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Mapping Indigeneity in the RGS‐IBG map collections
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This article summarises and reflects on the ‘Mapping Indigeneity’ Map Room Conversation that formed part of the RGS‐IBG Annual International Conference 2024. Firstly, the maps from the RGS‐IBG collections displayed during the Conversation are presented and their relevance explained. Secondly, the authors offer a summary of the key points/
Peter R. Martin, Katherine Parker
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Analysis of the Correlation Between Layout and Wayfinding Decisions in Hospitals
Megaron, 2020 As a research topic of several disciplines such as psychology, sociology, and especially architecture, wayfinding is always on the agenda and is open to research. In this paper, the relationships between the wayfinding decisions of the users in hospitals
Esra Aksoy +2 more
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Map Room Conversations: Mapping Objects
Area, EarlyView.Short Abstract This article presents reflections on a ‘Map Room Conversation’ session entitled ‘Mapping Objects’ at the RGS International Conference, 2024. The session considered the three dimensional aspects of map‐making, both the objects and methods involved with producing maps, and the construction of maps in three dimensions in the form of relief ...
George Tobin, Jane Wess
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Three levels of metric for evaluating wayfinding [PDF]
, 2006 Three levels of virtual environment (VE) metric are proposed, based on: (1) users’ task performance (time taken, distance traveled and number of errors made), (2) physical behavior (locomotion, looking around, and time and error classification), and (3 ...
Grammenos G. +2 more
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Curator: The Museum Journal, EarlyView.ABSTRACT The paths taken by visitors in museums influence what they see, do, learn, and experience. Poorly designed museums can lead to missed goals and opportunities. In this article, I critically review visitor studies published since the 1930s to evaluate explanations for visitor path choice in museums, namely, the location and attractiveness of ...
Gareth Davey
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Psychology Research and Behavior Management, 2020 Magdalena Mendez-Lopez,1 Camino Fidalgo,1 Jorge Osma,1 M-Carmen Juan2 1Departamento de Psicología y Sociología, Universidad de Zaragoza, IIS Aragón, Facultad de Ciencias Sociales y Humanas, Teruel, Spain; 2Instituto Universitario de ...
Mendez-Lopez M +3 more
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Where do we go from here? An assessment of navigation performance using a compass versus a GPS unit [PDF]
, 2007 The Global Positioning System (GPS) looks set to replace the traditional map and compass for navigation tasks in military and civil domains. However, we may ask whether GPS has a real performance advantage over traditional methods.
AP Leggatt +11 more
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Journal of Advanced Nursing, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Introduction Although healthcare infrastructure has improved in recent years, the preoperative journey of patients is often accompanied by anxiety. Allowing patients to walk to the operating theatre is a simple, yet underexplored strategy that may enhance their sense of autonomy and reduce anxiety.
Sebastian Labenbacher +4 more
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A wayfinding aid to increase navigator independence
Journal of Spatial Information Science, 2011 Wayfinding aids are of great benefit because users do not have to rely on their learned geographic knowledge or orientation skills alone for successful navigation. Additionally, cognitive resources usually captured by this activity can be spent elsewhere.
Wilfred Waters, Stephan Winter
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Is spatial intelligibility critical to the design of largescale virtual environments? [PDF]
, 2002 This paper discusses the concept of 'intelligibility', a concept usually attributed to the design of real-world environments and suggests how it might be applied to the construction of virtual environments.
Conroy-Dalton, R
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