Category: UCLIC

New paper: Usability and interaction dimensions of participatory noise and ecological monitoring

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The EveryAware book provided an opportunity to communicate the results of a research that Dr Charlene Jennett led, together with two Masters students: Joanne (Jo) Summerfield and Eleonora (Nora) Cognetti, with me as an additional advisor. The research was linked to the EveryAware, since Nora explored the user experience of WideNoise, the citizen science noise monitoring … Continue reading New paper: Usability and interaction dimensions of participatory noise and ecological monitoring

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citizen cyberlab, citizen science, GeoHCI, GIS, GIS Usability, HCI, Human–computer interaction, Papers, PPGIS, UCLIC, Usability, VGI

Kindle Maps and E Ink properties

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CHI 2013 and GeoHCI workshop highlighted to me the importance of understanding media for maps. During CHI, the ‘Paper Tab’ demonstration used E-Ink displays to demonstrate multiple displays interaction. I found the interactions non-intuitive and not mapping very well to what you would expect to do with paper, so a source for confusion – especially […]

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Amazon Kindle, Display device, eink, GeoHCI, GIS, GIS Usability, HCI, Kindle, map, MSc in GIS, Pixel density, Research projects, Retina Display, UCLIC, Usability

Some important questions about the usability of geospatial technologies

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At the beginning of May, I gave a lecture at the UCL Interaction Centre (UCLIC) seminar titled ‘Interacting with Geospatial Technologies – Overview and Research Challenges’. The talk was somewhat similar to the one that I gave at the BCS Geospatial SIG. However, I was trying to answer a question that I was asked during […]

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Geographic information system, Geoinformation, Geospatial, Geospatial technology, GIS, GIS Usability, HCI, interaction, UCLIC, Usability