2134/15957
Tracy Ross
Tracy
Ross
Andrew May
Andrew
May
Simon Thompson
Simon
Thompson
The use of landmarks in pedestrian navigation instructions and the effects of context
Loughborough University
2014
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Design Practice and Management not elsewhere classified
2014-09-30 15:02:33
Conference contribution
https://repository.lboro.ac.uk/articles/conference_contribution/The_use_of_landmarks_in_pedestrian_navigation_instructions_and_the_effects_of_context/9352592
The beneficial effects of using landmarks in vehicle navigation systems (improved user confidence and navigation performance) have been well-studied and proven. The study reported here aimed to investigate the effects of adding landmark information to basic pedestrian navigation instructions (i.e. those which included distance to turn and street name only). The study found that the results replicate that for vehicle navigation systems. User confidence was raised to a consistently high level as a result of landmark inclusion and errors were greatly reduced. The results also indicate the types of manoeuvre that should benefit most from the inclusion of landmarks.