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

The map title is Saskatoon. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Saskatoon and surrounding area. The South Saskatchwan River is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes. 7, 11, 14, 16, 41. A circle with a dot in the middle to indicate a bus station is located in the north of the city. A circle with the shape of an airplane indicates an airport located northwest of the city. A circle with a cross indicates a Via Rail station located southwest of the city. A railway line is shown going through the train station. 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…

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

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12

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-02-22