Abstract
Map applications for smartwatches present new challenges in cartography, a domain in which large display sizes have significant advantages. In this paper, we introduce StripeMaps, a system that adapts the mobile web design technique of linearization for displaying maps on the small screens of smartwatches. Just as web designers simplify multiple column desktop websites into a single column for easier navigation on mobile devices, StripeMaps transforms any two-dimensional route map into a one-dimensional "stripe". Through a user study, we show that this simplification allows StripeMaps to outperform both traditional mobile map interfaces and turn-by-turn directions for pedestrian navigation using smartwatches. In addition to introducing StripeMaps, this paper also has a secondary contribution. It contains the first empirical comparison of different approaches for pedestrian smartwatch navigation and illuminates their pros and cons.
| Original language | English (US) |
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| Title of host publication | MobileHCI 2015 - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services |
| Publisher | Association for Computing Machinery, Inc |
| Pages | 52-62 |
| Number of pages | 11 |
| ISBN (Electronic) | 9781450336529 |
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| State | Published - Aug 24 2015 |
| Event | 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2015 - Copenhagen, Denmark Duration: Aug 24 2015 → Aug 27 2015 |
Publication series
| Name | MobileHCI 2015 - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services |
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Other
| Other | 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2015 |
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| Country/Territory | Denmark |
| City | Copenhagen |
| Period | 8/24/15 → 8/27/15 |
Bibliographical note
Publisher Copyright:© 2015 ACM.
Keywords
- Cartography
- Mobile maps
- Pedestrian navigation
- Smartwatches