Spatial knowledge acquisition and mobile maps: The role of environmental legibility

Ahmadpoor, Negar; Smith, Alastair D.

doi:10.1016/j.cities.2020.102700

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“…), they had a detrimental effect on the acquisition and retention of environmental knowledge, as well as people's ability to attend to their surroundings. Similar effects have been reported in a variety of other studies (Ahmadpoor and Smith, 2020;Ishikawa and Takahashi, 2013;Parush, Ahuvia and Erev, 2007b;Klippel, Hirtle and Davies, 2010;Ahmadpoor and Heath, 2018;Aslan et al 2006;Ishikawa et al, 2008;Krüger et al, 2004;Münzer et al, 2006;Willis et al, 2009;Ruginski et al, 2019), and it is clear that they are not simply a product of using any form of external representational system. Münzer et al (2006), for instance, found that individuals using physical maps exhibited superior spatial orientation and survey knowledge compared to those using digital navigation systems.…”

Section: Urban Legibility and Gpssupporting

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“…For example, one might expect to observe little contrast between digital map users and other navigators in a setting with high environmental legibility, but a greater difference when legibility is lower and, therefore, requires more cognitive effort to accurately encode. We recently examined this very issue, using a sketch map method to interrogate the accuracy of participants' mental representations of a novel urban route (Ahmadpoor and Smith, 2020). Participants followed a route between key urban landmarks that was either specified by a mobile map solution or through direct experience of the environment (e.g.…”

Section: Urban Legibility and Gpsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study

Ahmadpoor

Smith

Heath

2020

Journal of Urban Design

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This report examines the role of environmental legibility in an era where digital mobile maps guide many everyday journeys. We present data from a real-world navigational experiment, where participants followed urban routes either by using digital maps, or information in the world around them. They then completed an in-field task that probed recognition for environmental features along the routes. As predicted, participants in the digital map group demonstrated poorer memory for elements that underlie legibility, across landmarks, paths, and nodes. However, recognition in this group was moderated by individual characteristics of these elements, suggesting a role for legibility in memory. We discuss the implications of these results for the design of urban intersections that can militate against varied navigational experiences.

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Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study

Ahmadpoor

Smith

Heath

2020

Journal of Urban Design

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“…In contrast, there was no significant difference in the route distance judgment and route recognition type tasks by map size. A possible explanation for this phenomenon is that in the route knowledge tasks, the participants asked for and assessed the knowledge of directions between landmarks from an egocentric perspective [4,31,42,43]. Previous studies have found that when users operate a mobile device for wayfinding, it restricts the convenience of acquiring map content caused by the limited screen size [1,2].…”

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“…With the rapid development of modern technology, the interactive interface of mobile devices could mitigate the shortcomings of their limited screen size. Furthermore, when users acquire spatial knowledge from a mobile map, the different map sizes may influence the wayfinding performance [3][4][5][6]. According to the literature, limited research has been conducted to investigate how interactive interfaces and map size affect usability.…”

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Spatial Knowledge Acquisition with Mobile Maps: Effects of Map Size on Users’ Wayfinding Performance with Interactive Interfaces

Chen

Xiao

2020

IJGI

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Restricted by the small screen size, it is challenging for users to obtain all the wayfinding content they need when utilizing mobile devices. This study investigated the effects of map size and interactive interface on users’ wayfinding performance and preference when using mobile devices. Two types of interactive interfaces (i.e., panning and peephole interfaces) and three different map sizes (i.e., small, medium, and large) were examined. The experiment was a 2 × 3 between-subjects design. Sixty participants were invited to complete five wayfinding tasks (i.e., Euclidean distance judgment, route distance judgment, landmark recognition, map section rotation, and route recognition), a system usability scale (SUS) questionnaire, and the subjective preference questionnaire. The results showed that: (1) The participants’ wayfinding performance was affected by the map size and interactive interface; (2) the peephole interface was superior for the Euclidean distance judgment and the route recognition tasks; (3) it does not always take a significantly longer time to complete the task with the larger map when performing the map section rotation task with the panning interface; and (4) the usability scores of the peephole interface were considered above average, and it had a positive impact on the participants’ preferences.

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“…In addition to conducting interviews to measure the perceived level of thermal comfort, some researchers have used mental maps in combination with questionnaires for research in this area. Mental or cognitive maps are among the primary tools for analyzing people's experiences of spaces and therefore, the basic means for gaining urban knowledge (Aram et al, 2019a(Aram et al, , 2019c(Aram et al, , 2019dAhmadpoor and Shahab, 2019;Ahmadpoor and Smith, 2020). In a study carried out in the Netherlands, a combination of interviews and cognitive maps was used to identify the variables affecting the psychological of thermal comfort (Klemm et al, 2015b).…”

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How Parks Provide Thermal Comfort Perception in the Metropolitan Cores; A Case Study in Madrid Mediterranean Climatic Zone

Aram

Mosavi

Band³

2020

SSRN Journal

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The combined effects of global warming and increasing urban heat islands (UHIs) on air temperature and heat stress in cities are notable physical and mental health implications for citizens. With research having shown the effective role of urban green spaces in decreasing urban heat, this study investigated the cooling effect of a large urban park on thermal comfort outside the park area, from psychological and physiological perspectives. The studied park is located in the center of Madrid and adjacent to UHI. The study was performed by conducting field measurements and a survey with questionnaires. The measurements made on six summer days (with two-week intervals) showed that the park's cooling effect could decrease the air temperature by 2.4-2.8 • C right up to the edge of the heat island (600 m), and decrease the physiological equivalent temperature (PET) by about 3.9 • C. By decreasing air temperature and PET, this park was also shown to increase the perceived thermal comfort (PTC) of the citizens from the psychological perspective in the defined area of effect. This perceived thermal comfort was found to have a significant inverse relationship with PET (P-value <0.05). The examination of cognitive maps drawn by citizens showed that out of the 145 respondents, 68.3% marked the park as the area that they perceive as having the greatest thermal comfort, and prefer as the place to spend time enjoying thermal comfort, irrespective of its distance from their location.

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Spatial knowledge acquisition and mobile maps: The role of environmental legibility

Cited by 15 publications

References 52 publications

Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study

Rethinking legibility in the era of digital mobile maps: an empirical study

Spatial Knowledge Acquisition with Mobile Maps: Effects of Map Size on Users’ Wayfinding Performance with Interactive Interfaces

How Parks Provide Thermal Comfort Perception in the Metropolitan Cores; A Case Study in Madrid Mediterranean Climatic Zone

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