching and learning.…”

Section: Haptic Interfacesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Bio‐inspired Design and Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials, Machines, Robots, and Haptic Interfaces

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Soft materials possess several distinctive characteristics, such as controllable deformation, infinite degrees of freedom, and self‐assembly, which make them promising candidates for building soft machines, robots, and haptic interfaces. In this Review, we give an overview of recent advances in these areas, with an emphasis on two specific topics: bio‐inspired design and additive manufacturing. Biology is an abundant source of inspiration for functional materials and systems that mimic the function or mechanism of biological tissues, agents, and behaviors. Additive manufacturing has enabled the fabrication of materials and structures prevalent in biology, thereby leading to more‐capable soft robots and machines. We believe that bio‐inspired design and additive manufacturing have been, and will continue to be, important tools for the design of soft robots.

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Section: Haptic Interfacesmentioning

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Bio‐inspired Design and Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials, Machines, Robots, and Haptic Interfaces

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“…In the same country, after the creation of the new Barrier−free Law, some authors investigated the use of dot pattern and texture and also striped pattern pinions on maps (Wada et al, 2009). A study in the Czech Republic showed results of "a three-dimensional model with discrete hypsometric layers, with Braille writings and with contrasting colors that distinguish it for people with visual impairment" (Voženílek et al, 2012). In Brazil, researchers developed different tactile textures through 3D printing to help blind people interpret tactile maps (Oliveira et al, 2016).…”

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A Bibliometric Study of Graphic Variables Used on Tactile Maps

Araújo

Delazari

Fernandes

et al. 2020

Int. Arch. Photogramm. Remote Sens. Spatial Inf. Sci.

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Abstract. Tactile maps are accessible for visually impaired people. Therefore, studies on the use of graphic variables in tactile cartography are necessary. A search for papers related to the keyword "tactile map" was conducted in the Scopus database and in the annals of the International Cartographic Conference, between the years 2009 and 2019, with the objective of identifying in the international literature the topics concerning to graphic variables, especially those related to color code systems. Among the full manuscripts found in the Scopus and International Cartographic Association databases, the countries with the largest number of publications in the tactile cartography field were Brazil, United States, Greece, Spain and Germany. The main topics related to tactile maps in the last 10 years were: visual impairment, navigation and wayfinding, perception, universal design, among others. Some of the papers suggest the representation of colors for colorblind people, but there is a gap regarding the use of color codes as graphic variables on tactile maps.

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“…Apart from studies identified during the review, there are two other projects worth mentioning. Schwarzbach et al in [91] proposed a solution that allows producing colorful 3D printed maps facilitating teaching geography to blind and visually impaired people. Using similar technology enables to generate 3D models from LIDAR data and orthophotomaps [92].…”

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Automatic (Tactile) Map Generation—A Systematic Literature Review

Wabínski¹,

Mościcka²

2019

IJGI

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This paper presents a systematic literature review that reflects the current state of research in the field of algorithms and models for map generalization, the existing solutions for automatic (tactile) map generation, as well as good practices for designing spatial databases for the purposes of automatic map development. A total number of over 500 primary studies were screened in order to identify the most relevant research on automatic (tactile) map generation from the last decade. The reviewed papers revealed many existing solutions in the field of automatic map production, as well as algorithms (e.g., Douglas–Peucker, Visvalingam–Whyatt) and models (e.g., GAEL, CartACom) for data generalization that might be used to transform traditional spatial data into the haptic form, suitable for blind and visually impaired people. However, it turns out that a comprehensive solution for automatic tactile map generation does not exist.

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Hypsometry in Tactile Maps

Cited by 10 publications

References 2 publications

Bio‐inspired Design and Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials, Machines, Robots, and Haptic Interfaces

Bio‐inspired Design and Additive Manufacturing of Soft Materials, Machines, Robots, and Haptic Interfaces

A Bibliometric Study of Graphic Variables Used on Tactile Maps

Automatic (Tactile) Map Generation—A Systematic Literature Review

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