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BATS: Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System

Product logo for Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System featuring B-A-T-S in large black letters with Blind Audio Tactile Mapping System written below it. Also to the right is a radar-type measurement featuring 2-axis drawn segments with a black silhouette form in the target.
Product Type: 
Modifiable product
Manufacturer Name: 
Gary Bishop
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Product Description: 

BATS is an ongoing project aimed at providing people without sight the same rich information and spatial awareness that sighted people get from exploring maps. The main goal for BATS is to provide students with visual impairments an avenue for exploring maps that puts them on equal footing with their sighted peers. 

Main Features: 

  • 3D environmental audio.
  • Tactile feedback.
  • Spoken layer statistics.
  • Spoken directional callouts.
  • Region focusing and unfocusing.
  • Vector map data.
  • 'Why did you do that?' help.
  • 'What will you do?' help.
  • 'What's going on?' help.
  • User profiles.
  • Sound Grid.
  • Full Navigation with Joystick.
  • Place/Find Mark.
  • Distance from a previous position (only available in version 4.0).
  • Take me there navigation (only available in version 4.0).

More Information: 

This product is discontinued by the manufacturer, but it may still be available for purchase from third party vendors. Try searching the product by name on the internet. Be careful as the manufacturer may no longer support it - or support it for long.