These maps are made for talking and touching. And they're beautiful, too. Touch-responsive maps bring interactive way-finding to a new level, providing independence to the visually impaired.

这种地图可以说话和触摸，它们也很漂亮。触摸响应式地图把互动问路方式提升到一个新的层次，增强了盲人的独立性。

Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA Center) tested a new kind of interactive way-finder: 3D maps that vocalize building information and directions when touched.

包容性设计和环境无障碍中心（IDEA中心）测试了一种新的互动式寻路器：3D地图。触摸时，这种地图可以说出建筑物的信息和方位。

The technology is designed with an important mission in mind: to help visually impaired visitors navigate public spaces like museums and college campuses.

这个技术产品的设计开发肩负着一项重要的使命：为视力受损的人在诸如博物馆、大学校园之类的公共场所行走提供帮助。

It's really about giving this audience, this population, a way to understand their environment.We're providing a level of information that allows them to navigate their environment easily, without help, which gives them a sense of independence.

这种地图确实能给用户提供一种理解周围环境的方式。我们为他们提供的信息，足以让他们在毫无帮助的情况下自由探索周遭环境，给他们一种独立自主的感觉。

As guests explore the model with their hands, the map announces building names and directions for getting to destinations. A menu controlled by just three buttons lets users browse a verbal index of all points of interest.

当用户用双手探索使用样品的时候，地图会播报建筑物的名称和去往目的地的方向。仅由三个按钮控制的菜单就能让使用者通过有声索引浏览他们感兴趣的地方。

Sound effects embedded in the landscape serve as auditory landmarks for people who are visually impaired: a fountain gurgles when tapped, and a bell tower chimes.

音响效果嵌入地貌之中，给视力受损的人充当听觉路标。敲击地图时，喷泉汩汩作响，钟楼也会打钟报时。

The touch-responsive models solve the “last mile problem” for blind pedestrians, who can often navigate to a building or campus address using GPS, but then need help to get to the classroom building or doctor's office where they need to be.

这款触摸响应式寻路器会为有视觉障碍的行人解决“最后一英里”问题。他们经常使用GPS走到建筑物或者校园的某个地方，但要到达教室或者医生办公室这种具体的地方却需要帮助。

Though the technology has been designed for people with visual impairments, the multisensory models make way for a better experience for everyone.

虽然这项技术是为有视觉障碍的人士设计的，但多感官操作的3D寻路器可以为每个人带来更好的寻路体验。