Map-based Mobile Services - Design, Interaction and Usability

von: Liqiu Meng, Alexander Zipf, Stephan Winter

Springer-Verlag, 2008

ISBN: 9783540371106 , 352 Seiten

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Map-based Mobile Services - Design, Interaction and Usability


 

Preface

5

Table of Contents

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1 The State of the Art of Map-Based Mobile Services

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1.1 Research questions and development paradigms

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1.2 An overview of existing mobile map services

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1.3 Adaptations and interactions

17

1.4 The usability of mobile map services

18

1.5 About the book

22

1.6 Concluding remarks

23

References

23

2 Decluttering of Icons Based on Aggregation in Mobile Maps

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2.1 Introduction

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2.2 Label placement in map-based applications

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2.3 Decluttering of icons through aggregation

33

2.4 Future research directions

43

2.5 Conclusions

44

Acknowledgements

44

References

44

3 User-Centered Design of Landmark Visualizations

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3.1 Introduction

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3.2 Related work

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3.3 Types of landmarks

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3.4 Designing visualizations

53

3.5 Evaluations

60

3.6 Conclusion and outlook

67

Acknowledgements

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References

68

4 An Incremental Strategy for Fast Transmission of Multi-Resolution Data in a Mobile System

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4.1 Introduction

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4.2 Some solutions for managing multi-resolution

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data in a mobile context

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4.3 MR data and MR data transfer models

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4.4 Incremental strategy: conditions and interest

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4.5 Implementation and results

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4.6 Conclusion and outlook

90

Acknowledgements

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References

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5 Evaluating the Effectiveness of Non-Realistic 3D Maps for Navigation with Mobile Devices

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5.1 Introduction

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5.2 Computer graphics and photorealism

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5.3 3D and cartography

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5.4 Mobile maps

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5.5 Expressive city models

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5.6 Assessing the technique

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5.7 Research observations and results

109

5.8 Research evaluation

110

5.9 Conclusion

112

Appendix A: Post-test questionnaire

112

References

115

6 Context-Aware Applications Enhanced with Commonsense Spatial Reasoning

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6.1 Introduction

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6.2 Knowledge-based correlation of information with spatial representation and reasoning

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6.3 Commonsense spatial models for information correlation

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6.4 Hybrid logics for commonsense spatial reasoning

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6.5 A Smart home example

134

6.6 Concluding remarks

136

References

136

7 Personalising Map Feature Content for Mobile Map Users

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7.1 Introduction

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7.2 Related work

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7.3 Mobile map personalisation with MAPPER

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7.4 Designing and implementing MAPPER

149

7.5 Evaluating MAPPER efficiency

154

7.6 Conclusions and future work

156

References

156

8 A Survey of Multimodal Interfaces for Mobile Mapping Applications

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8.1 Introduction

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8.2 The CoMPASS system

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8.3 Survey of existing methodologies

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8.4 CoMPASS evaluation

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8.5 Results

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8.6 Discussion

177

References

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9 User Interaction in Mobile Navigation Applications

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9.1 Introduction

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9.2 Cooperation and grounding

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9.3 What is multimodality?

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9.4 Multimodality in human-computer interaction

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9.5 Characteristics of multimodal map navigation

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9.6 An example: the MUMS-system

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9.7 Discussion and future research

204

Acknowledgements

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References

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10 Designing Interactions for Navigation in 3D Mobile Maps

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10.1 Introduction

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10.2 Definitions

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10.3 General requirements for mobile navigation interfaces

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10.4 A model of interactive search on mobile maps

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10.5 Designing controls

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10.6 Designing for navigation

223

10.7 Input mechanisms

232

10.8 Navigation interface

233

10.9 Implementation notes

237

10.10 Summary

237

Acknowledgements

238

References

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11 PDA-Assisted Indoor-Navigation with Imprecise Positioning: Results of a Desktop Usability Study

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11.1 Introduction

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11.2 Previous work

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11.3 Desktop usability study

245

11.4 Results and discussion

253

11.5 Conclusions

257

Acknowledgements

258

References

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12 Accuracy and Performance Assessment of a Window-Based Heuristic Algorithm for Real-Time Routing in Map-Based Mobile Applications

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12.1 Introduction

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12.2 Window-based heuristic algorithm

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12.3 Experiments

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12.4 Analysis of results

270

12.5 Conclusions and future research

277

References

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13 How Mobile Maps Cooperate with Existing Navigational Infrastructure

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13.1 Introduction

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13.2 Background and motivation

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13.4 Contextual design and experimental setting

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13.5 Experimental design

289

13.6 Study results

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13.7 Analysis and discussion

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13.8 Conclusion

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Acknowledgements

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References

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14 Geographical Data in Mobile Applications Uses beyond Map Making

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14.1 Introduction

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14.2 Authoring

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14.3 Visibility

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14.4 Filtering and highlighting

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14.5 Photo-keying

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14.6 3D mapping

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14.7 Conclusion

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Acknowledgements

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References

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15 Mobile Location-Based Gaming

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15.1 Introduction

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15.2 Review of exemplary mobile location-based games

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15.3 Mobile location-based game components

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15.4 Mobile location-based game tools

341

15.5 Conclusions

345

Acknowlegements

346

References

346

16 Mobile Maps and More – Extending i-Criteria Location-Based Services with Mult Decision Analysis

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16.1 Introduction

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16.2 Multi-criteria decision analysis in geoinformatics

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16.3 Location-based decision support

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16.4 Scenario of mobile decision-making in emergency response

353

16.5 Architecture of a map-based mobile decision support system

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16.6 User interface design for a mobile decision support system for emergency response

358

16.7 Conclusions and outlook

361

Acknowledgements

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References

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