Adrijana Car – Thomas Jekel – Josef Strobl – Gerald Griesebner (Eds.)
GI_Forum 2017, Volume 5, Issue 1
Journal for Geographic Information Science
Irene Fellner
S. 106 - 113
doi:
10.1553/giscience2017_01_s106
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
doi:
10.1553/giscience2017_01_s106
Abstract:
This paper addresses the question of how route instructions that include landmarks for indoor navigation can be created automatically based on information available in spatial indoor databases. Existing approaches for the generation of landmark-based routing instructions are designed for outdoor environments and rely mainly on instance-level data about the characteristics of potential landmarks. However, indoor navigation differs from outdoor navigation in various aspects, and indoor spatial databases do not usually contain detailed information about individual objects. Therefore, the proposed method aims to address the specific challenges of indoor navigation and relies only on commonly available data about categories of spatial objects. A case study of a university campus demonstrates that by and large the method produces correct routing instructions that include landmarks. However, it also reveals some gaps in the model and shows possibilities for enhancements for future work.
indoor navigation, landmarks, routing instructions
Published Online:
2017/06/30 06:54:57
Object Identifier:
0xc1aa5576 0x00369cc2
Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
GI_Forum publishes high quality original research across the transdisciplinary field of Geographic Information Science (GIScience). The journal provides a platform for dialogue among GI-Scientists and educators, technologists and critical thinkers in an ongoing effort to advance the field and ultimately contribute to the creation of an informed GISociety. Submissions concentrate on innovation in education, science, methodology and technologies in the spatial domain and their role towards a more just, ethical and sustainable science and society. GI_Forum implements the policy of open access publication after a double-blind peer review process through a highly international team of seasoned scientists for quality assurance. Special emphasis is put on actively supporting young scientists through formative reviews of their submissions. Only English language contributions are published.
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