Sabine Timpf

Modeling Geospatial Activities for Navigation 

 

Abstract

One of my main research goals is to understand, model and support spatial behavior, especially navigation behavior using geospatial information. GI-Science and spatial cognition research has in the past been much concerned with representations and structures. While those are important they are lacking in providing meaning and fostering understanding and support of spatial behavior. In order to support behavior we need to look at human’s activities, which provide the context for human behavior. Spatially distributed activities produce the need for navigation but also the need for information on navigation and behavior choices. In my talk I will explore the need for geographic activity models as a basis for supporting navigation behavior and information on navigation choices.