How do voice-assisted digital maps influence human wayfinding in pedestrian navigation?

IF 2.6 3区地球科学 Q1 GEOGRAPHY Cartography and Geographic Information Science Pub Date : 2022-01-13 DOI:10.1080/15230406.2021.2017798

Yawei Xu, Tong Qin, Yulin Wu, Cheng Yu, Weihua Dong

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ABSTRACT Voice-assisted digital maps have become mainstream navigation aids for pedestrian navigation. Although these maps are widely studied and applied, it is still unclear how they affect human behavior and spatial knowledge acquisition. In this study, we recruited thirty-three college students to carry out an outdoor wayfinding experiment. We compared the effects of voice-assisted digital maps with those of digital maps without voice instructions and paper maps by using eye tracking, sketch maps, questionnaires and interviews. The results show that, compared to the other map types, voice-assisted digital maps can help users reach their destinations more quickly and pay more attention to moving objects, thereby increasing the comfort levels of participants. However, the efficiency of voice-assisted maps on route memory tasks does not rival that of paper maps. Overall, the use of voice-assisted digital maps saves time but may reduce pedestrians’ spatial knowledge acquisition. The results of this study reveal the influence of voice on pedestrian wayfinding and deepen the scientific understanding of the multimedia navigation mode in shaping human spatial ability.

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语音辅助数字地图如何影响行人导航中的人类寻路?

语音辅助数字地图已成为行人导航的主流辅助导航工具。尽管这些地图被广泛研究和应用，但它们如何影响人类行为和空间知识获取仍不清楚。在本研究中，我们招募了33名大学生进行户外寻路实验。我们通过眼动追踪、速写地图、问卷调查和访谈，比较了语音辅助的数字地图与没有语音指示的数字地图和纸质地图的效果。结果表明，与其他地图类型相比，语音辅助的数字地图可以帮助用户更快地到达目的地，并更多地关注移动的物体，从而提高参与者的舒适度。然而，语音辅助地图在路线记忆任务上的效率比不上纸质地图。总体而言，使用语音辅助的数字地图可以节省时间，但可能会减少行人的空间知识获取。本研究结果揭示了语音对行人寻路的影响，加深了对多媒体导航模式塑造人类空间能力的科学认识。

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期刊介绍： Cartography and Geographic Information Science (CaGIS) is the official publication of the Cartography and Geographic Information Society (CaGIS), a member organization of the American Congress on Surveying and Mapping (ACSM). The Cartography and Geographic Information Society supports research, education, and practices that improve the understanding, creation, analysis, and use of maps and geographic information. The society serves as a forum for the exchange of original concepts, techniques, approaches, and experiences by those who design, implement, and use geospatial technologies through the publication of authoritative articles and international papers.