Authors:
Haifa Elsidani Elariss
1
;
Souheil Khaddaj
1
and
Ramzi Haraty
2
Affiliations:
1
Faculty of Computing, Information Systems and Mathematics, Kingston University London, United Kingdom
;
2
Division of ComputerScience and Mathematics, Lebanese American University, Lebanon
Keyword(s):
International visual user interface, Spatio-temporal databases and Mobile phone applications.
Related
Ontology
Subjects/Areas/Topics:
Artificial Intelligence
;
Enterprise Information Systems
;
Human-Computer Interaction
;
Intelligent User Interfaces
Abstract:
In recent years, many non-expert user applications have been developed to query Geographic Information Systems. GIS are used to browse and view data about space and time thus naming them spatio-temporal databases. The Location Based Services which are considered as part of the spatio-temporal field, concern the user who asks questions related to his current position by using a mobile phone. Our research aims at designing and developing an International Visual Query Language (IVQL) that allows users to query databases based on their location. The databases are installed on a GIS server computer. The queries are sent to the server from a mobile phone through the Short Messages System (SMS). With the emerging Globalization of user interfaces, IVQL is meant to have a global and international user interface that could be understood by all users worldwide. We propose a user interface consisting of smiley icons that are used to build an international query language. Smiley icons enable the
users to access data and build queries easily and in a user-friendly way. IVQL, its user interface, model and evaluation are explained. The query formulation is illustrated using a sample GIS system for tourists, to perform network and proximity analysis.
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