Detailed Information on Publication Record
2017
Cartographic Design and Usability of Visual Variables for Linear Features
KUBÍČEK, Petr, Čeněk ŠAŠINKA, Zdeněk STACHOŇ, Zbyněk ŠTĚRBA, Jiří APELTAUER et. al.Basic information
Original name
Cartographic Design and Usability of Visual Variables for Linear Features
Authors
KUBÍČEK, Petr (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Čeněk ŠAŠINKA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zdeněk STACHOŇ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Zbyněk ŠTĚRBA (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution), Jiří APELTAUER (203 Czech Republic) and Tomáš URBÁNEK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)
Edition
Cartographic Journal, Oxon, England, TAYLOR & FRANCIS LTD, 2017, 0008-7041
Other information
Language
English
Type of outcome
Článek v odborném periodiku
Field of Study
10700 1.7 Other natural sciences
Country of publisher
United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland
Confidentiality degree
není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství
Impact factor
Impact factor: 0.814
RIV identification code
RIV/00216224:14310/17:00095794
Organization unit
Faculty of Science
UT WoS
000396700100009
Keywords in English
cartographic design; usability; transport; cognitive style
Tags
International impact, Reviewed
Změněno: 29/3/2018 23:08, Ing. Nicole Zrilić
Abstract
V originále
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.
Links
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