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Towards intelligent mapping applications: a study of elements found in cognitive maps

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This paper describes a study that examines common elements found in people's mental maps of the city of Boston. The intent of the study is to understand the mental model people have of a city. Understanding this mental model will provide insight into developing mapping applications that present location information in a way that makes it easier to conceptualize and situate new location information in terms of places a person already knows. An analysis of hand-annotated maps showing the locations of prominent places in a person's mental map of Boston suggests that prominent places can be characterized by a certain set of properties and that major transit points (subway stops) play an important role in framing a person's mental map.

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    IUI '07: Proceedings of the 12th international conference on Intelligent user interfaces
    January 2007
    388 pages
    ISBN:1595934812
    DOI:10.1145/1216295
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    1. cognitive maps
    2. mental maps

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