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

The map title is Montréal. Tactile map scale. 1.6 centimetres = 5 kilometres North arrow pointing to the north. Montréal and surrounding area. Montréal is located on Île de Montréal. The river to the north, Rivière des Prairies, and to the south, the St. Lawrence River, and are shown with a wavy symbol to indicate water. Main roads, routes 15, 20 and 40. A circle with a dot in the middle indicates Station Centrale, the bus station located in the centre of the city. A circle with a cross in it indicate Gare Centrale, the Via Rail station, located in the centre of the city. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Pierre Elliot Trudeau International Airport in Dorval 10 km to the west of the city centre. A circle with the shape of an airplane in it indicates Mirabel International Airport located to the northwest 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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Title (French) Cartes tactiles du Canada-Les Cartes Pour Le Transport Et Le Tourisme-Cartes d'approches de villes-Montreal
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Contact Email NRCan.geogratis-geogratis.RNCan@canada.ca
Data Dictionary ["environment", "society"]
Open Canada Date Published 2006-04-03 00:00:00
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Open Canada Subject ["nature_and_environment", "society_and_culture"]
Open Canada Keywords {"fr": ["braille", "carte tactile", "culture", "démographique", "société"], "en": ["braille", "culture", "demographic", "society", "tactile maps"]}
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