Publication details
The usability of selected base maps for crises management: users' perspectives
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| Original title: | The usability of selected base maps for crises management: users' perspectives |
| Authors: | Milan Konečný, Petr Kubíček, Zdeněk Stachoň, Čeněk Šašinka |
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| Citation: | KONEČNÝ, Milan  - KUBÍČEK, Petr - STACHOŇ, Zdeněk - ŠAŠINKA, Čeněk. The usability of selected base maps for crises management: users' perspectives. SpringerLink, Applied Geomatics, Springer, Great Britain. ISSN 1866-9298, 2011, vol. 2011, no. 3, 189–198-10 pp. |
| Original language: | English |
| Field: | Earth magnetism, geography |
| Type: | Article in Periodical |
| Keywords: | cartography; cognitive style; crises management; decision making |
Cartography has become an important tool for supporting decision-making processes in the field of crisis management. Maps (or GIS) can be used for solving various problems, e.g. the localization of accident site, the delimitation of endangered areas, the formulation of evacuation plans and others. People involved in decision-making processes use various procedures to solve these problems. However, a suitable and efficient form of cartographic support for particular situations and crisis management cycle stages is still missing. The main goal of the experiment was twofold. First, we wanted to assess the interdisciplinary (cartography–psychology) web-based testing environment and achieve the first usability results. Second, the use of different cartographic base map representations was analysed in order to judge the efficiency for specific situations.
Related projects:
- Dynamic Geovisualisation in Crises Management
- Monitorování povodní a hodnocení rizik založené na dálkovém průzkumu a GIS
