Usability Testing Of Web Mapping Portals

Authors

  • Petr Voldán Department of Mapping and Cartography

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.14311/gi.5.5

Keywords:

usability, web-design, map sites interface, user experience

Abstract

This study presents a usability testing as method, which can be used to improve controlling of web map sites. Study refers to the basic principles of this method and describes particular usability tests of mapping sites. In this paper are identified potential usability problems of web sites: Amapy.cz, Google maps and Mapy.cz. The usability testing was focused on problems related with user interfaces, addresses searching and route planning of the map sites.

References

Amapy (2010), online at: http://www.amapy.cz

Google Maps (2010), online at: http://maps.google.com

Krug, S., Don’t Make Me Think: A Common Sense Approach to Web Usability, 2nd Edition, New Riders Press, ISBN 978-0321344755

Mapy.cz (2010), online at: http://www.mapy.cz

Nielsen, J., Ten Usability Heuristics (2010), online at: http://www.useit.com/papers/heuristic/heuristic list.html

Nivala, A.-M., Brewster, S. and L.T. Sarjakoski (2008) Usability Evaluation of Web Mapping Sites, The Cartographic Journal Vol. 45 No. 2

Nivala, A.-M., Brewster, S. and L.T. Sarjakoski (2007). Usability Problems of Web Map Sites. Paper presented at the International Cartographic Conference, Moscow

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Published

2010-05-07

Issue

Vol. 5 (2010)

Section

Articles

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