Evaluating a Workflow Tool for Simplifying Scenario Planning with the Online WhatIf? Planning Support System
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22033685 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Muhammad Qadeer ul Hussnain (0000-0002-5371-6622, National University of Sciences and Technology, corresponding author), Abdul Waheed (0000-0002-6667-4660, National University of Sciences and Technology), Khydija Wakil (0000-0002-3210-319X, National University of Sciences and Technology), Junaid Abdul Jabbar (National University of Sciences and Technology), Christopher Pettit (0000-0002-1328-9830, UNSW Sydney), Ali Tahir (0000-0003-2914-019X, National University of Sciences and Technology) |
| Year | 2020 |
| Volume | 9 |
| Issue | 12 |
| Pages | 706 |
| Publication date | 2020-11-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | ISPRS International Journal of Geo-Information (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2220-9964 • E-ISSN: 2220-9964 |
| Publisher | MDPI AG (PUBLISHER • IT) |
| DOI | 10.3390/ijgi9120706 |
| OpenAlex | W3109765556 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 3 |
| References cited | 46 |
In an era of smart cities and digitalisation, there has been a noticeable increase in the development and application of planning support systems (PSS). However, a significant challenge in the broader adoption of these PSS can be attributed to the user experience, which includes the efforts required in pre-processing data. It has been observed that typically 80% of the PSS usage time goes into pre-processing, cleaning, and loading data—a significant barrier for new users. This research focuses on improving user experience by developing and evaluating a new workflow tool called EasyUAZ. This workflow tool directly supports the iterative data preparation needs of scenario planning with the Online WhatIf?—a widely used PSS to develop land-use suitability, demand and land-allocation scenarios. A comparative evaluation has been conducted to quantify the time taken for data preparation with ArcGIS, QGIS, and the EasyUAZ. The study found that EasyUAZ offers a time saving of 30%–35% when compared with other options
Database · Process management · Software engineering · Systems engineering · Workflow · Workflow technology · Computer Science · Engineering · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Human Mobility and Location-Based Analysis · Smart Cities and Technologies
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| Unique citing works | 3 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 0,75 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2022 (1) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 3 |