Annotated Bibliography

Kelly OConnor
English 2119 with Dr. Robert Arnold

Perkins, C. (2002). Cartography: Progress in tactile mapping.

Progress in Human Geography, 26(4), 521-530.

In sum, Perkins work here is simply a check-up on the

developments in the field of cartographical solutions for the
disabled. He begins his work here by addressing the lack of
research being done in psychology to understand the
cognitive function of spatial awareness. Perkins further
delves into the subject by discussing some of the newer key
findings that researchers have developed: a standardize set
of techniques, chemical-paper for thermoforming and an
audio-communication device system. He identified each of
these as being key to revolutionizing the field.

Siekierska, E., Labelle, R., Brunet, L., Mccurdy, B., Pulsifer, P.,
Rieger, M., & O'neil, L. (2003). Enhancing spatial
learning and mobility training of visually impaired
people-a technical paper on the Internet-based tactile

and audio-tactile mapping. The Canadian

Geographer/Le Geographe Canadien, 47(4), 480-493.

These researchers spent a great deal of time on a series of

papers on this subject matter but this was far the most
suitable fit for my research. This paper stood out a lot
because the primary goals of the academics were to address
why this matters they treat it as a problem, and primarily
talk about solutions in the works that are headed by
government entities or non-profit organizations. In particular,
there is a Canadian initiative to make tactual maps available
in all cities and subways in order to assist their disabled
population.

Voenlek, V., & Vondrkov, A. (2015). Tactile Maps Based

On 3D Printing Technology. SIE SOCIETY, INTEGRATION,
EDUCATION. Proceedings of the International Scientific
Conference, 7, 193-193.

These Czech based academics bring us to our final, and most

modern, research source. The goal of this paper was to
discuss how the field of cartography particularly tactual
cartography, would be impacted by the emergence of the
new three-dimensional technology. The technology is
particularly useful in this field, because the field relies
almost exclusively in textures in order to communicate
direction and a sense of space. The researchers delved into
trials they had been conducting, and shared a lot of useful
tips on the creation of these maps, and suggestions for
making crowd-sourced database for the information.