Through a case study, the ALERTABLU application, which is part of the Intense Rains Monitoring and Alert System in Blumenau –, will have its version available for smartphones analyzed, in order to identify possible improvements. Therefore, this project aims to verify if applications for mobile devices, which are responsible for presenting emergency information, offer the necessary usability features for their users. Faced with this perspective, several institutions sought to develop applications aimed at smartphones, in order to inform their users about emergency situations, caused, among other factors, by meteorological events. THE APPLICATION OF QUESTIONNAIRES AND USABILITY TESTES OCCURRED MORE FREQUENTLY IN THE STUDIES ANALYSED, WITH MORE THAN ONE INSTRUMENT FOR COLLECTING AND ANALYSING DATA.Īpplications for mobile devices have become popular due to their ease of use and their agility in the most diverse operations. THEREFORE, A SYSTEMATIC BIBLIOGRAPHIC REVIEW WAS CARRIED OUT ON DATABASES THAT COMPRISED THE INTERNATIONAL SCENARIO IN GENERAL AND, MORE SPECIFICALLY, THE BRAZILIAN SCENARIO, DEMONSTRATING THAT FEW STUDIES ON CULTURAL FACTORS WERE UNDERTAKEN IN THE XXXX. THE PURPOSE OF THIS ARTICLE IS TO PRESENT A BRIEF OVERVIEW OF RESEARCH THAT ADDRESSES CULTURAL FACTORS THAT MAY INFLUENCE THE USER EXPERIENCE IN NAVIGATING GRAPHICAL INTERFACESAND THE MOST USED METHODOLOGIES IN USABILITY STUDIES, CONTEMPLATING ICONS IN GRAPHICAL INTERFACES. HOWEVER, SOME ICONS ARE NOT EASILY UNDERSTOOD IN DIFFERENT CULTURES, REQUIRING MORE LEARNING TIME FROM THE USER, IMPAIRING PERFORMANCE, TASK EXECUTION TIME AND THE SECURITY REQUIRED IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS. THE GROWING POPULARITY OF THE USE OF GRAPHIC ICONS IN DIGITAL DEVICE INTERFACES IS JUSTIFIED, GIVEN THAT ICONS ARE TOOLS THAT ALLOW COMMUNICATION BETWEEN PEOPLE OF DIFFERENT LANGUAGES, IN A SIMPLIFIED WAY. Os números de usuários nos três sistemas, em outubro de 2014, eram: o OSM possuía cerca de 1,8 milhões de usuários, enquanto o Wikimapia tem cerca de 2 milhões de usuários e o Wikiloc, o menor em estrutura e o mais específico em objetivos, tem 1,6 milhões de usuários. A sua evolução e popularidade foi crescente desde então e hoje o sistema web Wikiloc está traduzido para 21 línguas e disponibiliza além das feições geográficas, correspondentes às trilhas com múltiplas finalidades, fotos e vídeos com marcações geográficas. O Wikiloc foi criado em 2006, na Espanha, com o objetivo de compartilhar facilmente trilhas de GPS e pontos de interesse de todo o mundo. O objetivo do site é ser claro, em constante atualização e simples a qualquer pessoa, mesmo sem experiência prévia (Wikimapia, 2012). É atualizado em todo o mundo através da inserção de objetos geográficos e seus atributos, proporcionando o livre acesso aos dados de domínio público. O Wikimapia surgiu em 2006 com a proposta de criar um mapa colaborativo de conteúdo aberto, no qual qualquer pessoa pudesse inserir feições geográficas e atributos, partilhando seus conhecimentos do território. Interfaces dos sistemas OpenStreetMap, Wikimapia e o Wikiloc. To achieve this, we asked users with different levels of familiarity with Wikimapia, OpenStreetMap, and Wikiloc to execute a set of tasks with the objective of inserting one or more features in these systems The aim of this research is therefore to obtain an overview of the usability of VGI systems, specifically in terms of geographical features insertion, from system access until the success or failure of the task execution. The interaction process can also influence maintenance of active users and the addition of new volunteers.
Different interaction processes can lead to several user experiences, and affect the quality of the geographical information collected. The execution of the same task can then be processed and performed in different ways, depending on the system used. VGI systems such as OpenStreetMap have different interaction processes with the user, which entail different types of interfaces, functions, and forms.
The main goal of a VGI is to obtain volunteered geographical data, so it is essential to consider the user´s interaction with all the interface elements in its development.
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A volunteered geographic information system (VGI) is a computer application which allows an individual voluntarily visualizes, organizes, and disseminates geographical data and information for free use by any user (Tulloch, 2008).