@inproceedings{b6674d26fd3b49229a252df0281b34cb,
title = "Stripe maps: Improving map-based pedestrian navigation for smartwatches",
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.",
keywords = "Cartography, Mobile maps, Pedestrian navigation, Smartwatches",
author = "Dirk Wenig and Johannes Sch{\"o}ning and Rainer Malaka and Brent Hecht",
year = "2015",
month = aug,
day = "24",
doi = "10.1145/2785830.2785862",
language = "English (US)",
series = "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",
booktitle = "MobileHCI 2015 - Proceedings of the 17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services",
note = "17th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction with Mobile Devices and Services, MobileHCI 2015 ; Conference date: 24-08-2015 Through 27-08-2015",
}