Atlas Design: A Usability Approach for the Development and Evaluation of Cartographic Products

Solórzano, Lilliam Sofía Gómez; Comíns, José Sancho; Sendra, Joaquín Bosque

doi:10.1080/00087041.2017.1393189

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“…On the other hand, for the users themselves, these cartographic resources represent a fast, cheap and above all universally usable tool for geographic knowledge. However, it is clear that the practices of using different forms of cartographic products may inevitably differ between users, as analogue and interactive cartographic presentations have several fundamentally different characteristics (O'Looney 2000;Solórzano et al 2017).…”

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“…As previous studies conducted on user strategies when working with these two forms of presentation in education have already shown, user strategies differ considerably. Solórzano et al (2017) conducted a study conceptually similar to the one we present. Unfortunately, the cited authors did not test two identical works in printed and electronic form, but their research was focused on similar atlases (i.e.…”

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Problem-solving procedures in spatially explicit tasks: comparing procedures with printed and digital cartographic documents

Trahorsch

Reich

2023

GeoScape

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The aim of this research study is to compare the procedures for solving geographical problems with printed and digital cartographic products. These documents are used in various areas of society, including regional development or visual communication in the media. A total of 27 probands participated in the research. Individuals were randomly divided into two groups, one group working with a printed atlas and the other with a digital atlas in the same version. Respondents were tested using stationary and wearable eye-trackers while completing a didactic test to determine different levels of map skills. The results of the research showed that although the procedures and the success rate for solving the different tasks did not differ between the two groups of respondents, the differences were mainly in the time needed for the solution and in the satisfaction in the use of a given type of cartographic work.

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Problem-solving procedures in spatially explicit tasks: comparing procedures with printed and digital cartographic documents

Trahorsch

Reich

2023

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“…Gómez Solórzano, et al [35] conducted a survey of 50 respondents to compare printed and digital atlases. Using five tasks, the authors measured correctness, reaction time, satisfaction, perception, and emotions.…”

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Differences in Thematic Map Reading by Students and Their Geography Teacher

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Voženílek

2020

IJGI

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A school world atlas is likely the first systematic cartographic product which students encounter in their lives. However, only a few empirical studies have analysed school atlases in the context of map reading and learning geographical curricula. The present paper describes an eye-tracking study conducted on 30 grammar school students and their geography teacher. The study explored ten tasks using thematic world maps contained in the Czech school world atlas. Three research questions were posed: (i) Are students able to learn using these particular types of maps? (ii) Have the cartographic visualization methods in the school atlas been adequately selected? (iii) Does the teacher read the maps in the same manner as students? The results proved that the students were sufficiently able to learn using thematic maps. The average correctness of their answers exceeded 70%. However, the results highlighted several types of cartographic visualization methods which students found difficult to read. Most of the difficulties arose from map symbols being poorly legible. The most problematic task was estimating the value of the phenomenon from the symbol size legend. Finally, the difference between the students’ and teacher’s manner of reading maps in each task was analysed qualitatively and then quantitatively by applying two different scanpath comparison methods. The study revealed that the geography teacher applied a different method than her students. She avoided looking at the map legend and solved the task using her knowledge.

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Investigating the relationship between spatial skills and web mapping application performance among university students

Tomai

Kokla

Charcharos

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Cartography and Geographic Information Science

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Atlas Design: A Usability Approach for the Development and Evaluation of Cartographic Products

Cited by 5 publications

References 18 publications

Problem-solving procedures in spatially explicit tasks: comparing procedures with printed and digital cartographic documents

Problem-solving procedures in spatially explicit tasks: comparing procedures with printed and digital cartographic documents

Differences in Thematic Map Reading by Students and Their Geography Teacher

Investigating the relationship between spatial skills and web mapping application performance among university students

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