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Republic of the PhilippinesEulogio Amang Rodriguez
Institute of Science and Technology
Nagtahan,Sampaloc,Manila
College of EngineeringComputer Engineering Department
As a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in design Project
EARIST TOUCHSCREEN MAP
LOCATOR
Submitted by:
Durolfo,Cristina R.
Estillero,Erlinda E
. Estipular,Randolf I.
Estoesta,Mildred A.
Estropia,Jason D.
Famodulan,Naicy F.
Flores,Rica Barbara C.
Fulo,Maricel V.
Laurente,Jason U.
Lonoza,Ronabelle P.
Lumabi.Alvin M.
Mallen,Aileen M.
Pinzon,Paul Oliver J.
Venancio,Nida O.
BSCoE -5
Submitted By:Engr.MINERVA C. ZOLETA
Adviser
Batch 2009
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Acknowledgment
This research has been developed due to our class performance and
work experiences. In regards to this, feedback and comments from our
classmates and professor who give us the challenge to make this research a
better one.
We would like to express our heartfelt appreciation to the people who
helped us to make this project possible.
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DEDICATION
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Republic of the PhilippinesEulogio Amang Rodriguez
Institute of Science and Technology
Nagtahan,Sampaloc,Manila
College of Engineering
The design project entitled EARIST TOUCH SCREEN
MAP LOCATOR has been prepared and submitted by the
following proponents:
Durolfo,Cristina R.
Estillero,Erlinda E
. Estipular,Randolf I.
Estoesta,Mildred A.
Estropia,Jason D.
Famodulan,Naicy F.
Flores,Rica Barbara C.
Fulo,Maricel V.
Laurente,Jason U.
Lonoza,Ronabelle P.
Lumabi.Alvin M.
Mallen,Aileen M.
Pinzon,Paul Oliver J.
Venancio,Nida O.
Is hereby recommended for acceptance by:
_______________________________ENGR. .MINERVA C. ZOLETA
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Design Project Adviser
TABLE OF CONTENTS
AKNOWLEDGEMENT. iDEDICATION. iiRECOMMENDATION LETTER iiiAPPROVAL LETTER. ivLIST OF TABLES vLIST OF FIGURES. vi
CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUNDIntroduction ...Background of the study Statement of the Problem ...
Objectives Significance of the Study .Scope and Delimitation .
CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATUREConceptual Framework Related Literature . .Definition of Terms
CHAPTER III. RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY PROCEDURESData Gathering Instrument .
Sources of Data Procedure of Gathering Data .Statistical Data Treatment Survey .
CHAPTER IV. DISCUSSION OF DESIGNBlock Diagram .Hardware Requirements ..System Flow ..Map Locator Flow ..Program Flow ..
System Codes ...
CHAPTER V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION ANDRECOMMENDATION
Summary of Findings Conclusion .Recommendation .
APPENDICESA. BIBLIOGRAPHY
B. PHOTOSC. GANTT CHARTD. FINANCIAL STATEMENTE. PROPONENTS PROFILE
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Chapter 1
Introduction
As we go beyond the modernization of the world we are now in the 5 th generation
where automations are in demand. More computers and gadgets are invented to make our
lives easier and convenient.
One of the useful materials that had been invented was a locator map. It is like a
traditional map the only difference is the locator map used cartography to show the
location of a particular geographic area. But now a days locator map was upgraded it
became a gadget like touch screen map locator.
Touch screen map locator is the combination of a Locator Map with the use of
touch screen monitor. Where the touch screen enables you to interact with what is
displayed directly on the screen, where it is displayed rather than indirectly w/ a mouse or
touch pod. The touch screen locator map will be more helpful to the people that need to
know the location of one place to another.
The EARIST Touch Screen Map Locator is a device where you can find the map
of EARIST by using the touch screen monitor; you can select items on the screen by
pointing to the location on a map by using your finger. The coverage of EARIST Touch
screen locator Map is only with the premises of the school. You can navigate the school
premise by pointing/clicking on the monitor where you want to go inside the school.
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Statement of the Problem
1. Lack of sense of direction.
2. Inconvenience in bringing paper maps to search for a specific location.
3. Waste of time in looking for a place that wasn't familiar.
4. Wrong information on the direction that was given by the people being asked.
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Objectives of the Study
General Objective
The main objective of this study is to make a touch screen map locator for
EARIST in which the students and visitors could makes information more easily,
accessible by allowing users to navigate, by simply touching the screen. This will also
determine accurate location of the place they are looking for.
Specific Objectives
1. Design a map locator that is easy to navigate fewer choices to Point which leads
to fast and accurate finding of location.
2. Familiarize students and visitors with the location of EARIST.
3. Provides the user with information regarding the selected area.
4. To guide the visitors to the exact location they are looking for.
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Significance of the Study
1. Provide maps so that users can find where they are and allow provisions to jump to
other information of interest from the map.
2. Allow users to access information of the location in a user determined order.
3. Provide visual effects to give users visual feedback that their choices have been made
and registered by the program.
4. Arrange information containing in a threatening manner so that users are not
overwhelmed by the amount of information containing in a program.
5. Visualize the images that will be presented on the screen during the narration.
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Scope and Delimitations
The EARIST Map Locator shows only the latest map of EARIST and at the same
time it also shows the important information about EARIST from Department building
faculties, Dean Offices, and especially the facilities of he EARIST that you want to
locate. However In this Map locator serves just the destination of what youre trying to
locate over the EARIST Campus only, this map is reference of which place you should
go.
The EARIST Map locator is limited in the way that it only shows current data on
the date it is being installed. If some information was added or the facilities in EARIST
are changed, the map locator should be updated.
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Chapter 2
Review of Related Literature
Foreign
New USGS Map Locator and Downloader Delivers Topo Maps Online
Tuesday, December 09, 2008 9/15/2007 - Press Release
(Nearly 60,000 Available Electronically)
The USGS has launched the new USGS Map Locator and Downloader, a Web
tool designed to deliver topographic maps easier, faster and less expensively than before.
Using open source software and the Google Maps programming interface, the
Map Locator and Downloader allows customers to find the topographic maps they need,
by searching zip code, address, or navigating on an interactive map. Users can pan, zoom,
change the map to see satellite imagery or a seamless USGS topographic map view, order
printed maps or download a scanned map image in GeoPDF format.
"This product was a major priority for us since 20 percent of the people who visit
the USGS homepage are looking for maps," said USGS Director Mark Myers. "This is
the beginning of a whole new approach to serving our customers."
Downloading maps allows users to view the map prior to purchase and doesn't
require customers to pay the shipping and handling fees associated with hard map
products.
The launch of the Map Locator and Downloader is the first step in a plan to
update the USGS Store (http://store.usgs.gov), which is expected to be completed early
in 2008. To date, customers have downloaded about 40,000 maps; traffic is currently
about 16,000 downloads per month. For more information on the Map Locator and
Downloader contact Denver Makle at (703) 648-4732 [email protected].
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Moving Map with touch screen interface
WinPilot's touch-sensitive map has an extremely friendly user interface. To adjust
the viewing area of the map, pilot can simply drag the map using his finger, or by
touching any object on the map, he can invoke a window with detailed information about
that object. For example, when a turnpoint is touched, the program shows a window
containing detailed information about it, including altitudes required to reach it at
different MC settings; touching a label describing an airspace segment brings up a
window describing that airspace, including upper and lower limits.
The map can be oriented either North-Up, Goal-Up, or Track-Up.There are
several available levels of Zoom, allowing viewing features like the smallest details of
the turnpoint sector, or the individual Gps fixes, or the entire flying area including all
turnpoints and airspace segments.
The bottom part of the screen contains easily configurable NAV Boxes i.e.,
several available navigation and average vario data displays.
By touching the Menu button at the top of the map, the user can access the other pages of
the program, like: Settings,Task Editor, orFinal Glide Computer.
http://www.winpilot.com/Moving%20Map.asp
Touch Screens for Many Fingers
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Researchers have bigger plans for multi-touch screens than the novel interface on
Apple's iPhone.
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Large multi-touch displays enable two or more fingers to tap and trace on a surface.
When combined with software, these screens could allow large-scale collaboration
among many people. Credit: Jefferson Y. Han
When Steve Jobs demonstrated Apple's new phone at Macworld recently, the
feature that elicited the most "oohs" and "aahs" from the audience was the touch-screen
interface: it allowed more than one touch at a time. This "multi-touch" technology adds
functions such as allowing a person to easily zoom in and out of pictures and Web pages
by pinching the screen with two fingers.
But the full power of multi-touch technology might be unleashed in screens far
larger than those on phones. Over the past few years, Jeff Han, consulting research
scientist at New York University, has developed an inexpensive way to make large multi-
touch screens accommodating 10, 20, or even more fingers. He envisions applications
ranging from interactive whiteboards to touch-screen tables and digital walls--any of
which could be manipulated by more than just one person. And this month, Han has
unveiled Perceptive Pixel, his new company based on the technology.
"The new iPhone is too small to be a very interesting multi-touch device," says
Han, who demonstrates his technology on this YouTube video. That's because multi-
touch technology implies multiple users. More than one person gathered around a large
touch screen "becomes interesting," he says, "because multiple users can then become
collaborators." Such collaboration could take many forms, from brainstorming sessions
using networked, interactive whiteboards to animation collaborations at which six hands
can mould the face of a monster. Perceptive Pixel is set to ship its first wall-size touch
screen this month, to an undisclosed U.S. military customer.
Various approaches to multi-touch technology have been demonstrated at
engineering conferences since the 1980s. Mitsubishi Electric Research Labs developed
the DiamondTouch table, which allows a group of people to sit around and collaborate on
projects. Multi-touch screens "never completely went away, but they're coming back in
different ways, and for certain things they're going to be really important," says Bill
Buxton, principal researcher at Microsoft Research.
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Mall store directory at the touch of a screen
Primall Media will be launching its latest innovation, Touch Screen Directory
boards, in October 2008, with the placement of 93 touch screen units in 18 of the top
malls countrywide. Consumers will no longer have to try and navigate from current 'you
are here' static and confusing shopping mall directories.
The Touch Screen Directories are 46 inch portrait positioned, full LCD High
Definition plasma screen TV's," says Primall Media's Darren Katz. "They are intended to
ease the consumer's shopping experience, whether they are familiar with that particular
mall or not. The Touch Screen Directories will allow consumers to search for a store,
product or brand name and be easily directed to that point."
The advertising opportunities for marketers are numerous. "The use of animation
and movie clips heighten the quality of advertising for marketers," says Katz. "When the
touch screens are not in use, full colour, high definition advertising will cover the full 46
inch screen and capture the attention of mall-goers. "Whilst consumers are utilising the
touch screen interface, half screen full colour high definition ads will air above the
navigation panel. "Available banner ads are interactive when touched, and will link
directly to the desired store or brand being searched. Paid for store listings will include
the company's logo, picture slideshow of the shop front, text and up to five multiple store
listings."
There are currently two advertising packages available to marketers: the VIP In
Centre Package for main retailers and shop owners and the VIP Catalogue Package for
brands wanting to display digital brochures of its products. The latter includes a picture
slideshow, information or specifications of products, maps, directions, video clips and
enquiries to name a few. "We are very excited to launch our Touch Screens which have
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been months in planning," says Katz. "Primall Media anticipates a great response to this
latest communication tool to hit the shopping centre market."
Information Kiosk for Shopping Mall
Interactive Touch Screen Enabled Kiosks with Point-of-View Map Calibration
Here is a shopping mall testing our Information Kiosks to engage its customers
and trying novel ideas to differentiate itself from others. The Forum offers all the major
brands under one roof and is a place where the youths hangout for food, fun, and
shopping. The mall has coffee shops, food, restaurants, movies, clothing, games, and fun
center for 2 to 6 year old and conducts events & entertainment activities for people of all
ages. Here the focus though is on the new kiosk system. The Forum in Bangalore wants
to see if they can take customer service to the next level by using a touch screen
information kiosk application (PathQuest), developed by Gnostice Information
Technologies.
Interactive Touch Enabled Kiosk's
The information kiosk offers people real time information about movies being
played at the mall (which has about 8 to 10 screens). This is a huge advantage for PVR
(company that has been exclusively licensed to screen movies), because the screening-
halls are on the third floor with no displays on the ground, first, and second floors. More
over the displays tend to be non-interactive while the kiosks are touch enabled and
interactive. Customers help themselves with a search engine to look for the movies of
their choice and get any other relevant information. The System is integrated to PVRs
database; hence real-time movie information is displayed on the kiosks with images and
texts. Apart from the information on the movies, a customer can also get information on
offers and discounts.
Kiosk's with Point-of-View Map Calibration
PathQuest eliminates the need for a helpdesk as it guides the user in real-time
with directions to the places of interest. For example if a user wants to know which floor
the brand, Reid & Taylor or Starbucks or Wagamama is, then he or she needs to choose
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the place of interest from the simple categorized menu and select it. The system, on a
digital map will point out to the place where the user is standing (in front of the kiosk)
and show the direction to the selected place by drawing a line in real-time indicating the
path he / she needs to take. The system supports Point-of-View of calibration, meaning
the user will see the map exactly the way he sees the surroundings from where he is
standing. This enables to have the kiosks oriented in any direction.
The scrolling text at the bottom of the screen has been divided into two sections to
show offers being run by vendors on one section and the movie information on the other.
Some part of the screen is dedicated to link up with RSS feeds for live information from
the web. The displayed information could be live scores from a football or rugby match,
weather information, stocks and shares information or any other thing as given out by the
RSS feed.
The area below the scrolling text has been dedicated to advertisements. Once
touched, these advertisements blow-up in screen size to give more information. This is a
huge advantage to the shop owners / vendors or brands, as the kiosk machine which is far
away from their shop can display messages to attract customers; as against the old system
of displaying offers on stickers and banners on the shop windows for which the
customers need to be at their shop to read them.
Gnostice Information Technologies has given the malls management an edge
over its competitors. They can take necessary measures by looking into the feedback
provided by the users through the kiosk. The customers at the kiosk can give feedback
about cleanliness, services, ambience etc and share compliments, complaints, and
suggestions which are paperless, electronic, and efficient in tracking shoppers
experience. The feedback questions and the type of responses (single select, multiple
select, Y/N, free text entry option) can be configured by the administrator. All the
responses are stored in the database on which reports can be generated. These reports
enable the Malls management to take informed decisions to improve the services.
The information kiosk is also configured with relevant city information, tourist
information, taxi, and travel information. A lot more information may be configured by
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the administrator in the future days as there is no customization involved in adding any
type of information. Moreover the system is multilingual, offering language support of
any choice as configured by the administrator including European, Russian, and Kazak
etc. This is especially a bonus as most metropolitan cities across the world have
cosmopolitan population including Bangalore where people speak 4 major Indian
languages and English.
PathQuest has an administrator module which brings about the flexibility that is
needed to add, edit and delete any information on the kiosk and restrict areas (which
should not be displayed) from being displayed on the map. The administrator module
enables to have zero client side customization and a central place to update the
information as it resides in the server room. This cuts out the laborious task of updating
information on each kiosk (imagine if there were 15 to 50 kiosks and you had to update
data on every one of them).
However, the same PathQuest could be used to suit the needs of not just any other
shopping mall, but even any airport, hotel, museum, railway station, bus-station, college
campuses or any medium to large facility. The facility owner could buy this product of
the shelf and the administrator would be able to upload the map of the facility and
configure any information fields. It is that simple! However, Gnostice Information
Technologies works closely with their customers to offer better insight, and addresses the
areas of concern. To know more about the product or to learn how PathQuest can suit the
needs of your facility, please write at the below address or contact by fax, e-mail or
phone.
Gnostice Information Technologies | #45, Floor I, Sankey Road,
Palace orchards | Bangalore 560 003, India
Tel: +91.80.23367206 Ext: 129 | Mob: +91.9343770413 | Fax: +91.80.23367461
Touch screen technology simplifies fill level inspection
By Linda Rano, 14-Feb-2008
Related topics: Packaging, End-of-Line Packaging
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Krones has introduced a new system called Checkmat 753 HF that it claims offers
simple-to-use fill level inspection for bottles through touch screen technology.
The company says that the unit inspects up to 72,000 bottles per hour with maximised
accuracy. It accepts bottles of any size, shape or colour and even paper or plastic labels
will not affect the measurements. However, the technology can not be used for cans.
It describes the system as offering "accurate, safe inspection coupled with an
outstanding price-performance ratio and simple, user-friendly operator control".
A spokesperson forKrones said the main advantage of theCheckmat 753 HF for
producers is the simplicity of its operation through the touch screen. He also said it was
relatively inexpensive, but did not confirm the price.
The touch screen on the new Krones xPanel terminal is said to allow user-friendly
operator control of the unit, eliminating the need for a specialist.
A teaching mode makes it easy to set up new bottle types and any number of
bottle variants can be stored on the internal flash card. Software updates can then be
loaded via a USB interface. Statistics are also provided on screen of the number of bottles
rejected and those that run through the system.
The Checkmat 753 HF is a stand alone solution that uses high frequency
measurements to detect with reliable accuracy - within 4mm - whether a bottle's fill level
is too high or low. The high frequency process requires neither special permit nor
elaborate safety precautions, unlike X-ray or gamma-ray detection methods.
The unit can be used with all Krone's fillers or labellers as well as with other machine
types.
The company also claims that the Checkmat 753 requires minimum maintenance
as there is hardly any wear and tear due to the non-contact measuring process.
The spokesperson added that the unit was compact, requiring only 150mm of conveyor
length in the direction of bottle travel for measuring the fill level.
He also said that a new label checker is due to be introduced with a sensor which
will be able to determine if the label has been correctly applied. This machine will also
benefit from touch screen technology.
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Checkmat 753's first customer will be brewery in Bavaria, which is due to start
operating it in several weeks time.
Krones, which has its headquarters in Neutraubling near Regensburg, Germany, is
active in the factor planning, process technology, filling, packaging and intralogistics
business areas.
Touch Screen Voting Machines Tested
On February 5, voters in Arkansas and more than twenty other states will
participate in Super Tuesday. On that day alone, more than half of all of the delegates to
both national conventions will be decided.
Early voting here in Arkansas gets underway in less than three weeks. Pulaski
County election officials spent Thursday making sure the touch screen voting machines
are ready to go. Most of us will still use the bubble sheet ballots, but two years ago,
election officials say one-quarter of the voters in Pulaski County took advantage of early
voting, using the newer touch screen machines.
Election officials will roll out dozens of touch screen voting machines in time for
early voting to comply with the Help America Vote Act. They help voters with special
needs, so you can use braille and earphones to cast your ballot.
"The election official activates the audio portion of the machine and the ballot is
read to the voter and they can make their choices by selecting the up and down arrow,"
says Susan Inman with the Pulaski County Election Commission.
Then you hit the green button and finally the one that says vote. The machines
record your vote three ways- on a roll of paper that stays inside of it until everyone's done
voting, electronically in the computer, and on an external printer. If you choose the early
voting option, you'll definitely be using one of the touch screen voting machines in
Pulaski County and then on Super Tuesday, there will be one of them at each polling
place.
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"They typically are not used very much on Election Day because it takes time to
set up a ballot and voters would line up trying to use this machine, so we use the paper
ballot for many voters," says Inman.
All of these machines passed the test going through several different scenarios
making sure there's no confusion. Election officials offer these tips so you aren't
confused either when it comes to voting in the primaries.
"Be sure you know where to vote before you go to the polls election day or vote
early," suggests Inman.
Poll workers will train on all of that equipment Saturday so they'll know how to
trouble shoot if any problems come up. They'll start testing the scanning machines
Friday morning. They have a bunch of sample ballots to run through them to see how the
machines handle everything from a normal ballot, to blank ones and ones marked
incorrectly.
Interactive Touch Screen 'Virtual Visitor Center' From Vital-Signz Helps University
Fundraising Programs Add High-Tech Touch to Donor Recognition
SANTA BARBARA, Calif., Nov 11, 2008 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ --
In the aftermath of the Wall Street meltdown and global economic crisis, the
nation's universities are facing the new realities of donor belt tightening and are
ratcheting up efforts to maintain fundraising rates during the downturn. To help
educational institutions appeal to benefactors during these uncertain times, Vital-Signz, a
leader in the interactive touch screen kiosk industry, has introduced a high tech approach
to memorializing major gifts with the Virtual Visitor Center: a flat panel monitor installed
permanently at universities to provide campus maps and points of interest, along with
photo and biographical information about major donors.
The first installation of the system is now in operation at Point Loma Nazarene
University, a Christian University with 3,500 students located on San Diego Bay Point.
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Housed in a custom granite kiosk at the entrance of newly constructed Smee Hall, the
Vital-Signz Virtual Visitor Center(TM) features a photo and video history of the
university, an interactive map highlighting the campus's principle buildings and profiles
of the donors that contributed to the development fund.
Founder and CEO of Vital-Signz, Richard Corwin, an Emmy Award winning
supervising sound editor, said the system's PC-based controller and video streaming
technologies were developed entirely in-house and are among the most advanced in the
industry. Currently in use at half a dozen museums and other attractions in the Santa
Barbara, Calif. area, Vital-Signz has set its sights on the massive, but often overlooked
educational market.
"We view universities and colleges as ideally suited to benefit from our system's
ability to present interesting and updateable information with touch-screen ease of use,"
Mr. Corwin commented. "The installation at Point Loma Nazarene University is the
culmination of our years of experience creating dynamic and crowd pleasing information
kiosks at museums and cultural attractions."
According to Mr. Eric Groves, director of Development, PLNU, the idea of using
the Vital-Signz system grew out of the school's desire to recognize the efforts and
contributions of the benefactors that made construction of the facility possible.
"We were thrilled when it was suggested to us that we could profile each Smee
Hall honoree with a photo and biography, complete with scrolling names and rotating
photos," Mr. Groves recalled. "The dynamic screen and layout draws the attention of
students and visitors and invites them to interact and discover what the university offers."
"With each installation we strive to showcase the work of local painters, graphic
artists and photographers, which creates a rich experience for both tourists unfamiliar
with the area and a sense of recognition and pride in residents," Mr. Corwin stated. "The
use of our technology at Point Loma Nazarene University highlights the exciting
possibilities that the Vital-Signz Virtual Visitor Center brings to public touch-screen
kiosks."
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About Vital-Signz
Vital-Signz is a leader in the interactive touch screen kiosk industry, founded to
support the growing need for publically available interactive and personalized
information. Designed for high traffic attractions such as museums, retailers, malls,
transportation hubs, hospitality, entertainment venues and campuses, Vital-Signz provides
end-to-end customized solutions for a wide spectrum of organizations. For further
information visit: http://www.Vital-Signz.com
SOURCE Vital-Signz
http://www.Vital-Signz.com
Are touch screens accessible?
Printable Version
A touch screen is a computer display screen that is sensitive to human touch,
allowing a user to interact with the computer by touching pictures or words on the screen.
Touch screens today are frequently used for information kiosks, automated teller
machines (ATMs), airline e-ticket terminals, and customer self-service stations in retail
stores, libraries, and fast food restaurants. Touch screens are also the most common
means of input into personal digital assistants (PDAs). In the field of education, touch
screen stations are being installed in K-12, postsecondary, and corporate learning
environments to facilitate interaction between the learner and the content to be learned. In
elementary schools, students who don't have keyboard and mouse skills can use touch
screens to access rich computer-based content. Researchers are actively exploring ways
to integrate touch screens more fully into educational environments, such as building
touch screen functionality into walls, student desks, and other objects in the learning
environment.
Since touch screens were designed to provide user-friendly, intuitive computer
access without requiring a keyboard and mouse, it logically follows that touch screens
can be excellent tools for people who experience difficulty using keyboards and mice
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because of physical or cognitive disabilities. In fact, touch screens have been used as
assistive technology for many years, providing an alternative to standard input devices
for users who need access to standard applications. Specially designed applications have
also been developed specifically for touch screen use. These applications typically
include large icons and a simple intuitive design layout.
Despite advantages to some, however, touch screens can present barriers to
others, such as people with physical disabilities who are unable to touch the device, as
well as people with low vision and blindness, for which the device provides no controls
that can be appreciated by sense of touch.
For people who are physically unable to touch the device, an accessible product is
one that allows the individual to enter commands by voice or by pressing the controls
with a mouthstick, headstick, or other similar device (stylus). Some touch screens support
stylus input, and others do not. The difference is in the device's touch sensor technology,
of which there are several common types:
Resistive touch screens are pressure sensitive, so they can be operated with any input
device, including a gloved hand or stylus. However, resistive screens can be easily
damaged by sharp objects, and they offer only 75% clarity, which may create additional
problems for people with low vision.
Capacitive touch screens offer higher clarity and are more durable, but they do not
respond to gloved hands or most styluses (the pointing device must be grounded).
Infrared touch screens can be operated by either human touch or stylus. They also
provide high clarity and durability. They are more receptive, however, to false responses
(by dirt, flying insects, etc.) and do not respond well to users whose fingers hover before
pressing a control.
Surface acoustic wave (SAW) is a more advanced technology that provides high
clarity and durability and can be operated by either human touch or stylus. This
technology, however, is considerably more expensive than the more common
technologies and is not as well supported.
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People who are blind and some people with low vision are unable to locate the
controls of a touch screen device. These individuals may be able to locate and activate
controls if they are labeled in a large high-contrast font and/or if audible output is
provided to help identify the controls. Audible output is also required for users with
visual impairments to access the information that results from activating the controls. The
Trace R&D Center has conducted extensive research into designing touch screens that are
accessible to people with visual impairments. For more information, consult the Trace
publication Use of audio-haptic interface techniques to allow nonvisual access to
touchscreen appliances.
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New touch screen Classmates unveiled today
August 20th, 2008
Posted by Christopher Dawson @ 3:00 pm
Intel unveiled a new iteration of its Classmate PC today, featuring a touch screen
with tablet mode, a new wedge design, and motion-sensing internal hardware. According
to Intels press release,
Our ethnographic research has shown us that students responded well to tablet
and touch screen technology, Ibrahim added. The creativity, interactivity and user-
friendliness of the new design will enhance the learning experiences for these children.
This is important for both emerging and mature markets where technology is increasing
being seen as a key tool in encouraging learning and facilitating teaching.
What does that boil down to? We all like touch screens and they really help
mitigate the shortcomings of traditional keyboard/mouse input for students, especially in
math and science.
This version of the Classmate supplements, rather than replaces, the second-
generation Classmate already in use and available from several OEMs (again, according
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to Intel, Intel-powered classmate PCs are being sold to end-users under OEMs brand.
Examples of these OEM-branded classmate PCs include: HCL MiLeap (India), Olidatas
JumPC (Italy), FTECs SmartBook (Malaysia), Neos eXplore (Philippines), and CTLs
2Go PC (United States).). The second-gen machines now feature both Intel Celeron M
and Atom processors. Clickhere for a review of the second-generation machine.
I had a chance to speak with Intel spokesperson, Agnes Kwan, and one of the
Classmate engineers, Jeff Galinovsky, today about the new models. A video highlighting
some of its features is embedded above later this evening, but heres the key points from
our conversation.
The tablet-enabled Classmates will be available to OEMs at the end of the year;
several OEMs around the world are already onboard to launch the latest incarnation of
the Classmate. Of note is MPCs (formerly Gateway) announcement Monday of its
distribution of the second-generation Classmates under the name of TXTBook.
The touch-enabled Classmate will feature an 8.9 screen with a built-in webcam
that can swivel 180 degrees. It will also feature the latest Atom processor from Intel,
allowing the Classmates to see a 50% performance increase over previous generations
with Celeron M processors and up to 6.5 hours of battery life (the Celeron model is being
phased out across the board as supplies of Atom processors increase).
I asked about the durability of the new models, given the introduction of the touch
screen (previous iterations were really rugged). While Intel is still in a prototyping phase,
Jeff Galinovsky assured me that serious durability was still one of the design parameters.
While the touch screen might represent a minor compromise, the extra functionality at a
similar pricepoint (they expect pricing to be competitive with existing models) is
probably worth it. However, for applications where durability is of the highest concern,
the regular clamshell, non-touch model will still be available and developed in parallel.
Intel did note, however, that their research in the classroom with existing deployments
suggests that kids naturally move around, collaborate, and huddle with their computers in
a way that can really be facilitated with a touch interface.
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The touch interface itself is appropriate for single-finger or stylus input. It also
features palm-reject, so that kids can write and draw naturally with their palms resting on
the screen without experiencing the problems associated with most tablets (that tend to
require a fairly unnatural hand position). As might be expected, the screen does not use
multitouch, as this technology simply isnt mature enough to be accessible at this
pricepoint.
Intel also just launched its Ecosystem Vendor Alliance Program, bringing
together software and operating system developers, hardware developers, etc. (Vernier,
for example, to integrate support for their scientific probes) Since Classmate strives to be
OS-agnostic, it will continue to support open source operating systems as well as
Windows XP on both second-generation and touch-enabled Classmates. In particular,
Intel expects support for Edubuntu on the new Classmate by the time it launches. By the
way, Sugar has been ported to the Classmate, according to OLPCNews.
They have also provided an API to software vendors for the integrated
accelerometer. The accelerometer is designed to rotate the screen when the laptop is
switched to tablet mode and allow both landscape and portrait input. However, by
opening up the API, Intel has enabled physics experiments, science games, and even
gesture-controlled actions (a tilt of the laptop to transfer a file, for example).
This diversification of the platform (netbook and touch-enabled, different screen
sizes, etc.) is great news for both mature and emerging markets. The touch-enabled
Classmates are probably going to be high on my wish list for next year and certainly on
my younger kids Christmas lists.
New Touch Screen Kiosk helps visitors track down plants
In Fall of 2006, the Scott Arboretum became one of six gardens in the world using
BG-Map and the Visitor QUICKfinder to help visitors learn about plants. This technology
allows visitors to search for locations of living woody plants and dedicated trees by using
the new touch screen kiosk in the entrance foyer of the Scott Arboretum Offices.
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The 19-inch, wall mounted touch screen operates like some of the new ATM
machines with an on-screen keyboard and feature boxes for navigation by the touch of
your finger. Simple searches of individual plants can be done by common or botanical
name, species or cultivar. Create a Tour automatically arranges the selected plants by
distance, creating a numbered walking tour. Maps can be viewed on-screen or printed in
the reception lobby. In the near future, you will also be able to e-mail yourself a copy of
the maps you make at the kiosk.
Currently, dedicated trees can be located using the Locate a Dedicated Tree
button. By entering part of the persons name for whom the tree was dedicated on the
touch screen keyboard, you can find and select the corresponding tree and see a
photograph taken by one of our volunteer or student photographers. When you select the
view location button, a map will
Pre-assembled lists of special interest plants are searchable under the Special
Collections button on the kiosk, which highlights plants of seasonal interest or special
landscape value. The kiosk also links to the Arboretum web site, providing general
information about who we are, visitor hours, mission, gardens and collections,
membership, programs, publications, and a calendar of events. The software allows you
to leave comments and requests to be added to membership or volunteer interest lists.
This kiosk project, along with the improvement of the adjacent classroom, was
funded by a grant from the Stanley Smith Horticultural Trust and a generous donation by
Jack Blum, as a birthday present to his wife Jeanne Cotten Blum, for whom the
classroom is now named. Please stop by the kiosk on your next visit and make use of this
new technology to better enjoy the Arboretum and the rich collection of plants.
Two-Sided Touch Screen
Friday, August 24, 2007
A pseudo-transparent screen from Microsoft and Mitsubishi lets people enter data
from both sides of a handheld device.
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Researchers at Microsoft and Mitsubishi are developing a new touch-screen
system that lets people type text, click hyperlinks, and navigate maps from both the front
and back of a portable device. A semitransparent image of the fingers touching the back
of the device is superimposed on the front so that users can see what they're touching.
Multitouch screens, popularized by gadgets such as PDAs and Apple's iPhone, are
proving to be more versatile input devices than keypads. But the more people touch their
screens, says Patrick Baudisch, a Microsoft researcher involved in the touch-screen
project, the more content they cover up. "Touch has certain promise but certain
problems," he says. "The smaller the touch screen gets, the bigger your fingers are in
proportion ... Multitouch multiplies the promise and multiplies the problems. You can
have a whole hand over your PDA screen, and that's a no go."
The current prototype, which illustrates a concept that the researchers call
LucidTouch, is "hacked together" from existing products, says Daniel Wigdor, a
researcher at Mitsubishi Electric Research Lab and a PhD candidate at the University of
Toronto. The team started with a seven-inch, commercial, single-input touch screen. To
the back of the screen, they glued a touch pad capable of detecting multiple inputs. "This
allowed us to have a screen on the front and a gesture pad [on the back] that could have
multiple points," says Wigdor. "But what that didn't give us was the ability to see the
hands." So, he says, the researchers added a boom with a Web camera to the back of the
gadget.
The image from the Web camera and the touch information from the gesture pad
are processed by software running on a desktop computer, to which the prototype is
connected. The software subtracts the background from the image of the hands, Wigdor
explains, and flips it around so that the superimposed image is in the same position as the
user's hands. Additionally, pointers are added to the fingers so that a user can precisely
select targets on the touch pad that might be smaller than her finger. In October, a paper
describing the research will be presented at the User Interface Software and Technology
symposium in Rhode Island.
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Admittedly, this prototype has several limitations. Most glaringly, it's impractical
to attach a boom and camera to the back of a handheld device. In their paper, the
researchers suggest a number of different approaches for more-compact LucidTouch
prototypes. The gesture pad on the back could actually provide an image of the user's
fingers as well as touch information, explains Wigdor. The pad uses an array of
capacitors, devices that store electrical charge. Fingers create a tiny electrical field that
changes the capacitance of the array, depending on their distance from it. This distance
can be tuned, says Wigdor, so that the pad can register the entire finger, and not just the
fingertip touching it. Another approach, he says, would be to use an array of tiny, single-
pixel light sensors that could map fingers' locations. Or the device could use an array of
flashing, infrared-light-emitting diodes; sensors would then detect the light's reflection
off of a hand, Wigdor explains.
As touch screens shrink, says Scott Klemmer, a professor of computer science at
Stanford University, one of the biggest problems users face is inadvertently covering upcontent with their fingers. LucidTouch, he says, "distinguishes itself in two ways: first, it
provides better feedback about where you are ... and the other distinction is that it's
multitouch."
Even with their prototype's cumbersome design, the researchers were able to write
applications for it and gather user responses from a small group. Depending on the
application, users found that touching the back of the screen could be useful. For
instance, most preferred to type on a Qwerty keypad using the front of the screen. But
when the keypad was split down the middle, and one half was placed vertically along
each side of the screen, most preferred to type on the back of the device. Half of the
participants preferred using the back of the device for tasks such as dragging objects and
navigating maps. The users were also divided on whether the superimposed images of
their fingers were helpful. Two-thirds of the participants preferred the superimposed
images when using the keyboard and dragging objects, and half preferred them while
using the map.
These results suggest that a user's preference for LucidTouch and pseudo-
transparency depends on the application. Baudisch suspects that one of the first places
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that this technology could appear is in portable gaming, where specific games could be
written for the technology. But importantly, it could enable people to start thinking
differently about the potential of multitouch screens on handhelds.
"I think--zooming out for a moment--what's really exciting about this time is that
for so many years, we've seen the dominance of the mouse," says Stanford's Klemmer. "I
think that hegemonic situation is now over. What this points to for me is the idea that
we're going to see this increased diversity of devices that adapt to different situations."
Touch-Map Chooses GoLive! Mobile To Provide Mobile Infrastructure For The
Nations Largest Telephone Locator Platform
BEVERLY HILLS (Dec. 2006) - GoLive! Mobile today announced that Touch-
Map Locator Systems has selected the company to add text messaging and multimedia
messaging to the nations largest telephone locator platform, currently in use by virtually
all flu shot locator systems in the US as well as the countrys largest retail chains.GoLive! will provide the cross-carrier SMS and WAP gateway infrastructure needed to
send Touch-Maps nearest location information millions of US cell phones a year.
Adding mobile delivery to telephone and internet-based locator systems is the logical
next step for the location services industry, and Touch-Map is positioned better than
anyone else to capitalize on this trend, stated Asher Delug, VP of Business
Development, GoLive! Mobile. Our clients have expressed significant interest in a
mobile component to our existing locator platforms and we are delivering, stated Ray
Smithers, Principle, Touch-Map Locator Systems. We chose GoLive! because their
mobile gateway is extremely fast and reliable, two qualities we cannot live without due to
our large volumes and the high profile nature of our client base.
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Local
Palm Centro Brings Touch Screen and Keyboard to Traditional Mobile Phone Users in
Philippines
New Compact Design Available in Glacier White
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MANILA, Philippines, April 15, 2008 After recently announcing the sale of its
one-millionth Palm Centro in the United States, Palm, Inc. (Nasdaq: PALM) today
introduced its popular smartphone in the Philippines. With voice, text, email, web,
contact and calendar capabilities, a colour touch screen and full keyboard, the glacier
white Centro brings Palm simplicity and organisation to users who want to stay
connected with friends, family and co-workers.(1)
"Centro is the perfect choice for anyone thinking about stepping up to a
smartphone it's rich in features but also comes in a small, cool design," said Olivier
Rozay, Palm's regional director for Asia Pacific. "The combination of keyboard, touch
screen and Palm's trademark ease of use makes Centro ideal for staying in touch."
Centro is the smallest and lightest Palm phone to date, with a modern, stylish look
that feels comfortable in the hand, and discreetly fits in a pocket or clutch. Users can keep
track of social engagements, check stock quotes and stay up-to-date on the latest news
all in one small, fun compact phone.(1)
Centro comes with Palm OS, which offers all of the great organiser
functionality for which Palm is renowned, such as a detailed and integrated contacts list.
The calendar makes it easier to manage increasingly busy lives, whether it's juggling
business meetings or keeping track of drinks with friends. Centro also is highly
customizable, with thousands of applications available(2) to help users with everything
from maintaining a healthy eating plan to keeping track of golf handicaps or personal
expenses.
Additional Palm Centro Features and Benefits
Superior Phone Centro's colour touch screen and full QWERTY keyboard, combined
with the simplicity of Palm OS, make it easy to use, with key features such as one-touch
speakerphone, conference calling, ignore a call with text messaging and Bluetooth
connectivity.
Easy Messaging Centro's full keyboard makes typing complete messages fast and easy
when sending text, pictures, audio and video clips. Plus, Centro keeps all conversations in
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a chat-style view, just like Instant Messaging, so users can see the entire conversation
unfold.
Personal and Work Email New users to the smartphone world now have an easy mobile
email solution. Personal email, such as Gmail and Yahoo!, is simple to access right out of
the box. And, if users have to check their work email, Microsoft Direct Push Technology
gives users access to their corporate email, as well as the ability to automatically update
work calendars and accept or decline meeting invites, all on the go.(3)
Web Browsing The full keyboard and colour touch screen provide quick access to
online information and allow users to directly feed their personal blogs. The built-in
Google Maps application offers fast access to maps, directions and local searches.
Multimedia Pocket Tunes on Centro lets users "sideload" songs and manage music,
audio books and videos easily.(2) Users can also shoot pictures or videos with the built-in
digital camera and share them with friends.
More information about the Palm Centro smartphone is available at
http://www.palm.com/ph/products/smartphones/centro/.
About Palm, Inc.
Palm, Inc. is a global leader and innovator of easy-to-use mobile products that simplify
people's lives and help them stay connected on the go. The company offers a range of
products -- including Palm Treo and Centro smartphones, Palm handhelds,
services and accessories -- to meet the needs of consumers, mobile professionals and
businesses.
Palm products are sold through select Internet, retail, reseller and wireless operator
channels throughout the world, and at Palm online stores (http://www.palm.com/store).
More information about Palm, Inc. is available at http://www.palm.com/ph.
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BMWPhilippinesIntroduces Navigation System
The first of its kind in the Philippine automotive industry is now a standard feature in all
BMW 3 Series and 1 Series models.
Navigation that speaks to you.
Sheer Driving Pleasure includes knowing where to go in advance. A color sunlight-
readable touch screen allows you to enter a destination, and the BMW Navigation
System takes you there with detailed maps and turn-by-turn voice directions. For safe
driving, the system even announces street names so you never have to take your eyes off
the road.
Nationwide map coverage.
From city streets to country roads, the BMW Navigation System is preloaded with a Nuvi
map covering major thoroughfares in cities and provinces around the Philippines.
Continuous upgrades will also be made available at all authorized BMW dealerships. In
addition, the BMW Navigation System accepts custom Points of Interest (POI) so you
can program your preferred destinations.
Bluetooth and MP3 technology.
Go beyond navigation with other innovations. The BMW Navigation System integrates
Bluetooth wireless technology with a built-in microphone and speaker that can be paired
with most mobile phones so you can make hands-free calls. An MP3 player can be
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hooked up to your BMWs Aux-in jack for endless miles of music. Add to these a JPEG
picture viewer, world travel clock with time zones, currency converter, measurement
converter, calculator and more.
The defining characteristic of the BMW solution is its portability it can be used just as
well out of the car as in it. Because the BMW Portable navigation system crams much
more into its compact dimensions than just a 3.5-inch touch screen and a GPS receiver
it also includes an MP3 player, Bluetooth hands-free functionality and a route planner.
The designers put a lot of effort into making the system as user-friendly as possible for
example, operation is made easier by the use of large on-screen symbols.
BMW Portable navigation system is within the drivers field of vision and poses no
danger to passengers in the case of an accident. There are no trailing wires, and the unit
is powered by the vehicles on-board electrics, with its battery allowing for use outside
of the car. Drivers are guided to their destination via on-screen maps and voicedirections, including street names, and also benefit from an array of additional features.
Benefits and differentiating features.
Extremely user-friendly
Positioned in the drivers field of vision, but without obscuring road or
instruments
Crash-test approved base unit: in the case of an accident, passengers are not
exposed to any additional risk from flying parts or fragments (tested to TV
standards)
No trailing wires
Internal hard drive for instant map access
Contains a directory of BMW dealerships
Vehicles position can be shown on screen with a distinctive BMW graphic
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Satellite navigation features
Color sunlight-readable screen
Voice directions, including street names
Operation via 3.5-inch touch screen monitor
Comprehensive maps of the Philippines pre-installed
Multimedia features
Bluetooth hands-free function
MP3/audio book player
JPEG image viewer
SD memory card slot
USB connection
Travel kit features
Programmable points of interest
Currency converter
Calculator
Portable features
Up to six hours battery life
Device is charged while attached to base unit
Pocket-sized
PIN code protection
Headphone socket
Design features
Stylish looks that are recognizably BMW
BMW lettering on the housing
BMW logo appears on screen at start-up
Vehicle position can be shown on screen by a BMW
graphic (user can chose the colour and design)
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Enjoy a lot more with BMW Navigation!
Make Hands-free Calls
Talk about worry-free driving. BMW Navigation integrates Bluetooth wireless
technology with a built-in microphone and speaker, so you can pair it with your
compatible Bluetooth phone. Then talk hands-free through the 360 while staying
focused on the road. Simply dial numbers with nvistouch screen keypad to make a
call. To answer calls, just tap nvis screen and speak directly into its built-in
microphone. You can also easily look up and dial numbers from your personalized
phone book or from your phones call history log. With 1-touch dialing for points of
interest (POIs), you can conveniently call ahead for reservations or information.
Navigate With EaseBMW 360 comes pre-loaded with nuvi map, the most
comprehensive, commercially available map covering major thoroughfares in cities and
provinces around the Philippines. Simply touch the color sunlight- readable screen to
enter a destination, and nvi takes you there with 2-D map and turn-by-turn voice
directions. It even announces the name of exits and streets so you never have to take
your eyes off the road. In addition, BMW Navigation accepts custom points of interest,
such as school zones and safety cameras and lets you set proximity alerts to warn you of
upcoming POIs.
Take It With You Like the rest of the nvi series, BMW Navigation sports a sleek, slim
design and fits comfortably in your pocket or purse. Its rechargeable lithium-ion battery
makes it convenient for navigation by car or foot.
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Digitized Maps to Aid Comelec in May Polls
Election Digitized Maps Manila Bulletin (April 22, 2001)
A creative proposal to merge the power of the internet the data Resources of the
Commission on Elections (COMELEC) can very well make the confusion and
disenfranchisement that ordinarily accompanies each election thing of the past. Under the
leadership of Chairman Alfredo Benipayo, the commission endorsed the proposal of
Mapcentral, in partnership with the Parish Pastoral Council for responsible
Voting(PPCRV) and the Cybersoft, to interfere its digitized maps with Comelecs
Computerized List of Voters(CVL) through the website wwwMapcental.ph, cybersoft is
a company specializing in Geographic Information System(GSIS).
In a recently promulgated resolutions, Comelec recognized the find Precint
Online project of Mapcentral as an effective and valuable means of providing registered
voters fast access to their records via the Internet.
Philip Ella Juico, president and chief executive officer of MIC Holdings, Inc. the
owner of Mapcentral, launded the decision of Chairman Benipayo and the Comelec
commissioners, adding that the project presents a vital key to ensuring the smooth and
orderly conduct of elections this May.
Through www.finprecint.com and www.MapCentral.ph, registered voters gain
access to their individual records, allowing them to determine days before the May 14
elections the specific polling precincts to which they belong. All that is required is for
them to key in their name and their birthdates. This largely avoids the problem of going
around in search ones precinct on the day of the election itself.
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Jiunco explained that MIC Holdings existing website, www.MapCentral.ph, will
serve as the backbone for the propose special specialized site, which is expected to be up
and running three weeks before the elections.
MpCentral.ph contains the largest compilation of digitized maps covering1,580
cities and municipalities and 79 provinces of the Philippines. Its powerful browsers can
obtain such details at road names. Baranggay names, and the natural as well as
commercial establishment landmarks, Juinco added
The project organizers also have the plans to address the needs of individuals
who have no access to the Internet. Juinco stated that his group is pursuing tie-ups with
telecommunications leaders PLDT, Bayantel Globe, and Smart as well as other forms, to
set up booting with computers in strategic vocations all over the country.
Juico also said other companies nd organizations should be encourage to take part
in the project, adding that is one way be which we can become more effective supporters
and partners of the comelec
An added bonus of the online project is that it serves as means of validating the
list of voters, assisting in the difficult and tedious task of identifying and removing the
multiple registrants. By digitizing the voters list, it becomes a relatively simple matter to
check if a certain persons name appears in the other precincts. has taken the first step
towards the vision of fully computerized election
With the advent of MapCentrals www.finprecint.com, . Juico believes the
Philippines
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Digital Map Proposal (Baguio City)
Philippine Daily Inquirer, September 22, 2001, pp.11
A surveying firm has asked the city government to consider its proposal to
establish a digital map for the city. The Certeza Surveying and Aero photo Inc. presented
to officials how the geographic information System could plot the citys road networks,
residential and forest areas, land elevation and infrastructure through details map that
would use aerial photography. The project which could help in the city stocks mapping
and collections would cost the city government P12million to P14million.
Sandra Go and Michelle Angelli Mendoza, PDI Northern Luzon Bureau.
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Chapter 3
DATA GATHERING INSTRUMENTS
QUESTIONNAIRES
The researchers used questionnaires to gather necessary information that can be
used for constructing this touch screen map locator.
Questionnaires are given and answered by the students, faculties, school
employees, and visitors of EARIST to know what kind of response or feedback will they
have regarding EARIST TOUCH SCREEN MAP LOCATOR. The researcher would also
want to know if they have knowledge about touch screen map locator.
The questionnaires also serve as a survey if the respondents would like to install
this kind of system in EARIST.
A form containing a set of questions, especially one addressed to a statistically
significant number of subjects as a way of gathering information for a survey.
INTERVIEW
It is also intended to gather related information provided or answered by the
schools and companies that allowed us to conduct an interview regarding to their existing
map locator.
An observation, or questioning, for the purpose of eliciting information for
publication;
The published statement so elicited.
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DOCUMENTATION
The group made documentation where in all the gathered information are being
analyzed and summarized. Weekly activities starting on the 2nd week of November are
also being stated on this documentation.
SOURCES OF DATA
INTERNET
www.google.com
www.yahoo.com
www.dictionary.com
www.altavista.com
www.instructables.com
www.howstuffworks.com
www.ask.com
PROCEDURES FOR GATHERING DATA
1. Surfing through the internet
2. Provides questionnaire for the school/company that will be interviewed and also
for the students, faculties, employees, and visitors of EARIST.
http://www.google.com/http://www.yahoo.com/http://www.dictionary.com/http://www.altavista.com/http://www.instructables.com/http://www.howstuffworks.com/http://www.google.com/http://www.yahoo.com/http://www.dictionary.com/http://www.altavista.com/http://www.instructables.com/http://www.howstuffworks.com/7/23/2019 Touch Screen Map Locator (Thesis) 1
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3. Look for a school/company that has an existing map locator.
4. Asking permissions to conduct an interview.
5. After having a schedule of interview to specific person, interview is being
conducted.
6. All questionnaires and interviews are analyzed and summarized to have statistics
of it.
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Chapter 5
FINDINGS
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There are some problems that occurred in constructing or implementing this touch
screen map locator. Some of this are the following:
a. The floor plans of the buildings are not updated. Many changes are
done in every college building, but the floor plan provided by the
school is still the old structure of the school floor plan.
b. Some of the students are not aware on this kind of system.
c. Visitors asked the guard automatically for he is the one who is
assigned at the entrance of the school and it is common to do so.
CONCLUSION:
1. In accordance to the findings, researchers should conduct their own
inspection on the floor plans of the buildings to ensure that the changes
made in every college buildings will be used in the program.
2. Exact locations of the rooms are very important so that the user of
touch screen locator map would not be confused.
3. Brief introduction on the EARIST TOUCH SCREEN MAP LOCATOR
will be a good help to give the students instruction on how it is
working.
RECOMMENDATION
1. Locator map should be installed in a place where the person that needs it will
easily see it.
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2. The researchers recommend having a print button to enable the user to have a
hard copy of the information that they needed.
3. The researchers recommend putting this program/ system on-line, so that
people who are not able to visit the school can still view the schools layout or
premises.
The group made documentation where in all the gathered information are being
analyzed and summarized. Weekly activities starting on the 2nd week of November are
also being stated on this documentation.