The Influence of Map Design on Route Choice from Public Transportation Maps in Urban Areas

Author: Hochmair, Hartwig

Source: Cartographic Journal, The, Volume 46, Number 3, August 2009 , pp. 242-256(15)

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Abstract:

Based on a user study in the Internet, this research analyses how map design and annotated network information in public transportation maps affect utilized proxy criteria when planning the fastest route in an intra-urban transportation network. Further, it is examined whether annotated network information on schematic maps affects the map reader in successfully finding the fastest route within the trip planning process. For this second task, a schematic map and maps with annotated headways, departure times and current positions of transit vehicles are compared.

Keywords: PROXY VARIABLES; DISCRETE CHOICE MODEL; FASTEST ROUTE; ROUTE CHOICE; PUBLIC TRANSPORTATION MAPS; MAP DESIGN

Document Type: Research Article

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.1179/000870409X12472347560623

Affiliations: University of Florida, Fort Lauderdale, FL, USA

Publication date: 2009-08-01

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