Could Audio Maps Help Us Navigate?

Most of us look at maps to find our way around. But maybe we could also locate where we are with our ears. A new interactive computer program tries it. “It paints a picture of a city, not with images, but with sounds. Not only could the technology aide the visually impaired by giving them a sense of place before they explore the unknown, it could also offer sighted people audio cues when in ‘blind’ situations.”