Ask for directions or use a map: A field experiment on spatial orientation and wayfinding in an urban environment

Journal of Spatial Science

Volumn 53, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 13-23

  Meilinger, T ^a,b   Knauff, M ^c  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF FREIBURG   (Germany)

^c JUSTUS LIEBIG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Field experiment; Map; Route knowledge; Survey knowledge; Verbal direction; Wayfinding

Indexed keywords

DATA ACQUISITION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FIELD METHOD; GIS; KNOWLEDGE; MAPPING; RESEARCH WORK; SURVEYING; URBAN AREA;

EID: 58249113998     PISSN: 14498596     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/14498596.2008.9635147     Document Type: Article

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