Cognitive abilities in the service of wayfinding: A functional approach

Professional Geographer

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 555-561

  Allen, Gary L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Movement monitoring; Path integration; Piloting; Spatial ability; Wayfinding

Indexed keywords

EID: 0005243158     PISSN: 00330124     EISSN: 14679272     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/0033-0124.00192     Document Type: Article

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