[BlindMath] perhaps OT: Eclipse Soundscapes for Android

[Donald Winiecki]

Hi Sabra,

I think the reference to animals and insects was supposed to be a prompt
for us to listen for sounds in the world around us during the eclipse.  For
what it's worth, I'm in an area that was 99.51% eclipsed, but there were so
many humans making human-noises around us that I couldn't tell if birds and
insects were behaving any differently.

_don



On Mon, Aug 21, 2017 at 12:30 PM, Sabra Ewing via BlindMath <
blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:

> maybe something is wrong with my app, but I can't hear any insects or
> animals. I can only get verbal descriptions and a Rundle map, which does
> not make sense. this is pretty sad because I usually have good luck with
> audio graphing.
>
> Sabra Ewing
>
> > On Aug 21, 2017, at 10:36 AM, Senk, Mark J. (CDC/NIOSH/NPPTL) via
> BlindMath <blindmath at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> >
> > I thought this might be of interest to members of this list.  The app
> demonstrates that graphical information can be converted to audio tones and
> vibration.  I believe that audio recordings from various locations will
> allow users to hear the behavior of insects and animals as the sunlight
> diminishes.
> >
> >
> > This app (or the IOS version) is worth a look. It will provide an audio
> description of what's happening based on your location.
> >
> > https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=org.
> eclipsesoundscapes&rdid=org.eclipsesoundscapes
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > Eclipse Soundscapes for Android
> >
> > The app is a joint effort between The Smithsonian Astrophysical
> Observatory (SAO), NASA's Heliophysics Education Consortium (HEC), the
> National Center for Accessible Media (NCAM), and the National Park Service
> (NPS). Features include an interactive "Rumble map"; audio descriptions of
> key features of the eclipse; a play-by-play description of the total solar
> eclipse as it is happening in the user's area; and a countdown clock to the
> next upcoming eclipse.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > The "Rumble Map" gives the user the sensation of "feeling" the Sun
> during an eclipse. Our technology translates images of key eclipse features
> into a series of unique frequency modulated tones that map out variations
> in light and dark as the user explores the image with their fingertips.
> These tones are specially designed to make the user's mobile device shake,
> or rumble, in response to the changes.
> >
> >
> > We should send some feedback and a thank you to
> OfficialEclipseSoundscapes at gmail.com<mailto:OfficialEclip
> seSoundscapes at gmail.com>
> >
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