Uncovering the main elements of geo-web usability

Monica Wachowicz; Wies Vullings; Jandirk Bulens; Hugo De Groot; Machteld Van Den Broek

Uncovering the main elements of geo-web usability

Monica Wachowicz^*, Wies Vullings, Jandirk Bulens, Hugo De Groot, Machteld Van Den Broek

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Abstract

Usability has become an important issue for improving web design. However, specific studies on determining elements for geo-web usability are almost non-existent. Therefore, this paper describes our first approach to uncover the main elements of geo-web-usability. Three main elements have been identified as critical for usability; they are web content, human-computer interaction, and user satisfaction. A study was carried out on the Portal for cultural heritage in the Netherlands to measure them. For this study, four sections of the geo-web interface were used for testing purposes: map display, table of content, basic functionalities and query.

Original language	English
Publication status	Published - 1-Dec-2005
Externally published	Yes
Event	8th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, AGILE 2005 - Estoril, Portugal Duration: 26-May-2005 → 28-May-2005

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Conference	8th AGILE International Conference on Geographic Information Science, AGILE 2005
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Estoril
Period	26/05/2005 → 28/05/2005

Keywords

Cultural heritage portal
Geo-web interface
Usability
Web-design

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