GI_Forum 2013, Volume 1 Creating the GISociety – Conference Proceedings
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GI_Forum 2013, Volume 1 Creating the GISociety – Conference Proceedings
ISSN 2308-1708 Online Edition ISBN 978-3-87907-532-4 Print Edition ISBN 978-3-7001-7438-7 Online Edition
doi:10.1553/giscience2013
GI_Forum, Volume 1 2013, 566 pages Print edition is available at Wichmann-Verlag, Berlin
Mari Laakso,
Hanna-Marika Halkosaari,
Tapani Sarjakoski,
L.Tiina Sarjakoski
S. 49 - 58 doi:10.1553/giscience2013s49 Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract: The task of maps is to communicate geographic information, and, along with interactive map applications, the possibilities of offering different kinds of information to map users have become more extensive. Also, there are a wider variety of communication methods available. In this paper, we first describe the user requirements for informative and descriptive map content within the context of hiking. Based on these requirements, audio descriptions along a hiking path in a national park were composed. Elderly users were chosen as a target group for the field study where a mobile map application on an iPhone was used. It was expected that combining audio with visual information would improve the overall accessibility of the information in a hiking context. User experiences were collected during a field study. Based on the studies, we summarise the most important features regarding the information communicated by a mobile map application. Published Online: 2013/06/20 16:47:49 Object Identifier: 0xc1aa5576 0x002e6e4e Rights:https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nd/4.0/
GIS as a technology has come a long way, from the
early adoption of technical wizardry to the ubiquitous,
if unconscious use by the masses. The creation
of the GISociety is on its way through technological
development, theoretical and empirical scientific
research and inclusion of technology into education
with increasing pedagogical justification.
Defining new dimensions of hard- and software,
brainware and orgware are all needed to further
develop the GISociety.
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Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften Austrian Academy of Sciences Press
A-1011 Wien, Dr. Ignaz Seipel-Platz 2
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