Deducing parameters for personalizing maps from map interaction patterns

Weninger, Beate

doi:10.1145/2166966.2167044

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“…As a map-use context, the lighting environment has also drawn the attention of many cartographers. Raubal and Panov (2009) and Weninger (2012) recommended changing the map symbols to match the time of day or the season.…”

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“…As a map‐use context, the lighting environment has also drawn the attention of many cartographers. Raubal and Panov (2009) and Weninger (2012) recommended changing the map symbols to match the time of day or the season. To address visibility limitations based on the lighting environment, interfaces should respond differently in dim and bright lighting environments (Schilling et al, 2005; Zhang et al, 2009), such as by adjusting the color of the map symbols and size of the labels (Sarjakoski & Nivala, 2005).…”

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Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public‐facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye‐tracking

Qiao

2023

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Dark maps, which are also called dark modes or dark themes, have gained popularity, but their usability has not been experimentally evaluated. This article presents a user experiment that uses eye-tracking to assess the usability of dark and light maps. Here, two widely used web maps, Google Maps and Gaode Maps, are selected at the street and city scales.Eight map-use tasks are designed and cover four operations (identify, compare, rank, and associate) with space-alone and attributes-in-space distinctions. Four pairs of map-use tasks (light-during-the-day, dark-during-the-day, dark-at-night, and light-at-night) are examined from three aspects: effectiveness, efficiency, and cognitive load. The results provide preliminary evidence that the light-during-the-day performance is generally the best in most cases, followed by the dark-at-night performance; the dark-during-the-day performance is the worst in all cases, followed by the light-at-night performance, which suggests that aligning the map design with the environment (i.e., lighting environment) is critical for better communication. The light-during-the-day performance is the best for space-alone tasks, and the dark-at-night performance is the best for attributes-in-space tasks. Our investigation also indicates that dark maps are far less favored in practice, which suggests that users' preference for using the dark mode of public-facing web maps needs to be shaped. Since light and dark maps are associated with photopic and scotopic vision, respectively, the results

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Section: Dark Maps and Usabilitymentioning

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Section: Introductionmentioning

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Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public‐facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye‐tracking

Qiao

2023

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“…For example, Atzmanstorfer et al ( 2016 ) emphasize the importance of designing maps with reference to local conventions; Gottwald et al ( 2016 ) discuss challenges faced by users with low levels of computer, internet, or map literacy, especially found in older adults; Nivala and Sarjakoski ( 2007 ) examine map designs that represent use situations, e.g. temporal and seasonal changes (summer and winter), and differences in age and nationalities; Weninger ( 2012 ) considers the relevance of examining interaction patterns; and Lokka and Çöltekin ( 2020 ) review the effects on the visual design of adults with different age and cognitive abilities.…”

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The role of user context in the design of mobile map applications

Bartling

Robinson

Resch

et al. 2021

Cartography and Geographic Information Science

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Mobile map applications are typically used by a broad range of users. Users can be diverse in their context attributes (e.g. map use experience, activities during map use), and several previous user experience (UX) studies have focused on understanding how some contextual factors influence the UX for designing maps that satisfy users' needs. A need for research remains to evaluate the relationship between user context, UX, and variants of mobile map element design. In this article, we present our research investigating the interplay of these factors through an empirical user study with citizens in Austria. We created an online survey and generated 84 map variations, combining seven map-related tasks, three base map styles, two map detail densities, and two timepressure variants. We tested these map variations with 107 survey participants and related their UX to user context. Map-related tasks emerged as a dominant factor modifying the map design UX. Further results showed that interactivity loaded map-related tasks were aided when paired with low detail-dense base maps, contrasting overlay features. We recommend future research to analyze an extended set of context attributes with additional participant data, to evaluate dynamic variations in context, and to find ways to dynamically monitor mobile map design UX.

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“…Christophe et al (2016) worked on a service-oriented extension of the SLD/SE specifications to allow for personalized and institutional maps by managing extended map specifications by means of controllable expressive rendering methods. To summarize, user-centric maps are based on user-map interactions, adaptation of content, functions, appearance, technology in use or information demand to individual users (Weninger, 2012). Besides, other ideas exist, what a personalized map means.…”

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Developing Interactive Map Apps for an Exhibition on the Topic ‘Fremdsein’: a Joint Endeavour by Students and Lecturers

Schaab

Stern

Jedersberger

et al. 2019

Proc. Int. Cartogr. Assoc.

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<p><strong>Abstract.</strong> The Faculty of Information Management and Media (IMM) at Karlsruhe University of Applied Sciences received funding for a project called ‘Fremdsein 4.0’. It targeted experiences about educational migration through applying various media means. Two interdisciplinary workshops were conducted focussing on the German words ‘Fremdsein’ and ‘Heimat’ as main topics, which relate to feelings of “foreignness” or of being at home. Among other results, two Web map apps that help to reflect on the two terms were conceptualized and evolved over time to become part of an exhibition towards the end of the project. The paper starts with describing the various contexts in which the map apps are placed: maps used in exhibitions, a reflection on ‘Fremdsein’, interdisciplinary learning and conceptualizing, and finally Web mapping and personalized maps. Next, the process of the map app development is covered, which led to two robust browser-based offline apps named ‘Ideal Home Finder’ and ‘Emotional Foreignness Ranking’. The former app, based on the research of Hofstede et al., makes use of empirically derived dimensions on cultural differences. By answering six questions, the user can find out in which countries he/she might feel at home. The latter app, which more directly resulted from workshop outcomes and personal experiences of the participants, allows to come up with rankings of emotional “foreignness” for five previously selected countries. We discuss and conclude with reflections on the two workshops, the developed apps and the exhibition.</p>

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Deducing parameters for personalizing maps from map interaction patterns

Cited by 6 publications

References 9 publications

Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public‐facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye‐tracking

Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public‐facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye‐tracking

The role of user context in the design of mobile map applications

Developing Interactive Map Apps for an Exhibition on the Topic ‘Fremdsein’: a Joint Endeavour by Students and Lecturers

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