Navigation services communicate optimal routes to users by providing sequences of
instructions for these routes. Each single instruction guides the wayfinder from one decision …

Recent years have seen an increased interest in navigational services for pedestrians. To
ensure that these services are successful, it is necessary to understand the information …

ABSTRACT GPS-based vehicle navigation systems are already available to drivers in many
European countries, and these will soon be affordable by the mass market. This paper …

People navigating in unfamiliar environments rely on wayfinding directions, either given by
people familiar with the place, or given by maps or wayfinding services. The essential role of …

This paper outlines the arguments (and supporting evidence) both for and against allowing
drivers to enter a destination with a vehicle navigation system while active in the primary …

This paper argues for the use of landmarks (for example, traffic lights, churches, petrol
stations) within the turn-by-turn visual and voice directions given by in-vehicle navigation …

Landmarks (eg traffic lights, churches, monuments) have great potential to support travellers
in navigation tasks. Concern has been expressed regarding the current generation of …

This research evaluates the aesthetics and usability of various in-vehicle electronic
navigation map configurations. Study 1 adapted the aesthetics scale (Lavie and Tractinsky …

The design of in-vehicle navigation systems fails to take into account the social nature of
driving and automobile navigation. In this paper, we consider navigation as a social activity …

In-vehicle navigation systems are an example of ubiquitous computing, where the
computing facility is embedded in an everyday object (car) for an everyday task (driving) …