AN XML/VML BASED SCHEMATIC MAP GENERATION SYSTEM FOR PEDESTRIAN NAVIGATION

The purpose of this paper is to present a novel schematic map generation system for pedestrian route guidance, in which the shortest route between two points is calculated and the route then converted into the Vector Markup Language (VML) format. The main advantage of VML maps is that the file size is small, which is a major requirement if the information is to be viewed on portable devices such as cellular phones. And another one is that the data can be viewed using standard browsers. The system was tested using data pertaining to the Tokyo Metropolitan area and the results show that the technique is able to generate a simple, vector image representing the optimal route between two points.

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• Authors:
  • Asao, T
  • Akuzawa, M
  • Kato, M
• Conference:
  • 8th World Congress on Intelligent Transport Systems
  • Location: Sydney, Australia
  • Date: 2001-9-30 to 2001-10-4
• Publication Date: 2001

Language

• English

Media Info

• Features: Figures; References;
• Pagination: 6p

Subject/Index Terms

• TRT Terms: Cellular telephones; Internet; Maps; Navigation systems; Pedestrians; Route guidance; XML (Document markup language)
• Uncontrolled Terms: Map generation systems; Vector maps; VML (Vector markup language)
• Geographic Terms: Tokyo (Japan)
• Subject Areas: Highways; Pedestrians and Bicyclists; Society;

Filing Info

• Accession Number: 00964211
• Record Type: Publication
• Files: TRIS
• Created Date: Oct 27 2003 12:00AM