User Evaluation of Map-Based Visual Analytic Tools
Big data have also become a big challenge for cartographers, as the majority of big data may be localized. The use of visual analytics tools, as well as comprising interactive maps, stimulates inter-disciplinary actors to explore new ideas and decision-making methods. This paper deals with the evalu...
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doaj-368656fc91f9437895eacd99312d28dc2020-11-25T01:16:37ZengMDPI AGISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information2220-99642019-08-018836310.3390/ijgi8080363ijgi8080363User Evaluation of Map-Based Visual Analytic ToolsStanislav Popelka0Lukáš Herman1Tomas Řezník2Michaela Pařilová3Karel Jedlička4Jiří Bouchal5Michal Kepka6Karel Charvát7Department of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech RepublicDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Geography, Faculty of Science, Masaryk University, Kotlářská 2, 611 37 Brno, Czech RepublicDepartment of Geoinformatics, Faculty of Science, Palacký University in Olomouc, 17. listopadu 50, 771 46 Olomouc, Czech RepublicPlan4All, K Rybníčku 557, 330 12 Horní Bříza, Czech RepublicInnoConnect, Fialková 1026/16, 326 00 Plzeň, Czech RepublicPlan4All, K Rybníčku 557, 330 12 Horní Bříza, Czech RepublicHELP SERVICE – REMOTE SENSING Ltd., Husova 2117, 256 01 Benešov, Czech RepublicBig data have also become a big challenge for cartographers, as the majority of big data may be localized. The use of visual analytics tools, as well as comprising interactive maps, stimulates inter-disciplinary actors to explore new ideas and decision-making methods. This paper deals with the evaluation of three map-based visual analytics tools by means of the eye-tracking method. The conceptual part of the paper begins with an analysis of the state-of-the-art and ends with the design of proof-of-concept experiments. The verification part consists of the design, composition, and realization of the conducted eye-tracking experiment, in which three map-based visual analytics tools were tested in terms of user-friendliness. A set of recommendations on GUI (graphical user interface) design and interactive functionality for map makers is formulated on the basis of the discovered errors and shortcomings in the assessed stimuli. The results of the verification were used as inputs for improving the three tested map-based visual analytics tools and might serve as a best practice for map-based visual analytics tools in general, as well as for improving the policy making cycle as elaborated by the European project PoliVisu (Policy Development based on Advanced Geospatial Data Analytics and Visualization).https://www.mdpi.com/2220-9964/8/8/363eye-trackinginteractive mapPoliVisuusabilityvisual analyticsWebGLayerHSLayers NG |
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Stanislav Popelka Lukáš Herman Tomas Řezník Michaela Pařilová Karel Jedlička Jiří Bouchal Michal Kepka Karel Charvát User Evaluation of Map-Based Visual Analytic Tools ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information eye-tracking interactive map PoliVisu usability visual analytics WebGLayer HSLayers NG |
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Stanislav Popelka Lukáš Herman Tomas Řezník Michaela Pařilová Karel Jedlička Jiří Bouchal Michal Kepka Karel Charvát |
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User Evaluation of Map-Based Visual Analytic Tools |
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User Evaluation of Map-Based Visual Analytic Tools |
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User Evaluation of Map-Based Visual Analytic Tools |
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user evaluation of map-based visual analytic tools |
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ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information |
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Big data have also become a big challenge for cartographers, as the majority of big data may be localized. The use of visual analytics tools, as well as comprising interactive maps, stimulates inter-disciplinary actors to explore new ideas and decision-making methods. This paper deals with the evaluation of three map-based visual analytics tools by means of the eye-tracking method. The conceptual part of the paper begins with an analysis of the state-of-the-art and ends with the design of proof-of-concept experiments. The verification part consists of the design, composition, and realization of the conducted eye-tracking experiment, in which three map-based visual analytics tools were tested in terms of user-friendliness. A set of recommendations on GUI (graphical user interface) design and interactive functionality for map makers is formulated on the basis of the discovered errors and shortcomings in the assessed stimuli. The results of the verification were used as inputs for improving the three tested map-based visual analytics tools and might serve as a best practice for map-based visual analytics tools in general, as well as for improving the policy making cycle as elaborated by the European project PoliVisu (Policy Development based on Advanced Geospatial Data Analytics and Visualization). |
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