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Robert Vogler – Adrijana Car – Josef Strobl – Gerald Griesebner (Eds.)
GI_Forum 2014, Volume 2
Geospatial Innovation for Society – Conference Proceedings
Sabine Hennig,
Robert Vogler
S. 285 - 294 doi: 10.1553/giscience2014s285
Verlag der Österreichischen Akademie der Wissenschaften
Abstract:
In recent years, web maps designed to meet the needs of particular user groups have gained in interest. A user group hereby mostly neglected are children including teenagers (i.e. the youth). While little is yet known about how this user group actually uses websites or how to design websites that will be easy for this user group to use, this is even truer for web maps, whose use has experienced a boom lately. Meanwhile, web maps have not only become a pervasive element on the Internet, but also a relevant means for education and teaching purposes. However, to address the rather special user group of children and teenagers – known for being, e.g., impatient and quick to judge – it is necessary to exercise the design of web maps with care. But many questions still remain open with regard to youth-centred web maps. This refers to the requirements and needs of young people, including issues such as the type of device mainly and preferably used, map design, map content, as well as range and properties of functionalities. The project YouthMap 5020 aims to answer these questions. Therefore, the approach of participatory design, which is considered particularly useful when it comes to working with children, is used.
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GIS as a technology has come a long way, from
the early adoption of technical wizardry to the
ubiquitous, if unconscious use by the masses. The
emergence of a GISociety is on its way through
technological development, theoretical and empirical
scientific research and inclusion of technology
into education with increasing pedagogical justification.
Defining new dimensions of hard- and software,
brainware and orgware are all needed to
further enhance the GISociety with new geospatial
innovations.
This issue of the Geoinformatics Forum (www.gi-forum.org)
links into these research areas. We are pleased to present
work by researchers who actively contribute to the
rising of geospatial innovations for society in theoretical,
empirical, technical, and educational terms.
This reflects that innovative alterations can only be
created though close interaction among the domains
of science, technology and education.
Topics of the 2014 issue therefore include:
• Innovations in geospatial technologies
• Advances in GIScience
• Monitoring global change
• Geoinformation for public health
• Education with digital earth
• Spatial Citizenship education
• Geospatial learning environments
The book is aimed at researchers and practioners
in the field of geoinformation with an academic,
industrial or educational background.
Work on this publication has been co-funded by the following projects and networks
funded by the European commission:
LLP-Comenius multilateral project SPACIT
(517908-LLP-2011-1-AT-COMENIUS-CMP)
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