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The 3 keys to making online
GIS friendly & intuitive for a public audience
Online Public Participation GIS are by definition designed
for use by the public. But, paradoxically, web-based mapping applications
require complex interfaces that are unfamiliar to the public. So, how
can online mapping interfaces be made as friendly and intuitive as possible?
By following three key principles drawn from the field of Human-Computer
Interaction: visibility, affordance and feedback. Read
this paper...
Presentation (1.5 MB) at PPGIS Conference, July 2004 (Note: This PPT presentation provides an overview, the paper above provides more detail and rationale.)
Design recommendations for building online mapping systems
We put together a list of ideas on how to implement different mapping tools and elements, such as zoom, layer control, and legend.
Links to online mapping systems
Registered
ESRI mapping applications
www.esri.com/software/internetmaps/visit_sites.html
Provides a good cross-section
of people using ESRI online mapping. You can even explore applications
by industry.
GIS
Planning
www.gisplanning.com/
GIS Planning as done
a large number of Internet applications using ESRI software. However,
since the applications are made by the same people, there is less design
diversity than ESRI's general list.
Vector-based
mapping technology
www.universalmap.com/Work/smartmaps/smartmaps.html
Some of the more flexible
applications & solutions used this technology instead of ESRI. You
can read more about the technology here. They also provide a directory
of example user applications.
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