Declarative interaction with geographical information systems

Author

Copas, Conn ; Edmonds, Ernest

Author_Institution

Defence Sci. & Technol. Organ., Salisbury, SA, Australia

fYear

1998

fDate

30 Nov-4 Dec 1998

Firstpage

168

Lastpage

175

Abstract

The paper analyses some approaches to enhancing user interaction with high functionality systems such as geographical information systems. Graphical approaches derived from the direct manipulation tradition are compared and contrasted with intelligent systems approaches. An implementation of one particular approach, based upon AI planning, is presented, and alternative user interfaces to that system are analysed. The benefits of a quite novel form of goal based or declarative interaction are described

Keywords

geographic information systems; human factors; interactive systems; knowledge based systems; planning (artificial intelligence); user interfaces; AI planning; alternative user interfaces; declarative interaction; direct manipulation tradition; geographical information systems; graphical approaches; high functionality systems; intelligent systems approaches; user interaction; Artificial intelligence; Australia; Geographic Information Systems; Humans; Information systems; Information technology; Intelligent systems; Management information systems; Usability; User interfaces;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Computer Human Interaction Conference, 1998. Proceedings. 1998 Australasian

Conference_Location

Adelaide, SA

Print_ISBN

0-8186-9206-5

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/OZCHI.1998.732211

Filename

732211