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https://www.citylab.com/design/2015/01/making-better-maps-for-the-blind/384495/

Exciting and fascinating article on research being done by scientists and cartographers (map makers) on making tactile maps and audio maps for blind people and people with sight loss.

This way blind people can reach health appointments, go to school, college, work and go home by the quickest, safest and most affordable routes without getting lost.

Dr Joshua Miele from the Smith Kettlewell Eye Institute in San Francisco, America has teamed up with the Lighthouse organisation for blind people in designing these useful and important maps.

https://sensorymaps.com

Fun and interactive online sensory maps around the world. A fun way to learn about travel, cultures, people, daily life, food, scents, fragrances, sounds and tastes around the world.

Includes sound maps, smell and scent maps, taste maps, sight maps, and tactile maps.

A great learning resource for people with disabilities.
For children and adults.

https://www.google.com.au/amp/s/citiesandmemory.com/2015/07/top-sound-maps/amp/

Clicking on the above hyperlink takes you to the online article Top ten sound maps around the world. From cities and memories dot com.

This includes the detailed and exciting sound maps from:

The London Sounds Survey, which includes sounds from the Underground waterways, and a beautiful interactive sound map of the Tower Bridge,

The British Library, which has excellent and fascinating sound maps of traditional music, wildlife sounds, British shores and regional British accents,

Aporee, which plays radio station recordings 24 hours a day from around the world. Ordinary people can take part for free and upload their own mini sound maps.

Ecouter Paris sound map - great fun for kids and adults. You can hear sounds of modern day Paris. Sounds are colour coded by category, and you can leave notes on what the sounds remind you of, and the memories that sounds help you remember.

Montreal Sound Map - a detailed sound maps of sounds in Montreal, Canada. You can find sounds based on what day of the week, time or season the sounds were recorded. Ordinary people can take part and upload sound maps for free.

Sound transit sound maps - listen to sound maps from around the world of people traveling. You can even email these sound maps to a friend.

Fleurieu sound map - sounds from the South Australian peninsula.

Favourite sounds - a sound map project.

Istanbul sound map - sounds from Instanbul.

Stereopublic - a sound map of quiet and relaxing sounds.

Belfast sound map - from Belfast, Ireland.

Columbia River sound map - sounds from the Columbia River.

Nature sounds - fun and fascinating professional sound recordings of rare animal species in over 81 countries. Includes sounds of a monsoon in Borneo, Asia, or sounds from a seal colony in Namibia, Africa.

Glasgow 3D sounds Map - records detailed and interesting everyday life sounds from Glasgow, Scotland. You can rate the sounds from pleasant to annoying. Includes sound pollution records, and a beautiful 3D virtual map that can be rotated.

City Sound Maps - includes sound maps from Seoul, South Korea, Tokyo, Japan and Caceres.

Mapa Sonora de Mexico - includes sounds of music and nature.

Firenze sound map - sounds uploaded by residents and tourists in Florence, Italy. People also talk about their emotions and how the sounds made them feel.

Sound maps are a fun way to learn about different cultures, geography, travel, history, music, animals and different cultures around the world.

You can listen to the sound maps online.

You can listen to sounds that occur in certain locations, such as people talking about their daily lives, singing and musical instruments being played around the world, wildlife animal sounds, ocean waves, wind sounds, travel sounds such as traveling by foot, car, plane or ship.

https://mapscaping.com/pages/folding-paper-globes?fbclid=IwAR0ci7NFcmYfHb6I-g0h9xoJlqt8KG9owhpFbQgdNZDWPO4q9xtVzDHT5bM

Fun activities for children and adults. For school and home.

Mapscaping dot com website has fun print outs of foldable world maps of Earth that you can print out and fold.

The foldable maps print out to A3 and A4 size.

They look simple, lovely and are great fun to use. A great way to learn geography skills. Ages eight and up.

http://edition.cnn.com/style/article/cartography-in-the-21st-century/?fbclid=IwAR0nj5DYIy3qJdi8mSWZuB5X3kOjea7VuUIDAYRRrhYDNbWU2g3KwJNW65U

An article of how maps have changed throughout history. Modern maps include references to what people have seen or fragrances and smells, sounds people hear in certain locations and the most scenic routes to places. There are also voice maps, where you can listen to people talk about their daily lives in different locations.

Maps are now also used to tell true stories of people’s lives during and after tragedies and happy occasions.