Do we really know our map users
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 14700982 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ute J Dymon (University of Massachusetts at Amherst / Massachusetts, United States, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1989 |
| Volume | 26 |
| Issue | 3-4 |
| Pages | 49-58 |
| Publication date | 1989-12-01 |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Cartographica The International Journal for Geographic Information and Geovisualization (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0317-7173 • E-ISSN: 1911-9925 |
| Publisher | University of Toronto Press Inc. (UTPress) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.3138/0752-9870-2630-k702 |
| OpenAlex | W2031681398 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
Maps can be produced for many kinds of map users with varying expertise and experiences. Therefore, it would be useful to know who are the users of our maps. This research identified and profiled users of the groundwater maps within the Hydrological Atlas Series of the United States Geological Survey and examined whether differences in users' backgrounds influenced their understanding of the maps. It was found that the principal differences amongst map user backgrounds could be captured by broadly classifying users into two major groups – public and private sector employees. Private sector employees have a technical orientation that enables them to respond well to the technical information presented on these maps while the public sector employees lack such an orientation and thus may experience problems when using the maps
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| Citations per year | 0.03 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 1992 - 1992 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |