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

The map title is Edmonton. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Edmonton and surrounding area. The North Saskatchewan River is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes 2, 14 and 16. A circle with a dot in the middle to indicate a bus station in the centre of the city. A circle with a cross in it to indicate a Via Rail station northeast of the bus station. There are two circles with the shape of an airplane in it to indicate an airport north of the bus station but near the centre of the city as well as an 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…

Publisher

Natural Resources Canada

Resources

12

Catalogue metadata updated

2022-02-22