TY - GEN
T1 - Wayfinding choreme maps
AU - Klippel, Alexander
AU - Richter, Kai Florian
AU - Hansen, Stefan
PY - 2005
Y1 - 2005
N2 - This contribution details how conceptual characterizations of route knowledge can provide the basis for graphical route information in a cognitively adequate way. The approach is based on the theory of wayfinding choremes that originated from the leitmotif to reflect mental conceptualization processes - as a canonical representation - in different modes of externalization, primarily graphical and verbal. The approach is therefore termed cognitive conceptual approach to map design; it stands in opposition to more frequently used data driven approaches. Possibilities and requirements of the conceptual approach are explored and related to information system requirements such as the semantic specification of data structures and their relation to visual output. The wayfinding choreme approach has been implemented in a basic version; its requirements are illustrated and future lines of research are discussed. The focus is placed on organizational aspects of route knowledge, i.e. how they can be modeled and how they can be accounted for in the visualization of modern navigation assistance systems.
AB - This contribution details how conceptual characterizations of route knowledge can provide the basis for graphical route information in a cognitively adequate way. The approach is based on the theory of wayfinding choremes that originated from the leitmotif to reflect mental conceptualization processes - as a canonical representation - in different modes of externalization, primarily graphical and verbal. The approach is therefore termed cognitive conceptual approach to map design; it stands in opposition to more frequently used data driven approaches. Possibilities and requirements of the conceptual approach are explored and related to information system requirements such as the semantic specification of data structures and their relation to visual output. The wayfinding choreme approach has been implemented in a basic version; its requirements are illustrated and future lines of research are discussed. The focus is placed on organizational aspects of route knowledge, i.e. how they can be modeled and how they can be accounted for in the visualization of modern navigation assistance systems.
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M3 - Conference contribution
AN - SCOPUS:33646531158
SN - 3540304886
SN - 9783540304883
T3 - Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
SP - 94
EP - 108
BT - Visual Information and Information Systems - 8th International Conference, VISUAL 2005, Revised Selected Papers
T2 - 8th International Conference on Visual Information and Information Systems, VISUAL 2005
Y2 - 5 July 2005 through 5 July 2005
ER -