Ego centres of mobile users and egocentric map design

Meng, Liqiu

doi:10.1007/3-540-26982-7_7

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“…As in a mobile environment users can be constrained by time pressure (Meng, 2005), we aimed to analyze the map design UX when time pressure was applied for completing map-related tasks (Crescenzi et al, 2016;Nielsen, 2009). For this category, we used a count-up timer (counting the elapsed time) and a countdown clock.…”

Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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Section: Methodsmentioning

confidence: 99%

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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“…Location-based services (LBS) assist people while they move through the physical environment. Current research on LBS addresses a variety of topics such as network architectures and information technology standards (Adams et al 2003, Peng & Tsou 2003, Ahn et al 2004, positioning techniques and data collection (Mountain & Raper 2001, Miller 2003, Spinney 2003, human-computer interface (Pundt & Brinkkötter-Runde 2000, Meng 2005), map design adaptation and personalization of services (Hjelm 2002, Zipf 2002a, 2002b, Gartner et al 2003, Sarjakowski & Nivala 2005, market opportunities and business cases for LBS (Beinat 2001, Benson 2001, Barnes 2003, as well as locational privacy (Armstrong 2002, Myles et al 2003. Typical applications of LBS are found in areas such as navigation services (Winter et al 2001, Chincholle et al 2002, Winter 2002, Choi & Tekinay 2003, Smith et al 2004) and tourist information systems (Zipf 2002a, 2002b, Berger et al 2003, Hinze & Voisard 2003.…”

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confidence: 99%

Mobile Maps and More : Extending Location-Based Services with Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Rinner¹

2023

Preprint

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Maps are often used as decision support tools in both, desktop geographic information systems (GIS) and mobile GIS environments. The decision support capabilities of current location-based services (LBS) are limited to navigation support and database querying with no analytic evaluation of the attractiveness of alternative destinations being offered. This chapter demonstrates how LBS can be extended with specific decision support functionality, namely multi-criteria decision analysis (MCDA). MCDA was recently transferred to the mobile GIS platform illustrating how LBS user preferences can be represented by the parameters in a MCDA method and will lead to personalized decision outcomes. An extension to a collaborative crisis management scenario is proposed, in which mobile decision-makers have MCDA tools at hand to help them make more informed choices. This chapter describes the scenario and derives a client/server architecture as well as the user interface and map design for a mobile decision support system for emergency response.

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“…Nested level of detail: Nested level of detail means that a higher level of detail is nested in a lower one [26]. This can be used for instance when the user is outside a city centre (e.g.…”

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Usability engineering for mobile maps

Looije

Brake

Neerincx

2007

Proceedings of the 4th International Conference on Mobile Technology, Applications, and Systems and the 1st International Sympo

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Many applications for mobile devices make use of maps, but because interaction with these maps can be laborious the applications are often hard to use. Therefore, the usability of maps on mobile devices must be improved. In this paper we review the research that has been done to solve technical, environmental, and social challenges of mobile map use. We will discuss interaction, visualization, and adaptive user support for maps on mobile devices. We propose usability engineering as the method that should be used when developing maps for mobile applications.

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Ego centres of mobile users and egocentric map design

Cited by 17 publications

References 3 publications

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

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

Mobile Maps and More : Extending Location-Based Services with Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis

Usability engineering for mobile maps

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