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Points of interest

Also known as: POI, Landmarks

Specific locations in the environment that are useful or relevant to a user, such as shops, restaurants, transit stops, public buildings, and other named places. In accessible navigation for people with visual impairments, points of interest serve dual roles: they provide practical information about nearby services and amenities, and they function as cognitive landmarks that help users build spatial mental maps and orient themselves within their environment.

Category: navigation · spatial cognition · wayfinding

Related: Wayfinding · Indoor navigation · Semantic feature · Spatial cognition · Orientation and mobility

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