User Evaluation of Thematic Maps on Operational Areas of Rescue Helicopters
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22034637 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Łukasz Wielebski (0000-0003-2923-7530, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, corresponding author), Beata Medyńska-Gulij (0000-0001-6969-4088, Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 12 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 30 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-18 |
| 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/ijgi12020030 |
| OpenAlex | W4317206898 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 29 |
This article presents the results of research on users concerning six thematic maps made with various mapping techniques and related to various aspects of the activities of the Helicopter Emergency Medical Service. The aim of the survey was to determine how the respondents rank these maps in terms of the four subjective evaluation criteria, which were the graphical attractiveness of maps, the readability of maps, the usefulness and importance of information, and the complexity of information presented on the maps. The greatest discrepancies were noted for the dot map, while the flow map obtained the most consistent evaluations. To check what the respondents were guided by while building the ranking for each criterion, a catalog of factors was created, the importance of which was assessed using the Likert scale. In the case of graphical attractiveness, users attach particular importance to the arrangement of objects visible on the map. The speed of reading the information is particularly important for map readability. In the case of the usefulness and importance of the information, the map topic, important for saving health and life from the user’s point of view, was of the greatest importance, while the amount of information in the legend significantly influenced the evaluation of information complexity
Attractiveness · Cartography · Electronic map · Geography · Human–computer interaction · Information retrieval · Information system · Likert scale · Readability · Statistics · Thematic map · Usability · Computer Science · Engineering · Geographic Information Systems Studies · Mathematics · Psychology
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| Citations per year | 0.33 |
|---|---|
| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |