[mapserver-users] OT: A New Way to Read, Not See, Maps

[woodbri at swoodbridge.com]

We probably don't have to wait even that long to be able to do 
something like this. This is more of a client problem than a server 
problem and with Flash out put it should be possible to do this. For 
example sounds are keyed to the background colors, if we added roll-
over text prompts for map features they could be fed into a text to 
speech processor. etc. With Flash, you have the ability to have 
action functions to create hot spots and action function to handle 
them. Sooooo,  you might not have to wait much longer than 3.7!!!

-Steve W.
 http://iMapTools.com

On 25 Sep 2002 at 19:09, Puneet Kishor wrote:

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> A New Way to Read, Not See, Maps
> By Mark Tosczak
> 
> 
> 2:00 a.m. Sep. 25, 2002 PDT
> Jason Morris uses a trackball to move a cursor across a map of ancient
> Britain dotted with Roman forts and cities. As he passes over a
> location, a speech synthesizer pronounces the name -- and will spell
> it, too, as sometimes the computer's Latin pronunciation isn't up to
> snuff.
> 
> When the cursor passes over land, the sound of horses galloping comes
> from the computer's speakers. Move it over water and the sound of
> waves breaking on a beach emanates...
> 
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> 
> read the rest of the article at 
> http://www.wired.com/news/school/0,1383,54916,00.html?tw=wn_ascii
> 
> now, how 'bout in mapserver version 5.x...
> 
> pk/
> 
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