Map-based Mobile Services: Theories, Methods and Implementations / Edition 1

by Liqiu Meng, Alexander Zipf, Tumasch Reichenbacher

Overview

The development of wireless telecommunication and ubiquitous computing te- nologies has led to a growing mobile population and dramatically changed p- terns of working and everyday life. A smooth and safe mobility is only possible when the mobile person is well-informed of the happenings in his ambient en- ronments. Location-sensitive maps have proved a strong enhancement to what a mobile user can directly perceive from his ambient environments. Since ancient times the map has been the favorite communication language of spatial infor- tion. It is even more the case for mobile applications where brand-new maps can be wirelessly retrieved or generated in real-time. The upsurge of map-based s- vices on mobile devices has raised a number of new questions challenging the conventional computer-assisted cartography. Map-based mobile services provides a contemporary overview of research and development issues related to the design and the use of mobility-supporting maps. The book has been written for professional cartographers who are striving for - tending their theoretical, methodological and practical knowledge to mobile m- making, for surveyors and geo-service providers involved in the development of intelligent location-based services, for software developers and cognitive scientists engaged in human-computer interaction, and for students and academics in cart- raphy and geoinformation sciences. The book was initiated by the multidisciplinary workshop “Design of m- based mobile services” within the frame of the conference “Human and Computer 2003 – Interaction on the movement” held in Stuttgart, Germany, September 2003.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783540230557
Publisher:	Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Publication date:	12/22/2004
Edition description:	2005
Pages:	260
Product dimensions:	6.30(w) x 9.40(h) x 0.80(d)

Table of Contents

Map-based mobile services.- Portrayal and Generalisation of Point Maps for Mobile Information Services.- Activity and Context — A Conceptual Framework for Mobile Geoservices.- Effectiveness and efficiency of tourism maps in the World Wide Web and their potential for mobile map services.- The Cognitive Reality of Schematic Maps.- Adaptive Visualisation of Landmarks using an MRDB.- Ego centres of mobile users and egocentric map design.- Adaptation to Context — A Way to Improve the Usability of Mobile Maps.- Focalizing Measures of Salience for Wayfinding.- Adaptive egocentric maps for mobile users.- Cartographic Location Based Services.- XML in Service Architectures for Mobile Cartographic Applications.- A Survey of Map-based Mobile Guides.- Position Determination of Reference Points in Surveying.- Dynamic 3D Maps for Mobile Tourism Applications.- Designing electronic maps: an ethnographic approach.

Editorial Reviews

From the reviews:

"This book contains sixteen co-authored chapters … . The chapters provide a contemporary overview of the research agenda related to the design and use of maps associated with mobile devices and mobility-supporting initiatives. The book is written for a broad audience. … Overall this reviewer enjoyed reading the book, and recommends that it be placed on the reading list of any advanced cartography/geovisualization course exploring theoretical and applied research agendas." (Peter Keller, Geomatica, Vol. 59 (3), 2005)

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