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Techniques for Prioritizing the Elements of Web-GIS Usability

by Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi, Stephen Kimani, Agnes Mindila
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International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
Volume 179 - Number 53
Year of Publication: 2018
Authors: Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi, Stephen Kimani, Agnes Mindila
10.5120/ijca2018917315

Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi, Stephen Kimani, Agnes Mindila . Techniques for Prioritizing the Elements of Web-GIS Usability. International Journal of Computer Applications. 179, 53 ( Jun 2018), 42-46. DOI=10.5120/ijca2018917315

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author = { Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi, Stephen Kimani, Agnes Mindila },
title = { Techniques for Prioritizing the Elements of Web-GIS Usability },
journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications },
issue_date = { Jun 2018 },
volume = { 179 },
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month = { Jun },
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issn = { 0975-8887 },
pages = { 42-46 },
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url = { https://ijcaonline.org/archives/volume179/number53/29599-2018917315/ },
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Abstract

Different elements of Web-GIS usability have different impact during design and usability evaluation of the Web-GIS websites. It is important therefore to prioritize Web-GIS usability elements based on their impact on usability. The techniques used for prioritizing usability elements of Web-GIS are important to developers of Web-GIS systems during design and usability evaluation. Existing techniques used to prioritize elements of usability were compared, with a view of proposing appropriate method for prioritizing Web-GIS usability elements. The research compared the compurank method-which is based on an algorithm, scenario-based ranking method (SBRM) and the Multicriteria user satisfaction analysis (MUSA). The MUSA method was found to be the most appropriate method that developers can use to prioritize Web-GIS usability elements because it involves collecting user needs directly from the users.

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Computer Science
Information Sciences

Keywords

Web-GIS Prioritization Techniques Ranking Usability Elements and Functionality

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