User Centered Design for map.geo.admin.ch - FOSS4G - 2013
1. armasuisse
Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
User-centered design for
map.geo.admin.ch
Cédric Moullet
Head of FSDI Web Infrastructure
@cedricmoullet cedric.moullet@swisstopo.ch
2. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Federal Office of Topography
swisstopo
• Federal Geo-Information center
• 321 employees
• Producer of the swiss national maps
• Operator of the swiss Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure
(FSDI)
• Provider of about 80 geoservices and web mapping
applications federated under «geo.admin.ch: the
geoportal of the Swiss Confederation»
www.swisstopo.admin.ch – www.geo.admin.ch
3. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Agenda
• Geo.admin.ch
• Analysis of map.geo.admin.ch
• Redesign of map.geo.admin.ch
4. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
geo.admin.ch: the geoportal of the
Swiss Confederation
The federal geodata portal is a publicly accessible
platform for geographical information, data and
services.
Geographical information consists of
geographically and spatially referenced data. It
describes the characteristics of a country or region
in the form of coordinates and place names.
5. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Geo.admin.ch: Geoinformation Act
The Geoinformation Act (GeoIG) came into force
on 1st July 2008. It provides the legal framework,
for all activities relating to information about basic
geodata of Federal law and its exchange and use.
6. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Geo.admin.ch: Geoinformation Act
Art. 1 Aim
This Act has the aim of ensuring that geodata
relating to the territory of the Swiss Confederation
is made available for general use to the
authorities of the Confederation, the cantons
and communes, the private sector, the public
and to academic and scientific institutions in a
sustainable, up-to-date, rapid and easy manner, in
the required quality and at a reasonable cost.
7. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
map.geo.admin.ch
Digital data can be viewed, printed out, ordered
and supplied by means of the map viewer tool.
The required data is available in the form of digital
maps and photos, vector data and also as online
services. The desired data is available in the form
of pixel maps, digital images, vector data etc., at a
variety of scales.
24. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Lessons learned
Map navigation:
ok
All other functions:
Not discovered (User survey / user tests)
Not understood (User feedback / user tests)
25. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
FAQ
Where is the print function ?
Can I create a permalink ?
How can I draw in the map ?
How can I add this data ?
Why is the map so small ?
Etc……
… but all these functions exist….
26. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Don’t make me think
!!!
… still 12’000 users per
day ;-)
27. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
-> We need a redesign !
28. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Our main issue ?
We are GIS specialists…
29. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
Who are the users ?
Authorities of the Confederation, the cantons and
communes, the private sector, the public and the
academic and scientific institutions
-> Oups, in other words, everyone
30. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
What want the users?
Fast access to information
-> Paradigm change from « Access to data » to
« Access to information »
Federal office -> « We need to publish geodata »
Internet -> « Geodata are maps »
Citizen -> « I need an information »
31. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
What know the users?
Google & Google maps
32. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
What are our constraints and
restrictions ?
Law
Corporate Design Bund
41. Federal Office of Topography swisstopo
COSIG
www.geo.admin.ch
map.geo.admin.ch
api.geo.admin.ch
info@geo.admin.ch
Twitter: @swiss_geoportal
THANK YOU