Landmarks as navigational aids on street maps

Cartography and Geographic Information Systems

Volumn 23, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 21-36

  Deakin, Ann K ^a  

^a STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK AT FREDONIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Environmental learning; Landmarks; Navigation; Point symbols; Street maps

Indexed keywords

COMPUTER GRAPHICS; COMPUTER SIMULATION; ERRORS; MAPS; ROADS AND STREETS; TESTING;

ELECTRONIC ROUTE FINDERS; GEOMETRIC SYMBOLS; LANDMARKS; POINT SYMBOLS; STEREOTYPE SKETCHES; STREET MAPS;

NAVIGATION SYSTEMS;

EID: 0029719305     PISSN: 10509844     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1559/152304096782512159     Document Type: Article

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