Redefining Global and Local Landmarks: When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One?

Demet Yesiltepe; Ruth Conroy Dalton; Ayse Ozbil Torun; Sam Noble; Nick Dalton; Michael Hornberger; Hugo Spiers

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-57983-8_9

Redefining Global and Local Landmarks: When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One?

Demet Yesiltepe^*, Ruth Conroy Dalton, Ayse Ozbil Torun, Sam Noble, Nick Dalton, Michael Hornberger, Hugo Spiers

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Abstract

Landmarks are key elements in the wayfinding process. The impact of global and local landmarks in wayfinding has been explored by many researchers and a large body of evidence around landmarks and landmark usage has been discussed [1, 2]. However, there is one aspect of landmark research that is still not clear: when can a landmark be termed “global” as opposed to when can it be classified as being “local”? Is it necessary for a global landmark to be seen from any/every location in a setting [3], or is it acceptable if it is seen merely from many angles and many locations (and if so, how many?) [4]? At what point does a local landmark become a global landmark? Where is the threshold between these? In this study, our goal is to redefine global and local landmarks based on the visibility of landmarks along routes. For this purpose, we used Sea Hero Quest (an online game) and explored landmark visibility in virtual game environments to find if there is a threshold between local/global landmarks. Participants were asked to navigate a boat and to find goal locations in river/waterway environments. Meanwhile, the visibility of landmarks from the perspective of the game-player was recorded. This study contributes to the literature by demonstrating a new and innovative method of using landmark visibility to reclassify global and local landmarks.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Spatial Cognition XII
Subtitle of host publication	12th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2020, Riga, Latvia, August 26–28, 2020, Proceedings
Editors	Jurgis Skilters, Nora S. Newcombe, David Uttal
Place of Publication	Cham, Switzerland
Publisher	Springer
Pages	111-121
Number of pages	11
Edition	1
ISBN (Electronic)	9783030579838
ISBN (Print)	9783030579821
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57983-8_9
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2020
Event	12th International Conference on Spatial Cognition, SC 2020 - Riga, Latvia Duration: 26 Aug 2020 → 28 Aug 2020

Publication series

Name	Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)
Volume	12162 LNAI
ISSN (Print)	0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)	1611-3349

Conference

Conference	12th International Conference on Spatial Cognition, SC 2020
Country/Territory	Latvia
City	Riga
Period	26/08/20 → 28/08/20

Keywords

Landmark
Navigation
Spatial learning
Visibility
Wayfinding

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Yesiltepe, D., Dalton, R. C., Torun, A. O., Noble, S., Dalton, N., Hornberger, M., & Spiers, H. (2020). Redefining Global and Local Landmarks: When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One? In J. Skilters, N. S. Newcombe, & D. Uttal (Eds.), Spatial Cognition XII: 12th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2020, Riga, Latvia, August 26–28, 2020, Proceedings (1 ed., pp. 111-121). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12162 LNAI). Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57983-8_9

Yesiltepe, Demet ; Dalton, Ruth Conroy ; Torun, Ayse Ozbil et al. / Redefining Global and Local Landmarks : When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One?. Spatial Cognition XII: 12th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2020, Riga, Latvia, August 26–28, 2020, Proceedings. editor / Jurgis Skilters ; Nora S. Newcombe ; David Uttal. 1. ed. Cham, Switzerland : Springer, 2020. pp. 111-121 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)).

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Yesiltepe, D, Dalton, RC , Torun, AO, Noble, S, Dalton, N, Hornberger, M & Spiers, H 2020, Redefining Global and Local Landmarks: When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One? in J Skilters, NS Newcombe & D Uttal (eds), Spatial Cognition XII: 12th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2020, Riga, Latvia, August 26–28, 2020, Proceedings. 1 edn, Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics), vol. 12162 LNAI, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 111-121, 12th International Conference on Spatial Cognition, SC 2020, Riga, Latvia, 26/08/20. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-57983-8_9

Redefining Global and Local Landmarks: When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One? / Yesiltepe, Demet; Dalton, Ruth Conroy ; Torun, Ayse Ozbil et al.
Spatial Cognition XII: 12th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2020, Riga, Latvia, August 26–28, 2020, Proceedings. ed. / Jurgis Skilters; Nora S. Newcombe; David Uttal. 1. ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2020. p. 111-121 (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics); Vol. 12162 LNAI).

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Yesiltepe D, Dalton RC , Torun AO, Noble S, Dalton N, Hornberger M et al. Redefining Global and Local Landmarks: When Does a Landmark Stop Being Local and Become a Global One? In Skilters J, Newcombe NS, Uttal D, editors, Spatial Cognition XII: 12th International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2020, Riga, Latvia, August 26–28, 2020, Proceedings. 1 ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. 2020. p. 111-121. (Lecture Notes in Computer Science (including subseries Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence and Lecture Notes in Bioinformatics)). doi: 10.1007/978-3-030-57983-8_9

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