Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Windsor

The map title is Windsor. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Windsor and surrounding area. Detroit River is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, Route 2, Route 3 and Route 401. A circle with a dot in the middle indicates a bus terminal west of the centre of the city. A circle with a cross in it indicates train station in the centre of the city. A line with cross hashes indicates a railway line. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Windsor Airport to the south of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.

Data and Resources

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  • North America
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  • National
  • North America
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notes The map title is Windsor. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Windsor and surrounding area. Detroit River is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, Route 2, Route 3 and Route 401. A circle with a dot in the middle indicates a bus terminal west of the centre of the city. A circle with a cross in it indicates train station in the centre of the city. A line with cross hashes indicates a railway line. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Windsor Airport to the south of the city. Tactile maps are designed with Braille, large text, and raised features for visually impaired and low vision users. The Tactile Maps of Canada collection includes: (a) Maps for Education: tactile maps showing the general geography of Canada, including the Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps of the provinces and territories showing political boundaries, lakes, rivers and major cities), and the Thematic Tactile Atlas of Canada (maps showing climatic regions, relief, forest types, physiographic regions, rock types, soil types, and vegetation). (b) Maps for Mobility: to help visually impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.
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title Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Windsor
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