Influence of cartographic visualization methods on cognitive
processing: comparison of extrinsic and intrinsic visualization
of avalanche hazard maps

J 2014

Influence of cartographic visualization methods on cognitive processing: comparison of extrinsic and intrinsic visualization of avalanche hazard maps

ŠAŠINKA, Čeněk, Zdeněk STACHOŇ, Petr KUBÍČEK, Sascha TAMM, Zbyněk ŠTĚRBA et. al.

Basic information

Original name

Influence of cartographic visualization methods on cognitive processing: comparison of extrinsic and intrinsic visualization of avalanche hazard maps

Authors

ŠAŠINKA, Čeněk (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Zdeněk STACHOŇ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Petr KUBÍČEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Sascha TAMM (276 Germany), Zbyněk ŠTĚRBA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Jiří ČENĚK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Perception, 2014, 0301-0066

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50100 5.1 Psychology and cognitive sciences

Country of publisher

United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

Impact factor

Impact factor: 0.906

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14210/14:00076597

Organization unit

Faculty of Arts

UT WoS

000395028800468

Keywords in English

cognitive processing; cartographic visualization; experiment

Abstract

V originále

The aim of this research was to explore the influence of cartographic visualization on users' information processing. In our experiment, two alternative visualization methods were used (Kunz, 2011): an intrinsic method (bivariate colour scheme) and an extrinsic method (combination of colour and shape). The presented topic was the combination of avalanche hazard and uncertainty level. In the first case, both characteristics were visualized using a specific colour schema, where colour hue visualized the avalanche hazard and colour saturation depicted the uncertainty level. Secondly, the avalanche hazard was visualized by colour scale and the uncertainty level by graduated size circles. The first phase of the experiment was performed on the MuTeP testing platform (Šašinka & Stachoň, 2013) enabling collective data gathering. The second phase of the experiment used an eye-tracking tool to enable deeper understanding of the ongoing cognitive processes. The current contribution presents results of the subtest focused on intuitive understanding of the combined map legend and its influence on the achievements in the map field. Among other findings, it appears that the intrinsic method is more intuitive while with the extrinsic method, participants oscillated more often between the map field and the legend.

Links

EE2.3.30.0037, research and development project

Name: Zaměstnáním nejlepších mladých vědců k rozvoji mezinárodní spolupráce

Citovat

ŠAŠINKA, Čeněk, Zdeněk STACHOŇ, Petr KUBÍČEK, Sascha TAMM, Zbyněk ŠTĚRBA and Jiří ČENĚK. Influence of cartographic visualization methods on cognitive processing: comparison of extrinsic and intrinsic visualization of avalanche hazard maps. Perception. 2014, vol. 43, S, p. 156-157. ISSN 0301-0066.

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ŠAŠINKA, Čeněk, Zdeněk STACHOŇ, Petr KUBÍČEK, Sascha TAMM, Zbyněk ŠTĚRBA and Jiří ČENĚK. Influence of cartographic visualization methods on cognitive processing: comparison of extrinsic and intrinsic visualization of avalanche hazard maps. \textit{Perception}. 2014, vol.~43, S, p.~156-157. ISSN~0301-0066.

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