Spatial Cognition VIII: International Conference, Spatial Cognition 2012, Kloster Seeon, Germany, August 31 – September 3, 2012. Proceedings

Front Matter....Pages -
Predicting What Lies Ahead in the Topology of Indoor Environments....Pages 1-16
Object Categorization in Clutter Using Additive Features and Hashing of Part-Graph Descriptors....Pages 17-33
Efficient Object Categorization with the Surface-Approximation Polynomials Descriptor....Pages 34-53
Online Semantic Mapping of Urban Environments....Pages 54-73
SURE: Surface Entropy for Distinctive 3D Features....Pages 74-93
Dense Map Inference with User-Defined Priors: From Priorlets to Scan Eigenvariations....Pages 94-113
Towards Geometric Mapping for Semi-autonomous Mobile Robots....Pages 114-127
Tutorial on Quick and Easy Model Fitting Using the SLoM Framework....Pages 128-142
Are Left-Right Hemisphere Errors in Point-to-Origin Tasks in VR Caused by Failure to Incorporate Heading Changes?....Pages 143-162
The Effects of Visual Granularity on Indoor Spatial Learning Assisted by Mobile 3D Information Displays....Pages 163-172
The Relationship between Coordination Skill and Mental Rotation Ability....Pages 173-181
Collaborating in Spatial Tasks: Partners Adapt the Perspective of Their Descriptions, Coordination Strategies, and Memory Representations....Pages 182-195
Using Spatial Analogy to Facilitate Graph Learning....Pages 196-209
Activity Effects on Path Integration Tasks for Children in Different Environments....Pages 210-219
Influence of Rotational Axis and Gender-Stereotypical Nature of Rotation Stimuli on the Mental-Rotation Performance of Male and Female Fifth Graders....Pages 220-229
Towards a Revision of the Typology of Motion Verbs....Pages 230-241
Assessing Similarities of Qualitative Spatio-temporal Relations....Pages 242-261
The Mental Representation Derived from Spatial Descriptions is North-Up Oriented: The Role of Visuo-spatial Abilities....Pages 262-278
Linguistic Principles for Spatial Relational Reasoning....Pages 279-298
Extended Verbal Assistance Facilitates Knowledge Acquisition of Virtual Tactile Maps....Pages 299-318
A Linguistic Ontology of Mode: The Use of Locations in Spatial Language....Pages 319-337
Detecting Events in Video Data Using a Formal Ontology of Motion Verbs....Pages 338-357
Relevance in Spatial Navigation and Communication....Pages 358-377
Mental Travel Primes Place Orientation in Spatial Recall....Pages 378-385
Linking Cognitive and Computational Saliences in Route Information....Pages 386-404
Representing Space: Exploring the Relationship between Gesturing and Geoscience Understanding in Children....Pages 405-415
Integration of Spatial Relations across Perceptual Experiences....Pages 416-430
An iPad App for Recording Movement Paths and Associated Spatial Behaviors....Pages 431-450
Detection of Object Onset and Offset in Naturalistic Scenes....Pages 451-460
Wayfinding in Real Cities: Experiments at Street Corners....Pages 461-477
Relocating Multiple Objects during Spatial Belief Revision....Pages 478-491
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