Code
01D32313
Duration
01 October 2013 → 17 June 2014
Funding
Regional and community funding: Special Research Fund
Promotor
Fellow
Research disciplines
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Engineering and technology
- Geomatic engineering
Keywords
indoor
landmark
wayfinding
Project description
Landmarks are essential orientation points to make navigation as efficient as possible. The project comprises four objectives: determine whether characteristics of outdoor landmarks are valid indoor, study the impact of the building on the use of landmarks, observe the role of gender, age and familiarity with the building and to examine different methods for identifying landmarks.