关键词: 路线图, 小屏幕, 变形控制, 变尺度表达, 映射算法

Abstract:

Currently route maps are often displayed on mobile devices for the route selection. However, for such devices, a major problem is their small display sizes. In this study, a new method on adaptive generation of variable scale maps for small display sizes was proposed and aimed to improve the clarity of the whole map. This method consists of two steps, i.e. estimating the density of global distribution on maps and conducting variable scale transformation based on the estimated density values. Compared with current variable scale methods, this method considered the space for representation of the landmarks and text symbols, and the reduction of overall distortions arising from map deformation. The experimental results indicated that the new method is able to adaptively generate the variable scale maps for different small display sizes and provide a map overview with an improved clarity as well as well-preserved map recognition compared with original shapes.

Key words: route maps, small display, distortion reduction, variable scale representation, mapping algorithm