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While the current trend in navigation systems and services is model-based, where maps are used to represent real-world navigation environments and navigation decisions are computed algorithmically, the emergence of Web 2.0 technologies (in particular social network systems) are paving the way for a new method of navigation assistance. This new approach is referred to as experience-based where, through social networks, members can share their experiences with POIs, routes, directions, and geofences with other members. The recent development of location-based social networks, where location information is central to the social interaction among members, is facilitating this experience-based navigation assistance approach. Salient differences between model-based and experience-based navigation assistance include: model-based navigation assistance must contain and rely heavily on maps of the navigation environments, whereas maps are optional in experience-base navigation assistance; in model-based navigation assistance, navigation decisions are computed algorithmically, whereas in experience-based navigation assistance recommendations of members are searched to find suitable matches.
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Karimi, H.A. (2011). Social Navigation Networks. In: Universal Navigation on Smartphones. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4419-7741-0_8
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