In this paper, we propose a conceptual framework for assessing the salience of landmarks
for navigation. Landmark salience is derived as a result of the observer's point of view, both …

This study examined the effectiveness of a Global Positioning System (GPS)-based mobile
navigation system in comparison to paper maps and direct experience of routes, by focusing …

This chapter reviews a model of measuring the salience of a specific class of spatial features—
fagades of buildings—for adaptation to abilities and preferences of user groups of …

Abstract In The Image of the City Lynch describes how individuals perceive and recall
features in urban spaces. The most distinctive elements in the urban landscape-categorised …

This paper complements landmark research with an approach to formalize the structural
salience of objects along routes. The aim is to automatically integrate salient objects …

This article addresses the problem of incorporating cognitively salient landmarks in
computer-generated navigation instructions. On the basis of a review of the existing …

People navigating in unfamiliar environments rely on wayfinding directions, either given by
people familiar with the place, or given by maps or wayfinding services. The essential role of …

Cognitive training approaches using virtual environments (VEs) might counter age-related
visuospatial memory decline and associated difficulties in wayfinding. However, the effects …

Mobile phones are an attractive platform for landmark-based pedestrian navigation systems.
To be practical, such a system must be able to automatically generate lightweight directions …

Place descriptions are used in everyday communication as a common way to convey spatial
information. Processing the information from place descriptions poses multiple significant …