A Study on the Location Search by Landmarks in Consideration of the Spatial Image

In this study, we propose the new location search method in consideration of spatial image. Especially, we focus on the landmark. The landmark is the most important element of the city spatial image. Conventional location search methods which are way of using search keywords or handwritten map require high level Map-Reading skill. On the other hand, our proposal method can search location map by an intuitive and simple operation. In this study, we propose two ways of the location search methods that are easy to use for users by an intuitive operation based on the knowledge of spatial cognition. One proposal method is the location search by the use of relative position of landmarks from user’s spatial image. The other way of the location search is by the use of attentional landmarks in actual scenery with visual elements such as building shape and color. From the results of the experiments, we have confirmed that our proposal method is effective for a location search.