Design Verification of an Optimized Wayfinding Map in a Station
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22033174 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Meng-Cong Zheng (0000-0003-1865-7185, National Taipei University of Technology, corresponding author), Ken-Tzu Chang (National Taipei University of Technology) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 10 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 266 |
| Publication date | 2021-04-15 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2220-9964 • E-ISSN: 2220-9964 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijgi10040266 |
| OpenAlex | W3156771326 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 2 |
| References cited | 20 |
Passengers were unsatisfied with the navigation signs in Taipei station based on the Report on the Taiwan Railway Passenger Survey. This study conducted two experiments. Experiment 1 involved 14 participants using the present Taipei Main Station floor map to wayfinding, plan routes, and provide route descriptions for four specified destinations in the station. All participants were requested to recall the route that had just been taken and draw a cognitive map. In Experiment 2, 14 other participants were asked to perform the same tasks as Experiment 1 but with the new map. This study’s results showed that the codes used by the participants in Experiment 1 revealed the differences in walking route distance and number of turns. Escalators and stairs that connected floors were often used as reference landmarks for wayfinding. In Experiment 2, the overall wayfinding performance of the participants was improved by using the new map. The wayfinding time was reduced and the time spent in wayfinding among users was more uniform, and their route planning strategies used became consistent. The new map that facilitates consistent action strategies among users and corresponds perfectly to the actual environment is able to create useful spatial knowledge for users
Cognition · Cognitive map · Cognitive psychology · Destinations · Engineering drawing · Floor plan · Geography · Human–computer interaction · Navigational aid · Overlay · Recall · Route planning · Simulation · Spatial cognition · Stairs · Transport engineering · Computer Science · Engineering · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Geography Education and Pedagogy · Psychology · Spatial Cognition and Navigation
| Citations per year | 0.67 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2024 (2) |
| Highly cited | No |