Title :
Geographic Visualization of Risk as Decision Support in Emergency Situations
Author :
Eide, A.W. ; Stolen, Ketil
Author_Institution :
Inf. & Commun. Technol, SINTEF ICT, Oslo, Norway
Abstract :
We investigate how geographic visualization can be used as a means to facilitate understanding of risk in emergency situations. Specifically, we identify the need of decision makers regarding access to risk information; introduce a visualization solution that aims to satisfy these needs; and evaluate this solution in terms of its ability to generate insight. A description of how the solution can be implemented is included. Our findings indicate that geographic visualization is an effective means for facilitating understanding of risk in emergency situations, but that the effectiveness of the concept depends on the visualization design. A set of guidelines towards risk visualization design is proposed.
Keywords :
data visualisation; decision making; decision support systems; emergency services; geography; risk management; decision makers; decision support; emergency situations; risk geographic visualization; risk information; risk visualization design; Buildings; Emergency services; Inspection; Personnel; Prototypes; Usability; Visualization; decision support; emergency situation; geovisualization; interactivity; risk assessment;
Conference_Titel :
Human System Interactions (HSI), 2012 5th International Conference on
Conference_Location :
Perth, WA
Print_ISBN :
978-1-4673-4498-2
DOI :
10.1109/HSI.2012.39