Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection
Abstract Historical gardens are a significant part of the cultural heritage. Exploration of such gardens is an important element of education. A particular challenge is to increase the accessibility of these facilities for the people with visual impairments (PVI). Among the aids enabling PVI visitin...
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| author | A. Zwirowicz-Rutkowska A. Mościcka A. Araszkiewicz J. Wabiński D. Kiliszek |
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| description | Abstract Historical gardens are a significant part of the cultural heritage. Exploration of such gardens is an important element of education. A particular challenge is to increase the accessibility of these facilities for the people with visual impairments (PVI). Among the aids enabling PVI visiting the gardens are tactile maps. The currently used tactile maps focus mainly on orientation and mobility. They do not allow exploration of gardens as a spatial composition, taking into account their cultural values. Therefore, the aim of our study was to develop the rules for content selection of tactile maps presenting those features of gardens that decide about their value, and to formalize these rules using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). In this research we analyzed features of 15 gardens in the five garden design styles: Baroque, Renaissance, English, Romantic, and Japanese. In result, we have proposed the way of mapping of the five garden design styles in a form useful for PVI. We have defined the procedure of content selection, as well as the catalogues of elements to be mapped at different levels of details, distinguishing repetitive and unique elements of each style. Finally, we have defined the easy-to-use list of content elements of tactile maps in the five design styles. Our solutions are described in a formalized way that allows their unambiguous understanding and universal application. The proposed solutions contribute to increasing the accessibility of gardens to PVI and allow them to learn about the values of cultural heritage of such places. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-26873920b01e46319bdb192b60d402a82023-03-22T12:02:03ZengSpringerOpenHeritage Science2050-74452023-03-0111112810.1186/s40494-023-00886-8Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selectionA. Zwirowicz-Rutkowska0A. Mościcka1A. Araszkiewicz2J. Wabiński3D. Kiliszek4Faculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of TechnologyFaculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of TechnologyFaculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of TechnologyFaculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of TechnologyFaculty of Civil Engineering and Geodesy, Military University of TechnologyAbstract Historical gardens are a significant part of the cultural heritage. Exploration of such gardens is an important element of education. A particular challenge is to increase the accessibility of these facilities for the people with visual impairments (PVI). Among the aids enabling PVI visiting the gardens are tactile maps. The currently used tactile maps focus mainly on orientation and mobility. They do not allow exploration of gardens as a spatial composition, taking into account their cultural values. Therefore, the aim of our study was to develop the rules for content selection of tactile maps presenting those features of gardens that decide about their value, and to formalize these rules using the Unified Modeling Language (UML). In this research we analyzed features of 15 gardens in the five garden design styles: Baroque, Renaissance, English, Romantic, and Japanese. In result, we have proposed the way of mapping of the five garden design styles in a form useful for PVI. We have defined the procedure of content selection, as well as the catalogues of elements to be mapped at different levels of details, distinguishing repetitive and unique elements of each style. Finally, we have defined the easy-to-use list of content elements of tactile maps in the five design styles. Our solutions are described in a formalized way that allows their unambiguous understanding and universal application. The proposed solutions contribute to increasing the accessibility of gardens to PVI and allow them to learn about the values of cultural heritage of such places.https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00886-8Cultural heritageTactile mapsAccessibilityPeople with visual impairmentsStandardizationUML |
| spellingShingle | A. Zwirowicz-Rutkowska A. Mościcka A. Araszkiewicz J. Wabiński D. Kiliszek Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection Heritage Science Cultural heritage Tactile maps Accessibility People with visual impairments Standardization UML |
| title | Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection |
| title_full | Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection |
| title_fullStr | Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection |
| title_full_unstemmed | Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection |
| title_short | Tactile maps of historical gardens: method of content selection |
| title_sort | tactile maps of historical gardens method of content selection |
| topic | Cultural heritage Tactile maps Accessibility People with visual impairments Standardization UML |
| url | https://doi.org/10.1186/s40494-023-00886-8 |
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