Mobile UX design: learning from the Flyover Country mobile app

S. Loeffler, R.E. Roth, S. Goring, A. Myrbo

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Abstract

Technology has transformed maps into interactive tools for exploring and understanding the world. In this article, we present the user experience (UX) design process for Flyover Country (http://flyovercountry.io), a mobile mapping application that visualizes information about the Earth’s geology and history, allowing users to save and then access the information offline while flying, driving, or hiking. Specifically, the paper presents a UX design study that tracks the conceptualization, implementation, and revision of Flyover Country, and employs scenario-based design to walk through a pair of use case scenarios that informed our UX design: science outreach to the general public and field trip guides for geoscience education. In the paper, we note UX design insights that are potentially transferable to other mobile mapping contexts, organizing insights by mobile representation design (scale, projection, symbolization, and typography) versus mobile interaction design (map entry point, bottom navigation, floating action button, and pull-up information panel). © 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of Journal of Maps.
Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)39-50
Number of pages12
JournalJournal of Maps
Volume17
Issue number2
DOIs
StatePublished - Jan 17 2021

Bibliographical note

Funding Information:
This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1550843, 1550855, 1550913, and 1555267. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. We also thank the UMN Usability Lab for supporting the evaluation of Flyover Country v1.

Funding Information:
This work was supported by Division of Earth Sciences [grant number 1550913]. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation [grant numbers 1550843, 1550855, 1550913, and 1555267]. This material is based upon work supported by the National Science Foundation under Grant Nos. 1550843, 1550855, 1550913, and 1555267. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or recommendations expressed in this material are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the views of the National Science Foundation. We also thank the UMN Usability Lab for supporting the evaluation of Flyover Country v1.

Publisher Copyright:
© 2021 The Author(s). Published by Informa UK Limited, trading as Taylor & Francis Group on behalf of Journal of Maps.

Keywords

  • big data visualization
  • geoscience
  • interactive cartography
  • location-based services
  • mobile maps
  • UX design

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