Navitime: Supporting Pedestrian Navigation in the Real World

Author

Arikawa, Masatoshi ; Konomi, Shin Ichi ; Ohnishi, Keisuke

Author_Institution

Univ. of Tokyo, Tokyo

Volume

6

Issue

3

fYear

2007

Firstpage

21

Lastpage

29

Abstract

Almost 2 million Japanese citizens use Navitime, a mobile phone-based navigation service that incorporates various modes of transportation. User experiences reveal implications for designing urban-computing services. Location-based services are a key pervasive computing application that could deeply influence urban spaces and their inhabitants. Recent advances in mobile phones, GPS, and wireless networking infrastructures are making it possible to implement and operate large-scale location- based services in the real world.

Keywords

Global Positioning System; cellular radio; mobile computing; mobile handsets; navigation; traffic engineering computing; transportation; GPS; Global Positioning System; Navitime; location-based services; mobile phone-based navigation service; pedestrian navigation; pervasive computing application; transportation; urban-computing; wireless networking; Aircraft navigation; Cities and towns; Global Positioning System; Large-scale systems; Mobile handsets; Pervasive computing; Rail transportation; Space technology; System testing; Urban areas; deployment; location-dependent and sensitive; pedestrians; pervasive computing; urban computing.; usage experience; user issues;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Pervasive Computing, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

1536-1268

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/MPRV.2007.61

Filename

4287440