A New Visualization Concept for Navigation Systems

At present, various types of car navigation systems are progressively entering the market. Simultaneously, mobile outdoor navigation systems for pe- destrians and electronic tourist guides are already available on handheld com- puters. Although, the depiction of the geographical information on these appli- ances has increasingly improved during the past years, users are still handicapped having to interpret an abstract metaphor on the navigation display and translate it to their real world. This paper introduces an innovative visual paradigm for (mobile) navigation systems, embodied within an application framework that contributes to the ease of perception of navigation information by its users through mixed reality.