Sharing Map Annotations in Small Groups: X Marks the Spot

Authors:
Ben Congleton;Jacqueline Cerretani;Mark W. Newman;Mark S. Ackerman
Affiliations:
School of Information,;School of Information,;School of Information, and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA 48109;School of Information, and Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, USA 48109
Venue:
INTERACT '09 Proceedings of the 12th IFIP TC 13 International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction: Part II
Year:
2009

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Abstract

Advances in location-sensing technology, coupled with an increasingly pervasive wireless Internet, have made it possible (and increasingly easy) to access and share information with context of one's geospatial location. We conducted a four-phase study, with 27 students, to explore the practices surrounding the creation, interpretation and sharing of map annotations in specific social contexts. We found that annotation authors consider multiple factors when deciding how to annotate maps, including the perceived utility to the audience and how their contributions will reflect on the image they project to others. Consumers of annotations value the novelty of information, but must be convinced of the author's credibility. In this paper we describe our study, present the results, and discuss implications for the design of software for sharing map annotations.