Landmarks

From the book reviews: "It is a timely, well-researched, and well-written review of perceptual, cognitive, and computational modeling perspectives on the question of landmarks in the urban environment. ... Researchers and graduate students in the computer and geographical sciences will find this an interesting and informative review of research and concepts in its scope. ... This book is a very readable and instructive resource for those interested in geospatial representation and reasoning and related subjects, especially in urban settings." (R. M. Malyankar, Computing Reviews, December, 2014)

• Introduction: What landmarks are, and why they are important.- Landmarks: A thought experiment.- Cognitive aspects: How people perceive, memorize, think and talk about landmarks.- Conceptual aspects: How landmarks can be described in data models.- Computational aspects: How landmarks can be observed, stored, and analysed.- Communication aspects: How landmarks enrich the communication between human and machine.- Conclusions: What is known and what is still challenging about landmarks.