Alternate feature location for rapid navigation using a 3D map on a mobile device

• Type: Article in International Conference Proceedings Book
• Date: 2004

Authors

Maximino Bessa (Author) Other; António Coelho (Author) FEUP; Alan Chalmers (Author) Other

Conference proceedings International

Title: MUM 2004 - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia

Pages: 5-9

3rd International Conference on Mobile and Ubiquitous Multimedia, MUM 2004

College Park, MD, 27 October 2004 through 29 October 2004

Indexing

ISI Web of Knowledge

Scopus - 10 Citations

COMPENDEX

Scientific classification

FOS: Engineering and technology > Electrical engineering, Electronic engineering, Information engineering

CORDIS: Technological sciences > Technology > Graphic techniques > Computer graphics

Other information

Authenticus ID: P-007-FF5

DOI: 10.1145/1052380.1052382

Abstract (EN): Finding one's way around an unfamiliar city can be a major challenge. While maps can provide a very good abstract representation of our world, and a simple and efficient way to navigate within that world, they are of little use when, for example, the absence of road signs prevents us from locating where we are on the map. Mobile devices offer the potential for providing relevant 3D information to enable us to locate ourselves, rapidly navigate around an unfamiliar environment and explore it interactively. However, mobile devices are constrained by resources such as bandwidth, storage and small displays. In this paper we investigate which is the most important visual information for position location within an unfamiliar urban environment and show how we can use this knowledge to provide a perceptually high quality 3D virtual environment on existing mobile devices. Copyright 2004 ACM.

Language: English

Type (Professor's evaluation): Scientific

No. of pages: 5