Addressing map interface usability: Learning from the Lakeshore Nature Preserve Interactive Map

Cartographic Perspectives

Volumn , Issue 60, 2008, Pages 46-66

  Roth, Robert E ^a   Harrower, Mark ^b  

^a PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

Author keywords

Cascading information to interface ratio; Interface design; Ipsum lorem map; Lakeshore Nature Preserve Interactive Map; Map browsing flexibility; Map interaction; Usability evaluation

Indexed keywords

CARTOGRAPHY; DESIGN; DIGITAL MAP; GUIDELINE; MAPPING; STAKEHOLDER;

EID: 55649113697     PISSN: 10489053     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.14714/CP60.231     Document Type: Article

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