Towards intelligent mapping applications: a study of elements found in cognitive maps
IUI '07: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces, page 309--312. New York, NY, USA, ACM, (2007)DOI: http://doi.acm.org/10.1145/1216295.1216354
Abstract
This paper describes a study that examines common elements found in people's mental maps of the city of Boston. The intent of the study is to understand the mental model people have of a city. Understanding this mental model will provide insight into developing mapping applications that present location information in a way that makes it easier to conceptualize and situate new location information in terms of places a person already knows. An analysis of hand-annotated maps showing the locations of prominent places in a person's mental map of Boston suggests that prominent places can be characterized by a certain set of properties and that major transit points (subway stops) play an important role in framing a person's mental map.
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