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Combining Usability Techniques to Design Geovisualization Tools for Epidemiology

Content Provider	PubMed Central
Author	Robinson, Anthony C. Chen, Jin Lengerich, Eugene J. Meyer, Hans G. Maceachren, Alan M.
Abstract	Designing usable geovisualization tools is an emerging problem in GIScience software development. We are often satisfied that a new method provides an innovative window on our data, but functionality alone is insufficient assurance that a tool is applicable to a problem in situ. As extensions of the static methods they evolved from, geovisualization tools are bound to enable new knowledge creation. We have yet to learn how to adapt techniques from interaction designers and usability experts toward our tools in order to maximize this ability. This is especially challenging because there is limited existing guidance for the design of usable geovisualization tools. Their design requires knowledge about the context of work within which they will be used, and should involve user input at all stages, as is the practice in any human-centered design effort. Toward that goal, we have employed a wide range of techniques in the design of ESTAT, an exploratory geovisualization toolkit for epidemiology. These techniques include; verbal protocol analysis, card-sorting, focus groups, and an in-depth case study. This paper reports the design process and evaluation results from our experience with the ESTAT toolkit.
Related Links	http://dx.doi.org/10.1559/152304005775194700
Ending Page	255
Page Count	13
Starting Page	243
File Format	PDF
ISSN	15230406
e-ISSN	15450465
Journal	Cartography and geographic information science
Issue Number	4
Volume Number	32
Language	English
Publisher Date	2005-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Management of Technology and Innovation Geography, Planning and Development Civil and Structural Engineering Research in Higher Education
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Geography, Planning and Development Management of Technology and Innovation Civil and Structural Engineering

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