CV-24 - User-Centered Design and Evaluation
- Describe the baseline expectations that a particular map makes of its audience
- Compare and contrast the interpretive dangers (e.g., ecological fallacy, Modifiable Areal Unit Problem) that are inherent to different types of maps or visualizations and their underlying geographic data
- Identify several uses for which a particular map is or is not effective
- Identify the particular design choices that make a map more or less effective
- Evaluate the effectiveness of a map for its audience and purpose
- Design a testing protocol to evaluate the usability of a simple graphical user interface
- Perform a rigorous sampled field check of the accuracy of a map
- Discuss the use limitations of the USGS map accuracy standards for a range of projects demanding different levels of precision (e.g., driving directions vs. excavation planning)
KE-22 - User support