Spaces or scenes: Map-based orientation in urban environments

Spatial Cognition and Computation

Volumn 10, Issue 2-3, 2010, Pages 135-156

  Davies, Clare ^a   Peebles, David ^b  

^a ORDNANCE SURVEY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF HUDDERSFIELD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cartography; Isovists; Landmarks; Map reading; Orientation; Urban; Visual salience; Wayfinding

Indexed keywords

EID: 79960218783     PISSN: 13875868     EISSN: 15427633     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/13875861003759289     Document Type: Article

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