arminbw / tangible-gmaps-polymer

a stylized Polymer Google Map for visual impaired students

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Tangible GMaps Polymer

Tangible GMaps Polymer is a stylized Google Map based on Polymer. This is work in progress.

Background

A few years ago I was working on a toolset for teachers of visual impaired students. One goal was to ease the production of tangible maps. To get something up and running fast, I set up a styled Google Maps page. This page served as a source for high-contrast images which were then turned into embossed, tangible maps. The prototypes are still online and - according to feedback I get from time to time - are still being used occasionally by teachers of a local school.

several tangible A4 sized maps

To test the possibilities of today, I took the shopworn code of the old prototype and combined it with Google's Polymer. Let's see what happens.

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a stylized Polymer Google Map for visual impaired students


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