The user study for the master thesis“Visual route communication”

The user study for the master thesis

“Visual route communication”

Student: Olga Shkedova

Welcome to the “Visual route communication” user study!

We are grateful for the participation and highly appreciate your interest in this study!

IMPORTANT: Please, do not use a smartphone to complete the study, graphical representations on smartphones are distorted and inappropriate, use a computer or a tablet.

The goal of the study: explore the routing choice of map users in specific situations.

Procedure of the study: you will be asked to do two kinds of tasks and to answer 5 general questions. Altogether, the survey will take around 5-10 minutes.

Participation in this study is not remunerated.

Voluntariness and anonymity/data protection:

The Participation is voluntary and you can drop your participation in this study anytime, without providing reasons, without incurring any inconveniences.

The collected data for this study do not allow any conclusions to be drawn about your person.

The collection of your personal data is completely anonymous. Your name is not requested in the study and it is not possible for anyone to link your data to your name. The anonymous data will be stored for at least 10 years.
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Task 1

Draw a route between two points
Instructions:

On the next fifteen pages you will see images with the road network fragment represented by lines and two points: point "A" (green colour) and point "B" (red colour).

EXAMPLE OF THE PICTURE

Imagine that you need to drive from the point A to the point B, draw (as a sketch) a route, that you see as the most suitable visually and the most comfortable to drive through.

Use, for the next fifteen pages, the tools for drawing.

Picture 1. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 2. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 3. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 4. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 5. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B. *

Picture 6. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 7. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 8. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 9. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 10. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 11. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 12. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 13. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 14. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Picture 15. Please, draw your preferred path between A and B.*

Task 2

Choose the route
Instructions:

On the each of the next eighteen pages you will see two images with the same road network fragment, represented by lines, the same two points: point "A" (green colour) and point "B" (red colour), but different routes (blue colour).

EXAMPLE OF THE PICTURES

Look at the images and think on which one of them the route (blue color) from the point "A" to the point "B" looks more comfortable to drive through .

Click on the picture with the more comfortable route.

Choice 1. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 2. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 3. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 4. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 5. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 6. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 7. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 8. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 9. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 10. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 11. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 12. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 13. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 14. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 15. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 16. Which route do you prefer to drive? *

Choice 17. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Choice 18. Which route do you prefer to drive?*

Question 1

Gender
Please, specify your gender.

WomanManPrefer not to specify

Question 2

Age
Please, choose your age group.

18-3030-4545-60above 60Prefer not to answer

Question 3

Choose the preferable option
How often do you use digital maps for navigation?*

every dayat least once a weekonce a month or less

Question 4

Choose the preferable option
Are you a car driver?*

Yes, I am. Driving is a daily routine for me.Yes, I am. I have a driving experience, but do not drive regularly.Yes, I am. I got a driving license, but have no driving experience.No, I am not.

Question 5

Choose the preferable option
Do you have a cartography background? (work, education etc.)*

Yes, I have.No, I have not.
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The user study for the master thesis

“Visual route communication”

Student: Olga Shkedova

Welcome to the “Visual route communication” user study!

We are grateful for the participation and highly appreciate your interest in this study!

Task 1

Task 2

Question 1

Question 2

Question 3

Question 4

Question 5