| Abstract [eng] |
With the development of tactile mapping technologies, 3D printers are increasingly being used. Modern 3D printing technologies are able to quickly print a variety of 3D digital models that are created with special computer programs. The problem with the analyzed topic is that there is no methodology on how to prepare a map that would be suitable for 3D printing on modern printers. Such a study would allow tactile maps to be reproduced to a wider audience and used in the education of the visually impaired and the blind. The main point of this work is to perform the approbation of the created thematic signs with the blind and visually impaired and to create a methodology that would allow tactile maps to be reproduced with 3D printers. The study involved blind and visually impaired people of different ages, education, because in order to avoid influencing the assessment of the results of the blind and visually impaired during the approbation, they were interviewed separately. The results of the approbation and the developed 3D reproduction methodology will be applied to the tactile map “Distribution of Cacti in South America” commissioned by the Kairenai Botanical Garden of Vilnius University. After the implementation of the project and the approbation of the developed methodology and the perceptibility of the used thematic signs, this methodology will be applicable to the creation of cartographic works on other topics. |
