Title: Human interaction with environmental information systems

Authors: Nikolaos Avouris

Addresses: University of Patras, Electrical and Computer Engineering Department, GR-265 00 Rio Patras, Greece

Abstract: Environmental Information Systems (EnvIS) play an increasingly important role in the inter-disciplinary effort to improve our natural environment. These systems are used for environmental information collection, storage, processing and presentation, environmental modelling and decision support. Human interaction studies have as an objective the development of methods and design practice of EnvISs so that their typical users interact effectively and efficiently with them. The inter-disciplinary character of typical users of EnvISs increases the importance of this effort. In this paper we argue for a user-centred design of EnvISs and present typical user interface examples from a complex environmental information system.

Keywords: human interaction; environmental information systems; interdisciplinary approach; user-centred design; information systems design; user interface.

DOI: 10.1504/IER.2001.053871

Interdisciplinary Environmental Review, 2001 Vol.3 No.1, pp.134 - 144

Published online: 13 May 2013 *

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