Chapter 10 Cognitive theories and aids to support navigation of multimedia information space

Roberts, Shelley; Parush, Avi; Lindgaard, Gitte

doi:10.1016/s1363-0814(05)80013-9

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“…On the one hand, residents may be expected to correctly perceive simple portrayals of personally salient events in and around their neighbourhoods (Caquard 2003). Maps, for example, had familiar named streets with landmarks within small local areas, approximately 1.5km east-west by 1 km north-south (e.g., Roberts, Parush and Lindgaard 2005;Schwartz and others 1998). Moreover, each of three types of mapped and graphed events was one that residents might eventually learn of and be upset about, having found out, yet still wish they had known about earlier.…”

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Comparisons of Residents' Perceptions of Patterns and Trends on Computer-Animated Maps and Graphs and on Google Maps of Events in Their Neighbourhoods

Phipps

2011

Cartographica

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The present study measures and compares the accuracy of residents' browsing of computer-animated maps and graphs and computer-programmed Google maps in two versions of the Glengarry and Wellington-Crawford Geographical Monitoring Project (GWCGMP). Respondents answered the project's entry questions before browsing displays of the locations and timings of crime and disorder offences, fires, and home sales and prices in their neighbourhoods. Before exiting the project, they answered questions about these events piped from their entry answers and browsed displays. One hundred and seven respondents perceived approximately one-quarter of the ''correct'' patterns on browsed maps and trends on browsed graphs. These correct patterns and trends were inferred from time-series and linear regression analyses of data on offences, fires, and housing sales for the neighbourhoods. In addition, respondents agreed with almost onehalf of comparisons between the patterns and timings of their own events and those displayed on maps and graphs. In conclusion, Web-savvy, younger, spatially active residents are inferred to have been more accurate in perceiving online map patterns and graph trends. They were more accurate than casual stay-at-home browsers, who were more likely not to remember patterns, trends, or displays than they were to perceive them incorrectly. RésuméDans la présente étude, on mesure et on compare la précision de l'exploration par les résidents de cartes et de graphiques animatiques et de cartes Google informatisées dans deux versions du Glengarry and Wellington-Crawford Geographical Monitoring Project (GWCGMP). Les participants ont dû répondre à des questions initiales avant d'explorer des présentations sur des scènes et la chronologie de crimes et d'infractions, d'incendies et de ventes de maisons avec leur prix dans leurs quartiers. Avant de terminer le projet, ils ont répondu à des questions sur ces événements basés sur leurs réponses initiales et les affichages explorés. Cent sept répondants ont perçu approximativement le quart des caractéristiques « correctes » sur les cartes et des tendances « correctes » sur les graphiques visualisés. Ces caractéristiques et ces tendances correctes ont été déduites à partir de l'analyse de séries chronologiques et de régressions linéaires sur les infractions, les incendies et les ventes de maison dans leurs quartiers. De plus, les répondants ont été d'accord avec près de la moitié des comparaisons entre les caractéristiques et la chronologie de leurs propres événements et ceux affichés sur les cartes et les graphiques. Enfin, les résidents plus jeunes, qui sont studieux et spatialement actifs, ont été plus précis dans leur perception des caractéristiques cartographiques et des tendances graphiques en ligne. Leur degré de précision était plus élevé que celui des explorateurs informels à leur domicile, qui étaient plus susceptibles de ne pas se remémorer les caractéristiques générales, les tendances ou les affichages que de les percevoir incorrectement.

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Comparisons of Residents' Perceptions of Patterns and Trends on Computer-Animated Maps and Graphs and on Google Maps of Events in Their Neighbourhoods

Phipps

2011

Cartographica

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“…The interaction between theory and practice was intense and of central importance to the development of cybercartography. To a considerable extent this was initially the result of the input of the human factors and cognitive psychologists involved with the research , Roberts et al 2005. Cartography in the past has had a strong relationship with cognitive psychologists, but much less so with human factor psychologists.…”

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The history and development of the theory and practice of cybercartography

Taylor

Pyne

2010

International Journal of Digital Earth

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“…11,12 Navigation consists of two components: locomotion and wayfinding. 13,14,15 Locomotion is the movement of one's body in order to get from one place to another. Wayfinding is a goaldirected and planned movement of one's body in an environment in an efficient manner and includes the ability to find specific locations and recognize destinations when reached.…”

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“…Wayfinding is a goaldirected and planned movement of one's body in an environment in an efficient manner and includes the ability to find specific locations and recognize destinations when reached. 13,14,15 Orientation requires the knowledge of where one is relative to elements and cues in an environment and the continuous updating of this knowledge. 11,15,16 Our ability to find our way or navigate successfully, especially when the destination is not immediately visible, involves navigating through body movement and planning effective routes as well as updating one's position and orientation during travel.…”

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Spatial navigation using night vision goggles

Gauthier¹,

Parush

Macuda

et al. 2006

SPIE Proceedings

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While anecdotal reports suggest that Night Vision Goggles influence spatial navigation and wayfinding (Braithwaite Douglass, Durnford, & Lucas, 1998), few studies have systematically characterized the nature of these effects. To address this issue, the current study examined the impact of NVGs on navigation and wayfinding performance. One group of participants were required to navigate a walking maze and retrieve target objects while wearing NVGs (experimental condition), while a second control group navigated the maze without NVGs. We measured several performance metrics of navigation and wayfinding. Our results show that navigation and wayfinding with NVGs (experimental group) appeared to be harder, with longer navigation durations and more navigational errors compared to not using NVGs (control group). However, a significant decrease in navigation duration over the course of the wayfinding trials occurred earlier with NVGs, in addition to significant decreases in navigational steps compared to the control group. These results support the notion that NVGs directly affect spatial navigation and wayfinding performance. These degradations in performance should be considered in operational planning and NVG training programs. Further research is necessary to expand our understanding of the impact of NVGs on spatial cognition.

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Chapter 10 Cognitive theories and aids to support navigation of multimedia information space

Cited by 5 publications

References 27 publications

Comparisons of Residents' Perceptions of Patterns and Trends on Computer-Animated Maps and Graphs and on Google Maps of Events in Their Neighbourhoods

Comparisons of Residents' Perceptions of Patterns and Trends on Computer-Animated Maps and Graphs and on Google Maps of Events in Their Neighbourhoods

The history and development of the theory and practice of cybercartography

Spatial navigation using night vision goggles

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