" I'm waiting where we met last time" exploring everyday positioning practices to inform design
AH Weilenmann, P Leuchovius - … of the third Nordic conference on …, 2004 - dl.acm.org
AH Weilenmann, P Leuchovius
Proceedings of the third Nordic conference on Human-computer interaction, 2004•dl.acm.orgIn light of recent attempts to design location-based mobile services, we present findings from
a study of the ways in which positioning is done in everyday talk over the mobile phone. We
show that a location is more than a coordinate on a map, and give examples of how people
formulate location in a number of different ways according to the particulars of the activity.
Based on these findings, we argue that rather than delivering location information in the form
of geographical coordinates, location-based services should describe location in ways …
a study of the ways in which positioning is done in everyday talk over the mobile phone. We
show that a location is more than a coordinate on a map, and give examples of how people
formulate location in a number of different ways according to the particulars of the activity.
Based on these findings, we argue that rather than delivering location information in the form
of geographical coordinates, location-based services should describe location in ways …
In light of recent attempts to design location-based mobile services, we present findings from a study of the ways in which positioning is done in everyday talk over the mobile phone. We show that a location is more than a coordinate on a map, and give examples of how people formulate location in a number of different ways according to the particulars of the activity. Based on these findings, we argue that rather than delivering location information in the form of geographical coordinates, location-based services should describe location in ways relevant to the users, thereby supporting the existing positioning practice.