International Journal of Computer Applications
Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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Volume 179 - Issue 53 |
Published: Jun 2018 |
Authors: Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi, Stephen Kimani, Agnes Mindila |
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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
@article{ 10.5120/ijca2018917315, author = { Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi,Stephen Kimani,Agnes Mindila }, title = { Techniques for Prioritizing the Elements of Web-GIS Usability }, journal = { International Journal of Computer Applications }, year = { 2018 }, volume = { 179 }, number = { 53 }, pages = { 42-46 }, doi = { 10.5120/ijca2018917315 }, publisher = { Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA } }
%0 Journal Article %D 2018 %A Ezekiel Kuria Mwangi %A Stephen Kimani %A Agnes Mindila %T Techniques for Prioritizing the Elements of Web-GIS Usability%T %J International Journal of Computer Applications %V 179 %N 53 %P 42-46 %R 10.5120/ijca2018917315 %I Foundation of Computer Science (FCS), NY, USA
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.