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Transactions: INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL of SYSTEMS ENGINEERING, APPLICATIONS AND DEVELOPMENT
Transactions ID Number: 19-529
Full Name: Jitka Komarkova
Position: Associate Professor
Age: ON
Sex: Female
Address: Faculty of Economics and Administration, University of Pardubice, Studentska 95, 532 10 Pardubice
Country: CZECH REPUBLIC
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E-mail address: jitka.komarkova@upce.cz
Other E-mails: pavel.sedlak@upce.cz
Title of the Paper: Methods of usability evaluation of web-based geographic information systems
Authors as they appear in the Paper: Jitka Komarkova, Pavel Sedlak, Martin Novak, Alena Musilova, and Veronika Slavikova
Email addresses of all the authors: jitka.komarkova@upce.cz,pavel.sedlak@upce.cz,martin.novak@upce.cz,alena.musilova@student.upce.cz,veronika.slavikova@student.upce.cz
Number of paper pages: 9
Abstract: Spatially influenced decision-making plays an important role in human lives. Suitable software tools can significantly support process of decision-making. Desktop geographic information systems (GIS) applications have been used by professional for many years, but they are not suitable for end users. Special kind of GIS applications, usually called Web-based GIS, is focused on end users, i.e. on casually working people who may have only a very limited knowledge of GIS, if any. Their computer literacy can be very low as well. Design of Web-based GIS should respect this reality so applications should be proposed with a strong focus on their usability. This article deals with suitable methods of usability testing of Web-based GIS. Several usability problems identified during previously done usability testing are described. Recommendations, how to prevent usability problems, are provided in the end of the article.
Keywords: Spatial decision making, Web-based GIS, Usability, Heuristics, Heuristic evaluation.
EXTENSION of the file: .pdf
Special (Invited) Session: Problems in Usability of Web-Based GIS
Organizer of the Session: 201-380
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