{"id":623,"date":"2010-10-31T23:36:00","date_gmt":"2010-10-31T23:36:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/archives\/623-haptorender-project-to-create-3d-printed-street-maps-for-the-blind.html"},"modified":"2014-07-03T16:59:45","modified_gmt":"2014-07-03T16:59:45","slug":"haptorender-project-to-create-3d-printed-street-maps-for-the-blind","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/haptorender-project-to-create-3d-printed-street-maps-for-the-blind","title":{"rendered":"HaptoRender: Project to create 3D printed street maps for the blind"},"content":{"rendered":"<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/HaptoRender\" target=\"_blank\">HaptoRender<\/a> is an <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\">OpenStreetmap<\/a> project that will produce static maps, repeatable 3D print-outs, focusing on small areas for the blind and visually impaired. <\/p>\n<p><!-- s9ymdb:2014 --><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.shapeways.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2010\/10\/pseudohaptomap_view2.jpg\" style=\"border: 0px none ; padding-left: 5px; padding-right: 5px; width: 629px; height: 458px;\"><\/p>\n<p>Originally <a href=\"http:\/\/zool.posterous.com\/on-3d-printing-haptic-map-tiles-ty-realivansa\" target=\"_blank\">brought to my attention<\/a> by <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/metazool\" target=\"_blank\">@metazool<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/#!\/RealIvanSanchez\" target=\"_blank\">@RealIvanSanchez<\/a> when they stumbled upon the &#8216;sort-of haptic map&#8217; in Edinburgh, pictured above.<\/p>\n<p><i>&#8220;&#8230;what is meant to be a 3D map that would give a blind person an impression of the scale and scope of Edinburgh and the beautiful built things in it. It gives an impression only; it&#8217;s not an accurate map of Edinburgh streets, not reliable for building a mental model with.<\/p>\n<p>The plaque announces its purpose in Braille and text; but the labels on the map are just text, not braille. So this is more of a pseudo haptic map.&#8221; <\/i><\/p>\n<p>Started in April 2009 by <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/User:Lulu-Ann\" target=\"_blank\">Lulu-Ann<\/a>,<i> <\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/HaptoRender\" target=\"_blank\">HaptoRender<\/a> is planned to be a renderer that uses <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\">OpenStreetmap<\/a> data to create tactile maps for blind and visually impaired persons.&nbsp; The first known tactile map based on OSM data published on May 12, 2009. It is a copper sheet with the size of an DIN A4 paper sheet. This was shown (and touched) at the <a href=\"http:\/\/2009.stateofthemap.org\/\" target=\"_blank\">SOTM 2009<\/a> in Amsterdam.&nbsp; It is easy to see how well 3D printing is suited to a project such as this that would enable the blind and visually impaired to navigate a new city with a better understanding of the lay of the land, where hills, open spaces, bridges and buildings are in relation to each other.&nbsp; Perhaps it is the sort of thing they could have sent to them (via Shapeways) prior to visiting a city to enable them to study it in advance.<\/p>\n<p>If you would like to get involved in the <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/HaptoRender\" target=\"_blank\">HaptoRender<\/a> project visit their wiki at <a href=\"http:\/\/wiki.openstreetmap.org\/wiki\/Main_Page\" target=\"_blank\">OpenStreetmap<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HaptoRender is an OpenStreetmap project that will produce static maps, repeatable 3D print-outs, focusing on small areas for the blind&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":4667,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[481],"tags":[482,477],"class_list":["post-623","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-shapeways","tag-6-inspiration","tag-1-whats-hot"],"thumbnail":false,"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v23.9 (Yoast SEO v23.9) - 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