A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations

Peter Kiefer; Simon Scheider; Ioannis Giannopoulos; Paul Weiser

A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations

Peter Kiefer, Simon Scheider, Ioannis Giannopoulos, Paul Weiser

Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich

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Abstract

Wayfinding models can be helpful in describing, understanding,
and technologically supporting the processes involved in navigation.
However, current models either lack a high degree of formalization, or
they are not holistic and perceptually grounded, which impedes their
use for cognitive engineering. In this paper, we propose a novel formalism
that covers the core wayfinding processes, yet is modular in nature
by allowing for open slots for those spatial cognitive processes that are
modifiable, or not yet well understood. Our model is based on a formal
grammar grounded in spatial reference systems and is both interpretable
in terms of observable behavior and executable to allow for empirical
testing as well as the simulation of wayfinding.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spatial Information Theory
Subtitle of host publication	12th International Conference, COSIT 2015, Santa Fe, NM, USA, October 12-16, 2015, Proceedings
Editors	Sara Irina Fabrikant, Martin Raubal, Michela Bertolotto, Clare Davies, Scott Freundschuh, Scott Bell
Publisher	Springer
Pages	447-467
Number of pages	21
Volume	9368
ISBN (Electronic)	978-3-319-23374-1
ISBN (Print)	978-3-319-23373-4
Publication status	Published - 2015
Externally published	Yes

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science
Publisher	Springer International Publishing
Volume	9368
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743

Keywords

Wayfinding
Navigation
Spatial cognitive processes
Formal grammar
Reference systems

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Kiefer, P., Scheider, S., Giannopoulos, I., & Weiser, P. (2015). A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations. In S. I. Fabrikant, M. Raubal, M. Bertolotto, C. Davies, S. Freundschuh, & S. Bell (Eds.), Spatial Information Theory: 12th International Conference, COSIT 2015, Santa Fe, NM, USA, October 12-16, 2015, Proceedings (Vol. 9368, pp. 447-467). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9368 ). Springer. http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-23374-1_21

Kiefer, Peter ; Scheider, Simon ; Giannopoulos, Ioannis et al. / A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations. Spatial Information Theory: 12th International Conference, COSIT 2015, Santa Fe, NM, USA, October 12-16, 2015, Proceedings. editor / Sara Irina Fabrikant ; Martin Raubal ; Michela Bertolotto ; Clare Davies ; Scott Freundschuh ; Scott Bell. Vol. 9368 Springer, 2015. pp. 447-467 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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Kiefer, P, Scheider, S, Giannopoulos, I & Weiser, P 2015, A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations. in SI Fabrikant, M Raubal, M Bertolotto, C Davies, S Freundschuh & S Bell (eds), Spatial Information Theory: 12th International Conference, COSIT 2015, Santa Fe, NM, USA, October 12-16, 2015, Proceedings. vol. 9368, Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol. 9368 , Springer, pp. 447-467. <http://link.springer.com/chapter/10.1007%2F978-3-319-23374-1_21>

A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations. / Kiefer, Peter; Scheider, Simon; Giannopoulos, Ioannis et al.
Spatial Information Theory: 12th International Conference, COSIT 2015, Santa Fe, NM, USA, October 12-16, 2015, Proceedings. ed. / Sara Irina Fabrikant; Martin Raubal; Michela Bertolotto; Clare Davies; Scott Freundschuh; Scott Bell. Vol. 9368 Springer, 2015. p. 447-467 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 9368 ).

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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Kiefer P, Scheider S, Giannopoulos I, Weiser P. A Wayfinding Grammar Based on Reference System Transformations. In Fabrikant SI, Raubal M, Bertolotto M, Davies C, Freundschuh S, Bell S, editors, Spatial Information Theory: 12th International Conference, COSIT 2015, Santa Fe, NM, USA, October 12-16, 2015, Proceedings. Vol. 9368. Springer. 2015. p. 447-467. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science).

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