Twist, Shift, or Stack? - Usability Analysis of Geospatial Interactions on a Tangible Tabletop

Catherine Emma Jones, Valérie Maquil

2015

Abstract

Maps as learning, exploration and analysis tools have great power to aid understanding of complex phenomena and to instigate and engage discussion. To date, web-mapping platforms have largely contributed to the public availability of geospatial information. Tangible user interfaces (TUI) as an emerging class of interfaces, have a clear potential for improving collaboration around geospatial data, as well as increase geospatial understanding, but to realise this potential they must be easy and straightforward to learn and use. To date, there is a lack of research centred on human interactions with geospatial tangible applications. This paper reports on the results of an initial qualitative usability study carried with novice users on a geospatial tangible table. It discusses aspects related to cartographic elements, object manipulations, and offline interactions, to create an initial set of usability guidelines for geo-tangible tables.

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in Harvard Style

Jones C. and Maquil V. (2015). Twist, Shift, or Stack? - Usability Analysis of Geospatial Interactions on a Tangible Tabletop . In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM, ISBN 978-989-758-099-4, pages 170-177. DOI: 10.5220/0005377601700177


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@conference{gistam15,
author={Catherine Emma Jones and Valérie Maquil},
title={Twist, Shift, or Stack? - Usability Analysis of Geospatial Interactions on a Tangible Tabletop},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM,},
year={2015},
pages={170-177},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0005377601700177},
isbn={978-989-758-099-4},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Geographical Information Systems Theory, Applications and Management - Volume 1: GISTAM,
TI - Twist, Shift, or Stack? - Usability Analysis of Geospatial Interactions on a Tangible Tabletop
SN - 978-989-758-099-4
AU - Jones C.
AU - Maquil V.
PY - 2015
SP - 170
EP - 177
DO - 10.5220/0005377601700177