A Design Feature and Cross-Culture Based Comparative Evaluation of Web Maps. (September 2017)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Li, Guanlong; Li, Yueqing; Zhang, Jing; Zhang, Xiao
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 61:Part 1(2017)
• Page Start: 818
• Page End: 822
• Publication Date: 2017-09
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1541931213601697
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

This study aims to investigate how design features and cross-culture factors affect the usability of web maps. Twelve volunteers performed two scenario-based tasks using three web maps in a Windows environment. There were four dependent variables: completion time, number of clicks, success rate and workload. Results revealed that different design features significantly affected users' performances.