Republic of the Philippines

Eulogio ”Amang” Rodriguez

Institute of Science and Technology
Nagtahan,Sampaloc,Manila

College of Engineering
Computer Engineering Department

As a Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements in design Project

EARIST TOUCHSCREEN MAP

LOCATOR

Submitted by:

Durolfo,Cristina R. Fulo,Maricel V.

Estillero,Erlinda E Laurente,Jason U.

. Estipular,Randolf I. Lonoza,Ronabelle P.

Estoesta,Mildred A. Lumabi.Alvin M.

Estropia,Jason D. Mallen,Aileen M.

Famodulan,Naicy F. Pinzon,Paul Oliver J.

Flores,Rica Barbara C. Venancio,Nida O.

BSCoE -5

Submitted By:
Engr.MINERVA C. ZOLETA
Adviser

Batch 2009
 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.
DEDICATION
 Republic of the Philippines
Eulogio ”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. Fulo,Maricel V.

Estillero,Erlinda E Laurente,Jason U.

. Estipular,Randolf I. Lonoza,Ronabelle P.

Estoesta,Mildred A. Lumabi.Alvin M.

Estropia,Jason D. Mallen,Aileen M.

Famodulan,Naicy F. Pinzon,Paul Oliver J.

Flores,Rica Barbara C. Venancio,Nida O.

Is hereby recommended for acceptance by:

_______________________________
ENGR. .MINERVA C. ZOLETA
 Design Project Adviser

TABLE OF CONTENTS

AKNOWLEDGEMENT………………………………………………. …… i
DEDICATION………………………………………………………………. ii
RECOMMENDATION LETTER…………………………………………… iii
APPROVAL LETTER………………………………………………………. iv
LIST OF TABLES…………………………………………………………… v
LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………. vi

CHAPTER I. THE PROBLEM AND ITS BACKGROUND

Introduction ……………………………………………………...
Background of the study …………………………………………
Statement of the Problem ………………………………………...
Objectives ……………………………………………………………
Significance of the Study …………………………….
Scope and Delimitation ……………………………………………….

CHAPTER II. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE

Conceptual Framework ………………………………………………
Related Literature …………. ……………………………………….
Definition of Terms …………………………………………………

CHAPTER III. RESEARCH AND METHODOLOGY PROCEDURES

Data Gathering Instrument ………………………………………….
Sources of Data ………………………………………………………
Procedure of Gathering Data ………………………………………….
Statistical Data Treatment ……………………………………………
Survey ……………………………………………………………….

CHAPTER IV. DISCUSSION OF DESIGN

Block Diagram ……………………………………………………….
Hardware Requirements ……………………………………………..
System Flow ………………………………………………………..
Map Locator Flow …………………………………………………..
Program Flow ………………………………………………………..
System Codes ………………………………………………………...

CHAPTER V. SUMMARY OF FINDINGS, CONCLUSION AND

RECOMMENDATION

Summary of Findings …………………………………………………

Conclusion ………………………………………………………….
Recommendation …………………………………………………….

APPENDICES
A. BIBLIOGRAPHY
B. PHOTOS
C. GANTT CHART
D. FINANCIAL STATEMENT
E. PROPONENTS PROFILE
 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 day’s 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.
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.
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.
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.
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 you’re 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.

 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 or dmakle@usgs.gov.

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, or Final 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.
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.

 There are many ways to make a multi-touch screen, Han explains. Some of the

early designs measured the change in electrical resistance or capacitance on a surface

when fingers touched it. But these devices have limited resolution, are relatively

complex, and don't easily and inexpensively scale up to large dimensions. Apple has not

disclosed what multi-touch technology it's using on the iPhone.

Han's touch display is made of clear acrylic with light-emitting diodes attached to

the edges, illuminating the six-millimeter-thick acrylic piece with infrared light.

Normally, the light from the diodes reflects along predictable paths within the acrylic, a

physical phenomenon called total internal reflection. However, once a finger or other

object touches the acrylic, the internally reflecting light diffuses at the point of contact,

scattering outside the surface. Behind the acrylic surface, there is a camera that captures

this light. Using simple image-processing software, the captured scattering is interpreted

in real time as discrete touches and strokes.

Many researchers who've been working for decades on touch technology are

excited to see these developments. "For almost two decades, we've been trapped by the

tyranny of the screen, the mouse, and the keyboard," says Don Norman, professor at

Northwestern University, in Chicago, and author of The Design of Future Things, to be

published in October. "It's nice to think we're breaking away from that and going toward

touch-screen manipulation in the real physical world."

Some researchers are even developing touchable displays that can touch back.

The emerging technology that enables this is called haptics. (See "The Cutting Edge of

Haptics.") One type of haptics technology involves a surface that senses when it's

touched and then vibrates at various frequencies, depending on the placement of one's

fingers. This sort of technology could be useful for the touch keyboard on Apple's iPhone,

says Scott Klemmer, professor of computer science at Stanford University. "You wouldn't

get the tactile feel of real buttons, but [because of the vibrations] you can tell you've

touched a real button."

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
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 PVR’s

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
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 mall’s 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 Mall’s 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
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 cut’s 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

 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 for Krones said the main advantage of the Checkmat 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.

 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.
 "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.
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."
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?

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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
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.

 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.

http://www.washington.edu/accessit/articles?1172

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 Intel’s 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
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), Olidata’s

JumPC (Italy), FTEC’s SmartBook (Malaysia), Neo’s eXplore (Philippines), and CTL’s

2Go PC (United States).”). The second-gen machines now feature both Intel Celeron M

and Atom processors. Click here 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 here’s 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 MPC’s (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.

 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 isn’t 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.
 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 person’s 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.

 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.

 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 up

content 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
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

Nation’s 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 nation’s largest telephone locator platform, currently in use by virtually

all flu shot locator systems in the US as well as the country’s largest retail chains.

GoLive! will provide the cross-carrier SMS and WAP gateway infrastructure needed to

send Touch-Map’s “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.”

http://www.golivemobile.com/news/index.php?id=6

Local

Palm Centro Brings Touch Screen and Keyboard to Traditional Mobile Phone Users in

Philippines

New Compact Design Available in Glacier White

 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
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.

BMW Philippines Introduces 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
hooked up to your BMW’s 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 driver’s 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 vehicle’s on-board electrics, with its battery allowing for use outside

of the car. Drivers are guided to their destination via on-screen maps and voice

directions, including street names, and also benefit from an array of additional features.

Benefits and differentiating features.

• Extremely user-friendly

• Positioned in the driver’s 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 TÜV

standards)

• No trailing wires

• Internal hard drive for instant map access

• Contains a directory of BMW dealerships

• Vehicle’s position can be shown on screen with a distinctive BMW graphic

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)

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 nüvi’s touch screen keypad to make a

call. To answer calls, just tap nüvi’s 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 phone’s 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 nüvi 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 nüvi 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.

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 Comelec’s

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 one’s precinct on the day of the election itself.

 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 voter’s list, it becomes a relatively simple matter to

check if a certain person’s name appears in the other precincts. has taken the first step

towards the vision of fully computerized election

With the advent of MapCentral’s www.finprecint.com, . Juico believes the

Philippines
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 city’s 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.

 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.

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.

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.
 Chapter 5

FINDINGS
 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.

 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 school’s 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.