This book reports the newest research and technical achievements on the following theme blocks: Design of mobile map services and its constraints, typology and usability of mobile map services, visualization solutions on small displays for time-critical tasks, mobile map users, interaction and adaptation in mobile environments and applications of map-based mobile services.

InhaltsangabeThe State of the Art of Map-Based Mobile Services.- Decluttering of Icons Based on Aggregation in Mobile Maps.- User-Centered Design of Landmark Visualizations.- An Incremental Strategy for Fast Transmission of Multi-Resolution Data in a Mobile System.- Evaluating the Effectiveness of Non-Realistic 3D Maps for Navigation with Mobile Devices.- Context-Aware Applications Enhanced with Commonsense Spatial Reasoning.- Personalising Map Feature Content for Mobile Map Users.- A Survey of Multimodal Interfaces for Mobile Mapping Applications.- User Interaction in Mobile Navigation Applications.- Designing Interactions for Navigation in 3D Mobile Maps.- PDA-Assisted Indoor-Navigation with Imprecise Positioning: Results of a Desktop Usability Study.- Accuracy and Performance Assessment of a Window-Based Heuristic Algorithm for Real-Time Routing in Map-Based Mobile Applications.- How Mobile Maps Cooperate with Existing Navigational Infrastructure.- Geographical Data in Mobile Applications Uses beyond Map Making.- Mobile Location-Based Gaming.- Mobile Maps and More - Extending Location-Based Services with Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis.

From the Contenst: Design Strategies and Rendering Techniques.- Context Modelling, Personalisation and User Interaction.- Usability and Applications