%A Wu Dan,Yuan Fang %T Studying User Distractions with GPS Based Pedestrian Navigation System %0 Journal Article %D 2017 %J Data Analysis and Knowledge Discovery %R 10.11925/infotech.2096-3467.2017.05.05 %P 32-41 %V 1 %N 5 %U {https://manu44.magtech.com.cn/Jwk_infotech_wk3/CN/abstract/article_4364.shtml} %8 2017-05-25 %X

[Objective] The purpose of this paper is to reduce user distractions effectively by analyzing their reactions to various positioning accuracy of a pedestrian navigation system. [Methods] First, we collected users’ behavior data from the simulation and controlled experiments. Then, we compared the user distraction frequencies and durations with descriptive statistics and significance tests. [Results] We found that users paid more attention to the orientation of the GPS, which increased the number of stopovers and reduced interactions with the APP. [Limitations] We could not exclude the influence of the individual factors on the results and few previous studies discussed the theoretical foundation of our study. [Conclusions] To reduce distractions, pedestrians should decrease their reliance on the navigation system, while the latter needs to provide more specific and comprehensive information.