This thesis is approved and it is acceptable in quality and in form for publication: Approved by ... more This thesis is approved and it is acceptable in quality and in form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee:
This report highlights a trio of research papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and In... more This report highlights a trio of research papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and Information System Conference (VNIS ’89), in Toronto, Canada on September 11-13, 1989. The conference consisted of fifteen paper sessions, including Programs and Policy, System and Technology Evaluation, Driver Response to Real-time Traffic Information, Digital Maps and Geographic Information Systems, Traffic Management Applications, and Human Factors. The papers reproduced here are intended to assist others in the study of human navigation, navigation systems, or spatial cognition in general. Their content is essentially the same as in the conference proceedings, although a few minor changes and corrections have been made, and the papers have been re-formatted and re-paginated.
Imagine that you get such certain awesome experience and knowledge by only reading a book. How ca... more Imagine that you get such certain awesome experience and knowledge by only reading a book. How can? It seems to be greater when a book can be the best thing to discover. Books now will appear in printed and soft file collection. One of them is this book spatial information theory 12th international conference cosit 2015 santa fe nm usa october 12 16 2015 proceedings lecture notes in computer science. It is so usual with the printed books. However, many people sometimes have no space to bring the book for them; this is why they can't read the book wherever they want.
Cognitive Mapping Cognitive Mapping is a comprehensive account of all facets of cognitive mapping... more Cognitive Mapping Cognitive Mapping is a comprehensive account of all facets of cognitive mapping research. This book provides an overview of the historical genesis of the subject area, a description of the current states-of-play, and a'map' of what future research should investigate. Each ...
Conference Record of papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference (VNIS '89)
The author asserts that developers of vehicle navigation aids should not persist in using an intr... more The author asserts that developers of vehicle navigation aids should not persist in using an intradisciplinary approach to solving an interdisciplinary problem. It is demonstrated that research in differing disciplines can be intertwined, and that theories and models often can be borrowed. It is suggested that though interdisciplinary results can be supporting, caution should be taken when interpreting these. The
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2009
Map perception is the process of using the human senses to acquire spatial information about the ... more Map perception is the process of using the human senses to acquire spatial information about the surrounding environment from maps. Maps, in this sense, are defined quite broadly as any representation that demonstrates spatial relationships (where things are in relation to each other) in an environment. Map cognition, on the other hand, involves mental (or brain) functions and capabilities that facilitate the acquisition and integration of spatial knowledge from maps through reasoning, intuition, and/or perception. To understand the significant breadth and scope of map perception and cognition, one must consider the historical developments of the four different research areas that have evolved in this field. These four areas were essentially born 60 years ago with the publication of Arthur Robinson’s The Look of Maps in 1952. The Look of Maps focused on issues of map design, spawning a large body of psychophysical studies that explored the perception of ‘graphic marks’, – what people see when they look at maps. Born from this early psychophysical work was the idea that maps are devices for communication and that they convey a coherent message set forth by the cartographer. Models for communication were borrowed from psychology and adapted for the perception of maps. Next to develop was a very multidisciplinary branch of research on maps and cognition. This body of work explored how maps facilitate spatial knowledge and behavior, and delved into the underlying cognitive structures and functions that maps effect. The most recent body of work is called geographic visualization (GVis). GVis comprises the techniques and technologies (whose development was informed by previous psychophysical studies, previous models for map communication, and previous cognitive models for spatial knowledge and behavior) that facilitate the understanding of complex spatial phenomena via both traditional and nontraditional maps and other spatial representations.
Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, 1995
The purpose of this study is to assess the geographical content of a sample of popular children&#... more The purpose of this study is to assess the geographical content of a sample of popular children's storybooks. We surveyed twenty-five children's story-books, ranging in reading level from pre-school to grade four, for the kinds of locatives (spatial concepts) used to communicate, and the kinds of spaces used to illustrate, each locative. Results suggest that story-books for children reflect Bracken's developmental progression as to locative terms in story-books for children of different ages. Results also suggest prototype locatives (which are a basic subset of locatives that can be used communicate spatial relationships) in the development of spatial image schemata. Lastly, results indicate an absence of references to geographic spaces. Recommendations are made that encourage the creation of children's story-books strong in geographical content.
Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic Space, 1991
... in Golledge, R.(1988)'Integrating Spatial Knowledge', Paper presented at the Intern... more ... in Golledge, R.(1988)'Integrating Spatial Knowledge', Paper presented at the InternationalGeographical Union Conference, Sydney ... Heft, H. and Wohlwill, JF (1987)'Environmental Cognition in Children', in Stokols, D., and Altman, I.(Eds.), Handbook of Environmental ...
Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Information Systems, 1995
Human spatial cognition appears to operate differently in manipulable (small scale) spaces and in... more Human spatial cognition appears to operate differently in manipulable (small scale) spaces and in geographic (large scale) spaces. Although some fundamental spatial concepts may apply for both kinds of spaces, the relative salience of the concepts may be quite different. Geographic information systems (GIS) represent geographic spaces and the entities in them, but users interact with these systems as if they were manipulable, through representations that appear in manipulable spaces. This difference in scales of representation and action is not new, as people have long reasoned about geographic spaces while looking at or remembering graphical maps, which, like GIS displays and equipment, are manipulable entities. Part of the power and utility of maps comes from their natural space-in-space representations, but since geographic and manipulable spaces are different in how people think and reason about them, graphical maps to some extent misrepresent the geographic spaces that they show. Montello captured the essence of this dilemma when he asserted: Maps represent [geographical] spaces, but are themselves instances of [manipulable] space...[he] therefore expect[s] the psychological study of map use to draw directly on the psychology of [manipulable] space rather than on the psychology of [geographical] space. [14, p. 315]
This thesis is approved and it is acceptable in quality and in form for publication: Approved by ... more This thesis is approved and it is acceptable in quality and in form for publication: Approved by the Thesis Committee:
This report highlights a trio of research papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and In... more This report highlights a trio of research papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and Information System Conference (VNIS ’89), in Toronto, Canada on September 11-13, 1989. The conference consisted of fifteen paper sessions, including Programs and Policy, System and Technology Evaluation, Driver Response to Real-time Traffic Information, Digital Maps and Geographic Information Systems, Traffic Management Applications, and Human Factors. The papers reproduced here are intended to assist others in the study of human navigation, navigation systems, or spatial cognition in general. Their content is essentially the same as in the conference proceedings, although a few minor changes and corrections have been made, and the papers have been re-formatted and re-paginated.
Imagine that you get such certain awesome experience and knowledge by only reading a book. How ca... more Imagine that you get such certain awesome experience and knowledge by only reading a book. How can? It seems to be greater when a book can be the best thing to discover. Books now will appear in printed and soft file collection. One of them is this book spatial information theory 12th international conference cosit 2015 santa fe nm usa october 12 16 2015 proceedings lecture notes in computer science. It is so usual with the printed books. However, many people sometimes have no space to bring the book for them; this is why they can't read the book wherever they want.
Cognitive Mapping Cognitive Mapping is a comprehensive account of all facets of cognitive mapping... more Cognitive Mapping Cognitive Mapping is a comprehensive account of all facets of cognitive mapping research. This book provides an overview of the historical genesis of the subject area, a description of the current states-of-play, and a'map' of what future research should investigate. Each ...
Conference Record of papers presented at the First Vehicle Navigation and Information Systems Conference (VNIS '89)
The author asserts that developers of vehicle navigation aids should not persist in using an intr... more The author asserts that developers of vehicle navigation aids should not persist in using an intradisciplinary approach to solving an interdisciplinary problem. It is demonstrated that research in differing disciplines can be intertwined, and that theories and models often can be borrowed. It is suggested that though interdisciplinary results can be supporting, caution should be taken when interpreting these. The
International Encyclopedia of Human Geography, 2009
Map perception is the process of using the human senses to acquire spatial information about the ... more Map perception is the process of using the human senses to acquire spatial information about the surrounding environment from maps. Maps, in this sense, are defined quite broadly as any representation that demonstrates spatial relationships (where things are in relation to each other) in an environment. Map cognition, on the other hand, involves mental (or brain) functions and capabilities that facilitate the acquisition and integration of spatial knowledge from maps through reasoning, intuition, and/or perception. To understand the significant breadth and scope of map perception and cognition, one must consider the historical developments of the four different research areas that have evolved in this field. These four areas were essentially born 60 years ago with the publication of Arthur Robinson’s The Look of Maps in 1952. The Look of Maps focused on issues of map design, spawning a large body of psychophysical studies that explored the perception of ‘graphic marks’, – what people see when they look at maps. Born from this early psychophysical work was the idea that maps are devices for communication and that they convey a coherent message set forth by the cartographer. Models for communication were borrowed from psychology and adapted for the perception of maps. Next to develop was a very multidisciplinary branch of research on maps and cognition. This body of work explored how maps facilitate spatial knowledge and behavior, and delved into the underlying cognitive structures and functions that maps effect. The most recent body of work is called geographic visualization (GVis). GVis comprises the techniques and technologies (whose development was informed by previous psychophysical studies, previous models for map communication, and previous cognitive models for spatial knowledge and behavior) that facilitate the understanding of complex spatial phenomena via both traditional and nontraditional maps and other spatial representations.
Cartographica: The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization, 1995
The purpose of this study is to assess the geographical content of a sample of popular children&#... more The purpose of this study is to assess the geographical content of a sample of popular children's storybooks. We surveyed twenty-five children's story-books, ranging in reading level from pre-school to grade four, for the kinds of locatives (spatial concepts) used to communicate, and the kinds of spaces used to illustrate, each locative. Results suggest that story-books for children reflect Bracken's developmental progression as to locative terms in story-books for children of different ages. Results also suggest prototype locatives (which are a basic subset of locatives that can be used communicate spatial relationships) in the development of spatial image schemata. Lastly, results indicate an absence of references to geographic spaces. Recommendations are made that encourage the creation of children's story-books strong in geographical content.
Cognitive and Linguistic Aspects of Geographic Space, 1991
... in Golledge, R.(1988)'Integrating Spatial Knowledge', Paper presented at the Intern... more ... in Golledge, R.(1988)'Integrating Spatial Knowledge', Paper presented at the InternationalGeographical Union Conference, Sydney ... Heft, H. and Wohlwill, JF (1987)'Environmental Cognition in Children', in Stokols, D., and Altman, I.(Eds.), Handbook of Environmental ...
Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Information Systems, 1995
Human spatial cognition appears to operate differently in manipulable (small scale) spaces and in... more Human spatial cognition appears to operate differently in manipulable (small scale) spaces and in geographic (large scale) spaces. Although some fundamental spatial concepts may apply for both kinds of spaces, the relative salience of the concepts may be quite different. Geographic information systems (GIS) represent geographic spaces and the entities in them, but users interact with these systems as if they were manipulable, through representations that appear in manipulable spaces. This difference in scales of representation and action is not new, as people have long reasoned about geographic spaces while looking at or remembering graphical maps, which, like GIS displays and equipment, are manipulable entities. Part of the power and utility of maps comes from their natural space-in-space representations, but since geographic and manipulable spaces are different in how people think and reason about them, graphical maps to some extent misrepresent the geographic spaces that they show. Montello captured the essence of this dilemma when he asserted: Maps represent [geographical] spaces, but are themselves instances of [manipulable] space...[he] therefore expect[s] the psychological study of map use to draw directly on the psychology of [manipulable] space rather than on the psychology of [geographical] space. [14, p. 315]
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