The tactile maps are made up to accomplish two needs mainly: the education and the
orientation/mobility of the visually impaired or the blind people. Thus, for the first
need, the maps are those of general reference, in small scale, such as the maps for atlas,
and the geographical maps for walls, as well as the maps for textbooks. In order to
tackle the second need, the maps need to be made in big scales, such as the big urban
centers’ maps and in a bigger scale, to help with the mobility in public buildings where
there is a great flow of people.