Indoor localization and navigation for blind persons using visual landmarks and a GIS

In an unfamiliar environment we spot and explore all available information which might guide us to a desired location. This largely unconscious processing is done by our trained sensory a nd cognitive systems. These recognize and memorize sets of landmarks which allow us to create a mental map of th...

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Main Author: Serrão, M. (author)
Other Authors: Rodrigues, J. M. F. (author), Rodrigues, J. I. (author), du Buf, J. M. H. (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.1/2089
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:sapientia.ualg.pt:10400.1/2089