Supporting collaborative sense-making in emergency management through geo-visualization

Authors:
Anna Wu;Gregorio Convertino;Craig Ganoe;John M. Carroll;Xiaolong (Luke) Zhang
Affiliations:
Penn State University, State College, PA 16802, United States;Penn State University, State College, PA 16802, United States;Penn State University, State College, PA 16802, United States;Penn State University, State College, PA 16802, United States;Penn State University, State College, PA 16802, United States
Venue:
International Journal of Human-Computer Studies
Year:
2013

Citing 30
Cited 0

An experimental study of common ground in text-based communication

CHI '91 Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
How a group-editor changes the character of a design meeting as well as its outcome

CSCW '92 Proceedings of the 1992 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work
Awareness and coordination in shared workspaces

CSCW '92 Proceedings of the 1992 ACM conference on Computer-supported cooperative work
The cost structure of sensemaking

INTERCHI '93 Proceedings of the INTERCHI '93 conference on Human factors in computing systems
IBM computer usability satisfaction questionnaires: psychometric evaluation and instructions for use

International Journal of Human-Computer Interaction
SageTools: an intelligent environment for sketching, browsing, and customizing data-graphics

CHI '95 Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Exploring information with Visage

Conference Companion on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Visualization and interaction tools for aerial photograph mosaics

Computers & Geosciences - Special issue on exploratory cartographic visualization
Guidelines for using multiple views in information visualization

AVI '00 Proceedings of the working conference on Advanced visual interfaces
Snap-together visualization: can users construct and operate coordinated visualizations?

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies - Empirical evaluation of information visualizations
From personal to shared annotations

CHI '02 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The use of visual information in shared visual spaces: informing the development of virtual co-presence

CSCW '02 Proceedings of the 2002 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Visualization for Situational Awareness

IEEE Computer Graphics and Applications
Some Ways that Maps and Diagrams Communicate

Spatial Cognition II, Integrating Abstract Theories, Empirical Studies, Formal Methods, and Practical Applications
Notification and awareness: synchronizing task-oriented collaborative activity

International Journal of Human-Computer Studies - Notification user interfaces
On Encouraging Multiple Views for Visualisation

IV '98 Proceedings of the International Conference on Information Visualisation
Semantic Telepointers for Groupware

OZCHI '96 Proceedings of the 6th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OZCHI '96)
Using social psychology to motivate contributions to online communities

CSCW '04 Proceedings of the 2004 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Beyond "social protocols": multi-user coordination policies for co-located groupware

CSCW '04 Proceedings of the 2004 ACM conference on Computer supported cooperative work
Sources of structure in sensemaking

CHI '05 Extended Abstracts on Human Factors in Computing Systems
A Multiple View Approach to Support Common Ground in Distributed and Synchronous Geo-Collaboration

CMV '05 Proceedings of the Coordinated and Multiple Views in Exploratory Visualization
Making Sense of Sensemaking 2: A Macrocognitive Model

IEEE Intelligent Systems
Awareness and teamwork in computer-supported collaborations

Interacting with Computers
Supporting Community Emergency Management Planning through a Geocollaboration Software Architecture

Computer Supported Cooperative Work
Articulating common ground in cooperative work: content and process

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
The CACHE Study: Group Effects in Computer-supported Collaborative Analysis

Computer Supported Cooperative Work
The impact of increased awareness while face-to-face

Human-Computer Interaction
Supporting content and process common ground in computer-supported teamwork

Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Characterizing users' visual analytic activity for insight provenance

Information Visualization
Introduction: Social media and collaborative systems for crisis management

ACM Transactions on Computer-Human Interaction (TOCHI)

Quantified Score

Hi-index	0.00

Visualization

Abstract

In emergency management, collaborative decision-making usually involves collaborative sense-making of diverse information by a group of experts from different knowledge domains, and needs better tools to analyze role-specific information, share and synthesize relevant information, and remain aware of the activities of others. This paper presents our research on the design of a collaborative sense-making system to support team work. We propose a multi-view, role-based design to help team members analyze geo-spatial information, share and integrate critical information, and monitor individual activities. Our design uses coordinated maps and activity visualization to aid decision-making as well as group activity awareness. The paper discusses design rationale, iterative design of visualization tools, prototype implementation, and system evaluation. Our work can potentially improve and extend collaborative tasks in emergency management.