Back inwards 2014 I used the fairly novel (at the time) Web Speech API to practice a unproblematic Speaking Map. That map used contrary geocoding to speak the address of a place every fourth dimension person clicked on the map.
What I neglected to add together to my Speaking Map was jokes. Which is where Alex wins out. Alex is a talking map which tin laissez passer on the axe sympathize a discover of unlike spoken commands. You tin laissez passer on the axe inquire Alex to zoom inwards in addition to out on the map or to switch betwixt aerial in addition to topographical map layers. You tin laissez passer on the axe fifty-fifty say Alex a place in addition to it volition pith the map on that area. Alex's best feature, however, is its powerfulness to say Dad jokes. Ask Alex to say yous a joke in addition to yous tin laissez passer on the axe take away heed a actually bad cartographically themed joke.
In the post accompanying my 2014 Speaking Map I mentioned how the Web Speech API could last used amongst driving directions to render a unproblematic navigation application. You could also role the Web Speech API inwards information visualizations to narrate around of the of import facts that yous desire to impart amongst your visualization.
The Flourish visualization tool of late added a novel characteristic they telephone yell upward 'Talkies' which allows yous to add together well recordings to information visualizations. You tin laissez passer on the axe read to a greater extent than almost Talkies inwards the spider web log post service Why information visualisation needs a play button. Of flat instead of using well recordings yous could role the Web Speech API instead. At the 2nd the artificial voices of the Web Speech API mightiness last also annoying to role for narrating stories amongst maps. As the voices cash inwards one's chips to a greater extent than natural sounding this volition likely modify in addition to Web Speech narration could cash inwards one's chips around other valuable tool to add together to your storey maps in addition to map information visualizations.
