Cartographic Design and Usability of Visual Variables for Linear Features

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F44796650%3A_____%2F14%3AN0000002" target="_blank" >RIV/44796650:_____/14:N0000002 - isvavai.cz</a>

Nalezeny alternativní kódy

RIV/44994575:_____/16:N0000132 RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095794

Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00087041.2016.1168141?journalCode=ycaj20" target="_blank" >https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/00087041.2016.1168141?journalCode=ycaj20</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/00087041.2016.1168141" target="_blank" >10.1080/00087041.2016.1168141</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Cartographic Design and Usability of Visual Variables for Linear Features

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

This article addresses the measurement and assessment of response times and error rates in map-reading tasks relative to various modes of linear feature visualization. In a between-subject design study, participants completed a set of map-reading tasks generated by approaches to a traffic problem. These entailed quick and correct decoding of graphically represented quantitative and qualitative spatial information. The tasks first involved the decoding of one graphic variable, then of two variables simultaneously. While alternative representations of qualitative information included colour hue and symbol shape, the quantitative information was communicated either through symbol size or colour value. In bivariate tasks, quantitative and qualitative graphical elements were combined in a single display. Individual differences were also examined. The concept of cognitive style partially explains the variability in people's perception and thinking, describing individual preferences in object representation and problem-solving strategies. The data obtained in the experiment suggest that alternative forms of visualization may have different impacts on performance in map-reading tasks: colour hue and size proved more efficient in communicating information than shape and colour value. Apart from this, it was shown that individual facets of cognitive style may affect task performance, depending on the type of visualization employed.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Cartographic Design and Usability of Visual Variables for Linear Features

Popis výsledku anglicky

This article addresses the measurement and assessment of response times and error rates in map-reading tasks relative to various modes of linear feature visualization. In a between-subject design study, participants completed a set of map-reading tasks generated by approaches to a traffic problem. These entailed quick and correct decoding of graphically represented quantitative and qualitative spatial information. The tasks first involved the decoding of one graphic variable, then of two variables simultaneously. While alternative representations of qualitative information included colour hue and symbol shape, the quantitative information was communicated either through symbol size or colour value. In bivariate tasks, quantitative and qualitative graphical elements were combined in a single display. Individual differences were also examined. The concept of cognitive style partially explains the variability in people's perception and thinking, describing individual preferences in object representation and problem-solving strategies. The data obtained in the experiment suggest that alternative forms of visualization may have different impacts on performance in map-reading tasks: colour hue and size proved more efficient in communicating information than shape and colour value. Apart from this, it was shown that individual facets of cognitive style may affect task performance, depending on the type of visualization employed.

Druh

J_imp - Článek v periodiku v databázi Web of Science

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

10508 - Physical geography

Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/VF20142015034" target="_blank" >VF20142015034: Geoinformatika jako nástroj pro podporu integrované činnosti bezpečnostních a záchranných složek státu</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

The Cartographic Journal

ISSN

0008-7041

e-ISSN

1743-2774

Svazek periodika

54

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

US - Spojené státy americké

Počet stran výsledku

11

Strana od-do

91-102

Kód UT WoS článku

000385790600084

EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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