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COSIT 2003: Spatial Information Theory. Foundations of Geographic Information Science pp 301–315Cite as

Wayfinding Choremes

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How can we represent spatial information in maps in a cognitively adequate way? The present article outlines a cognitive conceptual approach that proposes primitive conceptual elements from which maps can be constructed. Based on work in geography that starts with abstract models of geographic phenomena, namely modelisation chorematique by R. Brunet (1980, 1987), we coin primitive conceptual elements of route directions wayfinding choremes. Sketch map drawings were analyzed as they obey the same medial constraints as maps but are constructed in a way that provides insights into human conceptions. A distinction between structural and functional aspects of wayfinding presents a useful method to gain further knowledge about human conceptualizations and leads to a practicable cognitive conceptual approach to map construction.

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  1. SFB/TR 8 Spatial Cognition, Universität Bremen, Bibliotheksstraße 1, 28359, Bremen, Germany

    Alexander Klippel

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  1. Austrian Research Centers Department of Information Technology and Telematics,  

    Walter Kuhn

  2. Department of Spatial Information Science and Engineering, University of Maine, 04473, Orono, ME, USA

    Michael F. Worboys

  3. Department of Geography, University of Zürich,  

    Sabine Timpf

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Klippel, A. (2003). Wayfinding Choremes. In: Kuhn, W., Worboys, M.F., Timpf, S. (eds) Spatial Information Theory. Foundations of Geographic Information Science. COSIT 2003. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, vol 2825. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-540-39923-0_20

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