Generalization is certainly one of the most important current issues in cartography, with particular emphasis being placed on its automation. This paper considers the automation of generalization applied to road networks primarily urban roads. In this context car navigation is considered as main subject. As Timpf et al. (1992) stated car navigation require data at a wide range of scales and at ...

Travel entertainment has been advanced greatly by the new achievement of positioning technologies and wireless networks. The evolution of the GPS technologies enables the popularity of car navigation systems. Also, the development of location-based games and in-game advertising provide the drivers more entertainment. Integrating the navigation system and in-game advertising to be a new type of ...

A wide range of in-car computing systems are either already in existence or under development which aim to improve the safety, efficiency and the comfort/pleasure of the driving experience. Several unique forces act on the design process for this technology which must be understood by HCI researchers. In particular, this is an area in which safety concerns dominate perspectives. In this positio...

With recent advances in speech recognition and wireless communications, the possibilities for information access in the automobile have expanded significantly. In this paper, we describe four system prototypes for (i) voice-dialing, (ii) Internet information retrieval—called InfoPhone, (iii) voice e-mail, and (iv) car navigation. These systems are designed primarily for hands-busy, eyes-busy co...

At present, various types of car navigation systems are progressively entering the market. Simultaneously, mobile outdoor navigation systems for pedestrians and electronic tourist guides are already available on handheld computers. Although, the depiction of the geographical information on these appliances has increasingly improved during the past years, users are still handicapped having to in...

”One seg” or one-segment digital terrestrial broadcasting service was launched in Japan in 2006. One current use of one-segment broadcasting is providing digital TV programs to mobile phones, portable devices, car navigation systems, and so on. Navigation systems generally provide drivers with point-of-interest information, traffic information, weather reports and so on through cellular phone n...

At present, the development and application of outdoor navigation is already quite mature. Car navigating system and mobile navigating system have been good to meet people’s requirements to find the path in outdoor. With the development of outdoor navigation system, indoor navigation system is also being paid more attention, especially in an unfamiliar and complex indoor environment. This paper...