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The ability to efficiently use maps is not a given, especially as the uses of maps keep diversifying. Maps carrying large quantities of information are not implicitly more useful or powerful. What we can do and actually do with maps depends on

• How information is selected and organised
• The interaction modes offered by the map environment
• The way the information and the interaction matches the way we intend to use the maps

Short of fulfilling these conditions, costly map information and capabilites remain significantly underutilised or even unused.

 USABILITY ISSUES  More than in other applications, usability - the degree to which users are able to enjoyably and efficiently use a product - is a make-or-break aspect in digital map use and interaction. A few key issues can have a particularly strong impact on usability:

• The understanding of the activities for which users will employ a product and the expectations they bring to this process.,
• The presentation and visualisation of information,
• The selection/design of functionality according to the anticipated modes of use, and
• The map symbology.

 DESIGN SUPPORT  Geontics offers support and expertise in developing a high-quality user interaction for your digital mapping application by:

• Analysing the domain, the tasks, activities and likely behaviours associated with your application,
• Recommending tools and platforms adequate for the desired interaction functionality and use environment,
• Designing and implementing interface solutions,
• Evaluating and testing the performance aspect of the application deriving from the user interaction.

 EXPERIENCE  The type of challenges which we have previously addressed through digital mapping interfaces include:

• user interfaces for mission control,
• adaptation of user interface content to situational changes to enhance analysis efficiency and response times,
• wearable device interfaces for rapid situation awareness,
• event inference and rendering, and
• information overhead reduction