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Identification of altitude profiles in 3D geovisualizations: the role of interaction and spatial abilities

Authors

KUBÍČEK Petr ŠAŠINKA Čeněk STACHOŇ Zdeněk HERMAN Lukáš JUŘÍK Vojtěch URBÁNEK Tomáš CHMELÍK Jiří

Year of publication 2019
Type Article in Periodical
Magazine / Source International Journal of Digital Earth
MU Faculty or unit

Faculty of Science

Citation
Web on-line verze článku
Doi http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/17538947.2017.1382581
Field Earth magnetism, geography
Keywords 3D geovisualizations; stereoscopic and monoscopic 3D vision; spatial abilities; level of navigational interactivity
Description Three-dimensional geovisualizations are currently pushed both by technological development and by the demands of experts in various applied areas. In the presented empirical study, we compared the features of real 3D (stereoscopic) versus pseudo 3D (monoscopic) geovisualizations in static and interactive digital elevation models. We tested 39 high-school students in their ability to identify the correct terrain profile from digital elevation models. Students’ performance was recorded and further analysed with respect to their spatial abilities, which were measured by a psychological mental rotation test and think aloud protocol. The results of the study indicated that the influence of the type of 3D visualization (monoscopic/stereoscopic) on the performance of the users is not clear, the level of navigational interactivity has significant influence on the usability of a particular 3D visualization, and finally no influences of the spatial abilities on the performance of the user within the 3D environment were identified.
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