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Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public-facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye-tracking / Lige Qiao in Transactions in GIS, vol 27 n° 2 (april 2023)  

Public [article]  inTransactions in GIS > vol 27 n° 2 (april 2023) . - pp 516 - 540 Titre : Light mode and dark mode: Which one is suitable when using public-facing web maps? An experimental evaluation using eye-tracking Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Lige Qiao, Auteur ; Mingguang Wu, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : pp 516 - 540 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] cognition [Termes IGN] Google Maps [Termes IGN] intensité lumineuse [Termes IGN] lecture de carte [Termes IGN] lisibilité optique [Termes IGN] oculométrie [Termes IGN] rayonnement lumineux [Termes IGN] visualisation cartographique [Termes IGN] web mapping [Vedettes matières IGN] Cartologie Résumé : (auteur) Dark maps, which are also called dark modes or dark themes, have gained popularity, but their usability has not been experimentally evaluated. This article presents a user experiment that uses eye-tracking to assess the usability of dark and light maps. Here, two widely used web maps, Google Maps and Gaode Maps, are selected at the street and city scales. Eight map-use tasks are designed and cover four operations (identify, compare, rank, and associate) with space-alone and attributes-in-space distinctions. Four pairs of map-use tasks (light-during-the-day, dark-during-the-day, dark-at-night, and light-at-night) are examined from three aspects: effectiveness, efficiency, and cognitive load. The results provide preliminary evidence that the light-during-the-day performance is generally the best in most cases, followed by the dark-at-night performance; the dark-during-the-day performance is the worst in all cases, followed by the light-at-night performance, which suggests that aligning the map design with the environment (i.e., lighting environment) is critical for better communication. The light-during-the-day performance is the best for space-alone tasks, and the dark-at-night performance is the best for attributes-in-space tasks. Our investigation also indicates that dark maps are far less favored in practice, which suggests that users' preference for using the dark mode of public-facing web maps needs to be shaped. Since light and dark maps are associated with photopic and scotopic vision, respectively, the results indicate the need for future studies on how to leverage scotopic vision to design better dark maps. Numéro de notice : A2023-196 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article DOI : 10.1111/tgis.13038 Date de publication en ligne : 19/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1111/tgis.13038 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103081 [article]

How does the design of landmarks on a mobile map influence wayfinding experts’ spatial learning during a real-world navigation task? / Armand Kapaj in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol 50 n° 2 (March 2023)  

Public [article]  inCartography and Geographic Information Science > Vol 50 n° 2 (March 2023) . - pp 197 - 213 Titre : How does the design of landmarks on a mobile map influence wayfinding experts’ spatial learning during a real-world navigation task? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Armand Kapaj, Auteur ; Sara Maggi, Auteur ; Christopher Hilton, Auteur ; et al., Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : pp 197 - 213 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse géovisuelle [Termes IGN] itinéraire [Termes IGN] navigation pédestre [Termes IGN] oculométrie [Termes IGN] orientation [Termes IGN] point de repère [Termes IGN] raisonnement spatial [Termes IGN] représentation cartographique [Termes IGN] représentation mentale spatiale [Vedettes matières IGN] Géovisualisation Résumé : (auteur) Humans increasingly rely on GPS-enabled mobile maps to navigate novel environments. However, this reliance can negatively affect spatial learning, which can be detrimental even for expert navigators such as search and rescue personnel. Landmark visualization has been shown to improve spatial learning in general populations by facilitating object identification between the map and the environment. How landmark visualization supports expert users’ spatial learning during map-assisted navigation is still an open research question. We thus conducted a real-world study with wayfinding experts in an unknown residential neighborhood. We aimed to assess how two different landmark visualization styles (abstract 2D vs. realistic 3D buildings) would affect experts’ spatial learning in a map-assisted navigation task during an emergency scenario. Using a between-subjects design, we asked Swiss military personnel to follow a given route using a mobile map, and to identify five task-relevant landmarks along the route. We recorded experts’ gaze behavior while navigating and examined their spatial learning after the navigation task. We found that experts’ spatial learning improved when they focused their visual attention on the environment, but the direction of attention between the map and the environment was not affected by the landmark visualization style. Further, there was no difference in spatial learning between the 2D and 3D groups. Contrary to previous research with general populations, this study suggests that the landmark visualization style does not enhance expert navigators’ navigation or spatial learning abilities, thus highlighting the need for population-specific mobile map design solutions. Numéro de notice : A2023-222 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1080/15230406.2023.2183525 Date de publication en ligne : 07/03/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2023.2183525 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103168 [article]

Where am I now? modelling disorientation in pan-scalar maps / Guillaume Touya in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 12 n° 2 (February 2023)  

Public [article]  inISPRS International journal of geo-information > vol 12 n° 2 (February 2023) . - n° 62 Titre : Where am I now? modelling disorientation in pan-scalar maps Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Guillaume Touya , Auteur ; Maieul Gruget , Auteur ; Ian Muehlenhaus, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Article en page(s) : n° 62 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] cognition [Termes IGN] données multiéchelles [Termes IGN] échelle cartographique [Termes IGN] interaction homme-machine [Termes IGN] lecture de carte [Termes IGN] représentation mentale [Termes IGN] représentation mentale spatiale [Termes IGN] représentation multiple [Vedettes matières IGN] Généralisation Résumé : (auteur) Disorientation is a common feeling for all users of zoomable multi-scale maps, even for those with good orientation and spatial skills. We make the assumption that this problem is mainly due to the desert fog effect, documented in human–computer interaction within multi-scale zoomable environments. Starting with a collection of reported experiences of disorientation, this paper explores this notion from the spatial cognition, philosophical and human–computer interaction perspectives and proposes a model of disorientation in the exploration of multi-scale maps. We argue that disorientation is a problem of reconciliation between the current map view and the mental map of the user, where landmarks visible on the map or memorised in the mental map play a key role. The causes for failed reconciliation are discussed and illustrated by our collected experiences of disorientation. Numéro de notice : A2023-130 Affiliation des auteurs : UGE-LASTIG+Ext (2020- ) Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/ijgi12020062 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12020062 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102585 [article]

Visual attention and recognition differences based on expertise in a map reading and memorability study / Merve Keskin in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 12 n° 1 (January 2023)  

Public [article]  inISPRS International journal of geo-information > vol 12 n° 1 (January 2023) Titre : Visual attention and recognition differences based on expertise in a map reading and memorability study Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Merve Keskin, Auteur ; Vassilios Krassanakis, Auteur ; Arzu Çöltekin, Auteur Année de publication : 2023 Note générale : bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Vedettes matières IGN] Cartographie [Termes IGN] cartographie par internet [Termes IGN] conception cartographique [Termes IGN] convivialité [Termes IGN] oculométrie [Termes IGN] représentation mentale spatiale Résumé : (auteur) This study investigates how expert and novice map users’ attention is influenced by the map design characteristics of 2D web maps by building and sharing a framework to analyze large volumes of eye tracking data. Our goal is to respond to the following research questions: (i) which map landmarks are easily remembered? (memorability), (ii) how are task difficulty and recognition performance associated? (task difficulty), and (iii) how do experts and novices differ in terms of recognition performance? (expertise). In this context, we developed an automated area-of-interest (AOI) analysis framework to evaluate participants’ fixation durations, and to assess the influence of linear and polygonal map features on spatial memory. Our results demonstrate task-relevant attention patterns by all participants, and better selective attention allocation by experts. However, overall, we observe that task type and map feature type mattered more than expertise when remembering the map content. Predominantly polygonal map features such as hydrographic areas and road junctions serve as attentive features in terms of map reading and memorability. We make our dataset entitled CartoGAZE publicly available. Numéro de notice : A2023-086 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.3390/ijgi12010021 Date de publication en ligne : 12/01/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.3390/ijgi12010021 Format de la ressource électronique : URL article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=102858 [article]

Where do people look at during multi-scale map tasks? / Laura Wenclik (2023)  

Public Titre : Where do people look at during multi-scale map tasks? Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Laura Wenclik, Auteur ; Guillaume Touya , Auteur Editeur : Göttingen : Copernicus publications Année de publication : 2023 Collection : AGILE GIScience Series num. vol 4 Projets : LostInZoom / Touya, Guillaume Conférence : AGILE 2023, 26th international AGILE Conference on Geographic Information Science, Spatial data for design 13/06/2023 16/06/2023 Delft Pays-Bas OA Proceedings Importance : n° 51; 7 p. Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] carte interactive [Termes IGN] oculométrie [Termes IGN] point de repère [Termes IGN] translation [Termes IGN] visualisation multiéchelle [Termes IGN] zoom [Vedettes matières IGN] Géovisualisation Résumé : (Auteur) In order to design better pan-scalar maps, i.e. interactive, zoomable, multi-scale maps, we need to understand how they are perceived, understood, processed, manipulated by the users. This paper reports an experiment that uses an eye-tracker to analyse the gaze behaviour of users zooming and panning into a pan-scalar map. The gaze data from the experiment shows how people look at landmarks to locate the new map view after a zoom. We also identified different types of behaviours during a zoom when people stare at the mouse cursor, or during a pan where the gaze follows a landmark while the map translates. Numéro de notice : C2023-009 Affiliation des auteurs : UGE-LASTIG (2020- ) Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Communication nature-HAL : ComAvecCL&ActesPubliésIntl DOI : 10.5194/agile-giss-4-51-2023 Date de publication en ligne : 06/06/2023 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.5194/agile-giss-4-51-2023 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=103303

Cartographic propaganda in the age of social media: Empirical evidence from Ethiopia / Daniel K. Waktola in Cartographica, Vol 57 n° 4 (December 2022)  

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From data to narratives: Scrutinising the spatial dimensions of social and cultural phenomena through lenses of interactive web mapping / Tian Lan in Journal of Geovisualization and Spatial Analysis, vol 6 n° 2 (December 2022)  

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Characteristics of augmented map research from a cartographic perspective / Yi Cheng in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, Vol 49 n° 5 (September 2022)  

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Visualising post-disaster damage on maps: a user study / Thomas Candela in International journal of geographical information science IJGIS, vol 36 n° 7 (juillet 2022)  

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Characteristics of disease maps of zoonoses: A scoping review and a recommendation for a reporting guideline for disease maps / Inthuja Selvaratnam in Cartographica, vol 57 n° 2 (Summer 2022)  

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An empirical study on the effects of temporal trends in spatial patterns on animated choropleth maps / Paweł Cybulski in ISPRS International journal of geo-information, vol 11 n° 5 (May 2022)  

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How do voice-assisted digital maps influence human wayfinding in pedestrian navigation? / Yawei Xu in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, vol 49 n° 3 (May 2022)  

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A review of maps in PhDs: Is your map worth a thousand words? / Serena Coetzee in Cartographic journal (the), vol 59 n° 2 (May 2022)  

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Swipe versus multiple view: a comprehensive analysis using eye-tracking to evaluate user interaction with web maps / Stanislav Popelka in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, vol 49 n° 3 (May 2022)  

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The effect of map label language on the visual search of cartographic point symbols / Paweł Cybulski in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, vol 49 n° 3 (May 2022)  

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