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

    • ouvert.canada.ca
    • open.canada.ca
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    Updated Feb 22, 2022
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    Natural Resources Canada (2022). Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Thunder Bay [Dataset]. https://ouvert.canada.ca/data/dataset/2f4b7232-243f-528d-93c1-c7251b9c0c45
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    Dataset updated
    Feb 22, 2022
    Dataset provided by
    Natural Resources Canada
    License

    Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
    License information was derived automatically

    Area covered
    Thunder Bay, Canada
    Description

    The map title is Thunder Bay. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Thunder Bay and surrounding area. Lake Superior is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Pie Island is shown in Lake Superior. Loch Lomond, located south of the airport, is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, Route 102, Route 17/11 and Route 61. A circle with a dot in the middle indicates a bus terminal in the centre of the city. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Thunder Bay International Airport to the west 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 impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.

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Natural Resources Canada (2022). Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Thunder Bay [Dataset]. https://ouvert.canada.ca/data/dataset/2f4b7232-243f-528d-93c1-c7251b9c0c45

Tactile Maps of Canada-Maps For Transportation And Tourism-City Approach Maps-Thunder Bay

Explore at:
cdr, pdf, gif, htmlAvailable download formats
Dataset updated
Feb 22, 2022
Dataset provided by
Natural Resources Canada
License

Open Government Licence - Canada 2.0https://open.canada.ca/en/open-government-licence-canada
License information was derived automatically

Area covered
Thunder Bay, Canada
Description

The map title is Thunder Bay. Tactile map scale. 2 centimetres = 3 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Thunder Bay and surrounding area. Lake Superior is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Pie Island is shown in Lake Superior. Loch Lomond, located south of the airport, is shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, Route 102, Route 17/11 and Route 61. A circle with a dot in the middle indicates a bus terminal in the centre of the city. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Thunder Bay International Airport to the west 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 impaired persons navigate spaces and routes in major cities by providing information about streets, buildings and other features of a travel route in the downtown area of a city. (c) Maps for Transportation and Tourism: to assist visually impaired persons in planning travel to new destinations in Canada, showing how to get to a city, and streets in the downtown area.

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