What are Information points/cues?

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What are Information points/cues?

Information points or cues are environmental features that by themselves aren’t unique identifiers but become meaningful when you see them together with other cues or landmarks. They provide extra, corroborating information that helps you confirm your exact position or direction. They’re useful for reducing uncertainty as you move, especially in streets or areas with similar features. They differ from a primary landmark, which is distinctive enough to identify a location on its own, and from cartographic information, which comes from maps rather than what you observe in the environment. An information cue is more about the supporting details that, when combined with other cues, confirm where you are.

Information points or cues are environmental features that by themselves aren’t unique identifiers but become meaningful when you see them together with other cues or landmarks. They provide extra, corroborating information that helps you confirm your exact position or direction. They’re useful for reducing uncertainty as you move, especially in streets or areas with similar features.

They differ from a primary landmark, which is distinctive enough to identify a location on its own, and from cartographic information, which comes from maps rather than what you observe in the environment. An information cue is more about the supporting details that, when combined with other cues, confirm where you are.

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