Proposal of a Sight-seeing Map with Visual Classification and Presentation of Photos on the Web
Year: 2011
Type: article
Abstract: In recent years, to search travel information, many kinds of services available on the Web are used widely. For instance, on a photo-sharing website Panoramio, users can browse photos arranged on a map. However, simply arranging a large number of photos may not match a user's purpose, especially when travelling. Therefore, we have previously proposed a "Sight-seeing Map", on which the landscapes to which many people pay attention can be intuitively understood by users who plan to travel. On the Sight-seeing Map, photos taken in an arbitrary specified region are classified by scenery categories such as mountain and city, and then a scenery category to which a majority of photos are classified is selected to represent the region, and displayed on the map as an icon. Also actual photos in the region are shown on the Sight-seeing Map. The usefulness of the Sight-seeing Map was confirmed through a questionnaire, for people who wish to plan a travel.
Authors: 佳な 王, 雅文 野田, 友和 高橋, 大輔 出口, 一郎 井手, 洋 村瀬, Wang Jiani, Masafumi Noda, Tomokazu Takahashi, Daisuke Deguchi, Ichiro Ide, Hiroshi Murase
Language: English
Field: Computer Science
Domain: Physical Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1505671248