1. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Pedestrian Navigation Using Mobile Devices Georeferencing Photographs of Publicly Posted Maps

2. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Overview Introduction Why would local maps help? Relate a photo to the real world? Related work Discussion

3. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Introduction Mobile devices with GPS and camera are popular 1.7 million iPhone 4 devices were sold in 3 days after release Navigation maps for streets and roads exist Pedestrian navigation maps are rare

4. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Why would local maps help? Google Maps TomTom Photo of Map

5. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Lets take a closer look… Google Maps TomTom Photo of Map

6. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Relate a photo to the real world? Related Work –Two Point Entry –Smart Align Proposed by this project –GPS Tracks

7. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Two Point Entry

8. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor Smart Align

9. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor GPS Tracks

10. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor References [1] Schöning, J., Krüger, A., Cheverst, K., Rohs, M., Löchtefeld, M., and Taher, F. 2009. PhotoMap: using spontaneously taken images of public maps for pedestrian navigation tasks on mobile devices. [2] K. Cheverst, J. Schöning, A. Krüger, and M. Rohs. Photomap: Snap, grab and walk away with a you are here map. [3] Smets, N. J., te Brake, G. M., Neerincx, M. A., and Lindenberg, J. 2008. Effects of mobile map orientation and tactile feedback on navigation speed and situation awareness. [4] Burigat, S., Chittaro, L., and Parlato, E. 2008. Map, diagram, and web page navigation on mobile devices: the effectiveness of zoomable user interfaces with overviews. [5] Setlur, V., Kuo, C., and Mikelsons, P. 2010. Towards designing better map interfaces for the mobile: experiences from example.

11. Masters ProjectFall 2010Joe B. Taylor