Abstract
Assessing Hologram-Based Route Planning
Track: Education
Author(s): Sven Fuhrmann, Oleg Komogortsev, Dan Tamir
It is often assumed that three-dimensional topographic maps provide more effective route planning, navigation, orientation, and way-finding results then traditional two-dimensional representations. The research reported here investigates whether three-dimensional spatial mappings provide better support for route planning than two-dimensional representations. In a set of experiments, human subjects were randomly shown either a two-dimensional or three-dimensional hologram of San Francisco and were asked to plan a bicycling route between an origin and a destination point. In a second task, participants used these holograms to identify the highest elevation point in the displayed area. The eye-movements of the participants, throughout the process of looking at the geospatial holograms and executing the tasks, were recorded. The eye-tracking metrics analysis indicates with high statistical level of confidence that three-dimensional holographic maps might enable more efficient route planning. The overall goal is to create a theoretical framework for investigating and quantifying route planning effectiveness.
Sven Fuhrmann
Texas State University - San Marcos
Department of Geography
601 University Drive
San Marcos , Texas 78666
United States
Phone: 512-245-3937
E-mail: sf26@txstate.edu
Oleg Komogortsev
Texas State University - San Marcos
Department of Computer Science
601 University Drive
San Marcos , Texas 78666
United States
Phone: 512-245-0349
E-mail: ok11@txstate.edu
Dan Tamir
Texas State University - San Marcos
Department of Computer Science
601 University Drive
San Marcos , Texas 78666
United States
Phone: 512-245-7528
E-mail: dt19@txstate.edu