Field-based usability evaluation methodology for mobile geo-applications

Cartographic Journal

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 139-149

  Van Elzakker, Corné P J M ^a   Delikostidis, Ioannis ^a   Van Oosterom, Peter J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TWENTE   (Netherlands)

^b DELFT UNIVERSITY OF TECHNOLOGY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Generalisation; Mobile geo application; Usability evaluation; User cented design; User research method

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; DESIGN; FIELD METHOD; MAP GENERALIZATION; MAPPING; METHODOLOGY;

BENELUX; EURASIA; EUROPE; NETHERLANDS; WESTERN EUROPE;

EID: 49249102852     PISSN: 00087041     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1179/174327708X305139     Document Type: Article

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