To better serve people who are color blind, communicate using "text and characters" the numerical range that corresponds to the slope angle shading color at the center of the map
Feature Request: To better serve people who are color blind, on CalTopo maps (desktop and apps), communicate using "text and characters" the numerical range that corresponds to the slope angle shading color at the center of the map.
ex. 27-29, 30-31, 32-34, 35-45, 46-50, 51-59, 60+
Communicating slope angle estimate ranges using "text and characters" in addition to colors will be especially useful for people who are color blind, for people who for whatever reason have trouble discerning the colors of the slope angle shading (failing vision?), and for people using the map in conditions where discerning/interpreting the slope shading color is difficult. (ex. strong sunlight, sweat running down foreheads into their eyes, etc.), and would simply provide the exact same numerical range that the slope angle shading color at the center of the map is intended to provide and already providing.
This information could be provided in the upper right portion of the map in the "infobox" where lat-long and elevation is provided.
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1 Posted by Moses on 10 Jan, 2021 01:15 PM
As an FYI, here's an example where people had trouble discerning the color of the slope shading on a CalTopop map.
https://help.caltopo.com/discussions/general/8660-what-slope-angle-numerical-range-does-the-blueish-color-represent
Support Staff 2 Posted by matt on 13 Jan, 2021 06:58 PM
Putting actual numbers on the map isn't workable due to technical reasons.
I've gone back and forth on adding slope and aspect numbers to the coordinate window at the top right, especially as NAD27 has fallen out of favor with the disuse of older paper maps, so showing the datum is not as critical. It's certainly something on the list to consider, but particularly on a phone where screen real estate is limited, it's also something we need to approach carefully.
3 Posted by Tom Cal on 13 Jan, 2021 10:00 PM
Maybe provide users a way to select what information (lat long, aspect,
elevation, steepness, datum, etc ) is displayed in the infobox on the map?