Increasing the usability of pedestrian navigation interfaces by means of landmark visibility analysis
- Communicating location-specific information to pedestrians is a challenging task which can be aided by user-friendly digital technologies. In this paper, landmark visibility analysis, as a means for developing more usable pedestrian navigation systems, is discussed. Using an algorithmic framework for image-based 3D analysis, this method integrates a 3D city model with identified landmarks and produces raster visibility layers for each one. This output enables an Android phone prototype application to indicate the visibility of landmarks from the user's actual position. Tested in the field, the method achieves sufficient accuracy for the context of use and improves navigation efficiency and effectiveness.
Author details: | Ioannis DelikostidisORCiD, Juri EngelGND, Bas Retsios, Corné P.J.M. van Elzakker, Menno-Jan KraakORCiD, Jürgen Roland Friedrich DöllnerORCiDGND |
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URN: | urn:nbn:de:kobv:517-opus4-415500 |
DOI: | https://doi.org/10.25932/publishup-41550 |
ISSN: | 1866-8372 |
Title of parent work (English): | Postprints der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe |
Publication series (Volume number): | Zweitveröffentlichungen der Universität Potsdam : Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Reihe (599) |
Publication type: | Postprint |
Language: | English |
Date of first publication: | 2019/02/14 |
Publication year: | 2013 |
Publishing institution: | Universität Potsdam |
Release date: | 2019/02/14 |
Tag: | landmark visibility; pedestrian navigation; usability testing; user-centred design |
Issue: | 599 |
Number of pages: | 15 |
First page: | 523 |
Last Page: | 537 |
Source: | The Journal of Navigation 66 (2013) 4, pp. 523–537 DOI 10.1017/S0373463313000209 |
Organizational units: | Mathematisch-Naturwissenschaftliche Fakultät |
Peer review: | Referiert |
Publishing method: | Open Access |
Grantor: | Cambridge University Press (CUP) |
License (German): | Keine öffentliche Lizenz: Unter Urheberrechtsschutz |
External remark: | Bibliographieeintrag der Originalveröffentlichung/Quelle |