Wayfinding with a GPS-based mobile navigation system: A comparison with maps and direct experience

Journal of Environmental Psychology

Volumn 28, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 74-82

  Ishikawa, Toru ^a   Fujiwara, Hiromichi ^a   Imai, Osamu ^a   Okabe, Atsuyuki ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TOKYO   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cognitive maps; GPS; Mobile systems; Navigational aids; Wayfinding

Indexed keywords

EID: 39149142832     PISSN: 02724944     EISSN: 15229610     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jenvp.2007.09.002     Document Type: Article

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