Haptic maps introducing

Haptic Maps prepared by Seznam.cz help the blind and visually impaired. Ordinary foundation maps are automatically prepared so that they can be easily read through touch after being printed on microcapsule paper. Until now, the production of tactile maps has been time consuming and required a substantial amount of manual work. The Haptic Maps by Seznam.cz use a specific map key that generates black and white maps. After being printed on a special paper and after use of a device called a fuser, these maps swell so that they are readable through touch. Since spring, the maps have been available on a specialized webpage hapticke.mapy.cz, which is optimized for printing and completion of individual printed map sheets.