Information on the access to electricity utilities in the informal settlements of Kampala is important as it will drive efforts in achieving SDG 7 on access to clean energy and SDG11 on sustainable cities. In Uganda, the engineers at umeme, an electricity distribution company, rely on spatial data delivered via softcopy or hardcopy pdf documents, excel files, and GIS shapefiles for those with GIS expertise. This is challenging regarding updates and the amount of data that can be displayed and queried among others. Interactive web maps provide an alternative way to access and interact with spatial data. The objective of the thesis is to develop a web map to communicate findings on the access to electricity utilities in informal settlements and evaluate the usability aspects of the designed web map. A mixed approach is applied to the usability assessment, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods, including remote and in-person techniques to usability assessment, such as questionnaires, interviews, screen recording, and eye-tracking. At the end of the formative study, the challenges associated with using the web map are identified, and suggested improvements to the web map are presented.
Anotace v angličtině
Information on the access to electricity utilities in the informal settlements of Kampala is important as it will drive efforts in achieving SDG 7 on access to clean energy and SDG11 on sustainable cities. In Uganda, the engineers at umeme, an electricity distribution company, rely on spatial data delivered via softcopy or hardcopy pdf documents, excel files, and GIS shapefiles for those with GIS expertise. This is challenging regarding updates and the amount of data that can be displayed and queried among others. Interactive web maps provide an alternative way to access and interact with spatial data. The objective of the thesis is to develop a web map to communicate findings on the access to electricity utilities in informal settlements and evaluate the usability aspects of the designed web map. A mixed approach is applied to the usability assessment, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods, including remote and in-person techniques to usability assessment, such as questionnaires, interviews, screen recording, and eye-tracking. At the end of the formative study, the challenges associated with using the web map are identified, and suggested improvements to the web map are presented.
Klíčová slova
electricity utilities, informal settlements, interactive web map, usability assessment, eye-tracking
Klíčová slova v angličtině
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Rozsah průvodní práce
50p (70,219 characters)
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AN
Anotace
Information on the access to electricity utilities in the informal settlements of Kampala is important as it will drive efforts in achieving SDG 7 on access to clean energy and SDG11 on sustainable cities. In Uganda, the engineers at umeme, an electricity distribution company, rely on spatial data delivered via softcopy or hardcopy pdf documents, excel files, and GIS shapefiles for those with GIS expertise. This is challenging regarding updates and the amount of data that can be displayed and queried among others. Interactive web maps provide an alternative way to access and interact with spatial data. The objective of the thesis is to develop a web map to communicate findings on the access to electricity utilities in informal settlements and evaluate the usability aspects of the designed web map. A mixed approach is applied to the usability assessment, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods, including remote and in-person techniques to usability assessment, such as questionnaires, interviews, screen recording, and eye-tracking. At the end of the formative study, the challenges associated with using the web map are identified, and suggested improvements to the web map are presented.
Anotace v angličtině
Information on the access to electricity utilities in the informal settlements of Kampala is important as it will drive efforts in achieving SDG 7 on access to clean energy and SDG11 on sustainable cities. In Uganda, the engineers at umeme, an electricity distribution company, rely on spatial data delivered via softcopy or hardcopy pdf documents, excel files, and GIS shapefiles for those with GIS expertise. This is challenging regarding updates and the amount of data that can be displayed and queried among others. Interactive web maps provide an alternative way to access and interact with spatial data. The objective of the thesis is to develop a web map to communicate findings on the access to electricity utilities in informal settlements and evaluate the usability aspects of the designed web map. A mixed approach is applied to the usability assessment, applying both qualitative and quantitative methods, including remote and in-person techniques to usability assessment, such as questionnaires, interviews, screen recording, and eye-tracking. At the end of the formative study, the challenges associated with using the web map are identified, and suggested improvements to the web map are presented.
Klíčová slova
electricity utilities, informal settlements, interactive web map, usability assessment, eye-tracking
Klíčová slova v angličtině
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Zásady pro vypracování
The aim of the thesis is to create a web map depicting access to utilities in informal settlements. User aspects will be involved in all phases of the project solution. In the first phase, interviews with the target users – electrical engineers in Uganda will be performed to reveal their needs and requirements. Then, an interactive web map will be created depicting access to utilities in informal settlements. Optionally, a downloadable variant of the map with infographics will be produced. The group of target users will thoroughly evaluate these outputs. The student will select adequate methods for this evaluation. Moreover, the usability of the outputs will be tested using an eye-tracking experiment performed in Olomouc. The final web map will be modified based on insights from both parts of the testing.
The student will create a website about the thesis following the rules available on the department's website and a poster about the diploma thesis in A2 format. The student will submit the entire text (text, attachments, poster, outputs, input and output data) in digital form on a storage medium and the text of the thesis in two bound copies to the secretary of the department.
Zásady pro vypracování
The aim of the thesis is to create a web map depicting access to utilities in informal settlements. User aspects will be involved in all phases of the project solution. In the first phase, interviews with the target users – electrical engineers in Uganda will be performed to reveal their needs and requirements. Then, an interactive web map will be created depicting access to utilities in informal settlements. Optionally, a downloadable variant of the map with infographics will be produced. The group of target users will thoroughly evaluate these outputs. The student will select adequate methods for this evaluation. Moreover, the usability of the outputs will be tested using an eye-tracking experiment performed in Olomouc. The final web map will be modified based on insights from both parts of the testing.
The student will create a website about the thesis following the rules available on the department's website and a poster about the diploma thesis in A2 format. The student will submit the entire text (text, attachments, poster, outputs, input and output data) in digital form on a storage medium and the text of the thesis in two bound copies to the secretary of the department.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Barnum, C. M. (2020). Usability testing essentials: ready, set... test!. Morgan Kaufmann.
Bojko, A. (2013). Eye tracking the user experience: A practical guide to research. Rosenfeld Media.
Hertzum, M. (2020). Usability Testing: A Practitioner's Guide to Evaluating the User Experience. Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics, 13(1), i-105.
Holmqvist, K., Örbom, S. L., Hooge, I. T., Niehorster, D. C., Alexander, R. G., Andersson, R., ... & Hessels, R. S. (2022). Eye tracking: empirical foundations for a minimal reporting guideline. Behavior research methods, 1-53.
Porti Suarez, A. (2022) User evaluation of interactive dashboard, Diploma thesis, Olomouc, Palacký University Olomouc.
Seznam doporučené literatury
Barnum, C. M. (2020). Usability testing essentials: ready, set... test!. Morgan Kaufmann.
Bojko, A. (2013). Eye tracking the user experience: A practical guide to research. Rosenfeld Media.
Hertzum, M. (2020). Usability Testing: A Practitioner's Guide to Evaluating the User Experience. Synthesis Lectures on Human-Centered Informatics, 13(1), i-105.
Holmqvist, K., Örbom, S. L., Hooge, I. T., Niehorster, D. C., Alexander, R. G., Andersson, R., ... & Hessels, R. S. (2022). Eye tracking: empirical foundations for a minimal reporting guideline. Behavior research methods, 1-53.
Porti Suarez, A. (2022) User evaluation of interactive dashboard, Diploma thesis, Olomouc, Palacký University Olomouc.
Přílohy volně vložené
1 transcript of interviews .pdf
1 questionnaire entries .xcl
1 html code
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The main focus of presentation to created web maps