Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Information Systems - hardcover

EAN (ISBN-13): 9780792335955
ISBN (ISBN-10): 0792335953
Hardcover
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Publishing year: 1995
Publisher: T.L. Nyerges
452 Pages
Weight: 0,836 kg

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ISBN/EAN: 9780792335955

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Book author: egenhofer, laurin, robert mark
Book title: workshop 1994, nato computer, palma, human computer interaction, geo information systems, geographic information science, social science information, aspects the novel

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Author: T.L. Nyerges; D.M. Mark; Robert Laurini; Max J. Egenhofer
Title: NATO Science Series D:; Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Information Systems
Publisher: Springer; Springer Netherland
435 Pages
Publishing year: 1995-07-31
Dordrecht; NL
Language: English
213,99 € (DE)
219,99 € (AT)
236,00 CHF (CH)
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BB; Hardcover, Softcover / Geowissenschaften/Geografie; Geographische Informationssysteme (GIS) und Fernerkundung; Verstehen; GIS; Geoinformationssysteme; decision support system; human-computer interaction (HCI); information; information system; spatial decision support system; Geographical Information System; Geography; Data Structures and Information Theory; Sociological Methods; Artificial Intelligence; Geographie; Algorithmen und Datenstrukturen; Informationstheorie; Soziologie; Künstliche Intelligenz; BC

Section 1: Introduction.- 1.1 Cognitive Aspects of Human-Computer Interaction for Geographic Information Systems: An Introduction.- 1.2 An Overview of HCI for GIS.- Section 2: Spatial Cognition and HCI for GIS.- 2.1 Spatial Concepts and Cognitive Models for Geographic Information Use.- 2.2 Primitives of Spatial Knowledge.- 2.3 HCI Aspects of a Framework for the Qualitative Representation of Space.- 2.4 Cognitive Issues in the Evolution of GIS User Knowledge.- Section 3: User Behavior.- 3.1 Process Tracing Methods in the Decision Sciences.- 3.2 Cognitive Modelling: Experiences in Human-Computer Interaction.- 3.3 7 ± 2 Questions and Answers about Metaphors for GIS User Interfaces.- 3.4 Feet on the Ground: Studying User-GIS Interaction in the Workplace.- Section 4: User Interfaces.- 4.1 Towards Visual Interfaces for Multi-Source Updating of Geographic Information.- 4.2 Definition of a Visual Language for GIS.- 4.3 Human-Computer Interaction Aspects of Visual-Interactive Locational Analysis.- 4.4 Some Cognitive and Technical Aspects of Hypermaps.- 4.5 Human-Computer Interaction Considerations in Terrain Modelling and Visualization.- 4.6 GIS & Multimedia Applications to Support Environmental Impact Assessment and Local Planning.- 4.7 The Natural Representation of Mapping and Surveying Data: Applying the Virtual Worlds Paradigm.- Section 5: Cross-Cultural Influences.- 5.1 Cultural Differences and Cultural Aspects in GIS.- 5.2 Protocol Analysis for Cross-Cultural GIS Design: The Importance of Encoding Resolution.- Section 6: Collaborative GIS — Computer Supported Cooperative Work.- 6.1 Understanding Collaborative Use of GIS Through Social Cognition.- 6.2 Geographic Interaction in the City Planning Context: Beyond the Multimedia Prototype.- 6.3 Cognitive Task PerformanceUsing a Spatial Decision Support System for Groups.- Section 7: Task Analysis and Design Methodologies.- 7.1 Tasks and Task Descriptions for GIS.- 7.2 A Conceptual Framework for Improving Human-Computer Interaction in Locational Decision-Making.- 7.3 A Task Analysis Approach to the Visualization of Geographic Data.- 7.4 Geographic Information Systems, Work Analysis, and System Design.- 7.5 Cognitive Ergonomics Analysis Methodology.- Section 8: Research Directions : Reports from the Discussion Groups.- Section 8: Research Directions : Reports from the Discussion Groups.- Appendix: NATO Advanced Research Workshop Participants.