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Measuring the influence of map label density on perceived complexity: a user study using eye tracking / Liao Hua in Cartography and Geographic Information Science, vol 46 n° 3 (May 2019)  

Public [article]  inCartography and Geographic Information Science > vol 46 n° 3 (May 2019) . - pp 210 - 227 Titre : Measuring the influence of map label density on perceived complexity: a user study using eye tracking Type de document : Article/Communication Auteurs : Liao Hua, Auteur ; Wang Xueyuan, Auteur ; Weihua Dong, Auteur ; Liqiu Meng, Auteur Année de publication : 2019 Article en page(s) : pp 210 - 227 Note générale : Bibliographie Langues : Anglais (eng) Descripteur : [Termes IGN] analyse de données [Termes IGN] complexité de la carte [Termes IGN] densité d'information [Termes IGN] oculométrie [Vedettes matières IGN] Cartologie Résumé : (Auteur) We combine eye tracking and a questionnaire-based approach to explore the influence of label density on the perceived visual complexity of maps. We design two experiments in which participants are asked to search for the names of point features on maps and to rate the map complexity and legibility for different label densities. Specifically, we conduct a highly controlled experiment in which all the map variables except the label density are held constant (the controlled experiment). Then, we conduct a second experiment following the same protocol but using real maps as visual stimuli (the real-map experiment) to verify if the results of the controlled experiment were applicable to real maps. The results of both experiments indicate a significantly positive correlation between perceived visual complexity and label density and between the response time in visual search tasks and label density. Surprisingly, we observe a significant inverse correlation between the label density and two eye movement parameters (fixation duration and fixation frequency) between the two experiments. We discuss how the variables of real maps might have affected these eye movement parameters and why the results of the two experiments are inconsistent. Our findings suggest that eye tracking parameters are not reliable indicators of map complexity. These empirical results can be helpful to future map design and map complexity investigation. Numéro de notice : A2019-092 Affiliation des auteurs : non IGN Thématique : GEOMATIQUE Nature : Article nature-HAL : ArtAvecCL-RevueIntern DOI : 10.1080/15230406.2018.1434016 Date de publication en ligne : 12/02/2018 En ligne : https://doi.org/10.1080/15230406.2018.1434016 Format de la ressource électronique : URL Article Permalink : https://documentation.ensg.eu/index.php?lvl=notice_display&id=92337 [article]

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