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Do navigation maps need a legend? Empirical assessment of the intuitiveness of point symbols on mobile maps Cover

Do navigation maps need a legend? Empirical assessment of the intuitiveness of point symbols on mobile maps

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|Jul 2022

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DOI: https://doi.org/10.2478/pcr-2022-0003 | Journal eISSN: 2450-6966 | Journal ISSN: 0324-8321
Language: English
Page range: 23 - 34
Submitted on: May 7, 2022
Accepted on: Jun 13, 2022
Published on: Jul 14, 2022
Published by: Polish Geographical Society
In partnership with: Paradigm Publishing Services
Publication frequency: 1 issue per year

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