Redesign of map.geo.admin.ch - 2013

Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo

Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo

Redesign of map.geo.admin.ch

15th UX Romandie

Fribourg

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Federal Office of Topographyswisstopo• 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

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Agenda

• Geo.admin.ch• Analysis of map.geo.admin.ch• Redesign of map.geo.admin.ch• All in one search

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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.

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Less bla-bla ?

Ok !

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What can I do with map.geo.admin.ch ?

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Navigate in the map

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Add layers

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What is a layer ?

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Change background

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What is a background ?

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Search for layers

Search for location, zip, coordinate

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How many search functions do you see ?

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Share

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KML Import MeasureWMS ImportDrawingCompare

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Print

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In addition:

Feedback toolContextual menuTooltipMetadataCopyrights

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All in one app7 parts

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Lessons learned

Map navigation:

ok

All other functions:

Not discovered (User survey)

Not understood (User feedback)

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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….

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Don’t make me think !!!

… still 10’000 users per day ;-)

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-> We need a redesign !

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Our main issue ?

We are GIS specialists…

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Who are the users ?

Authorities of the Confederation, the cantons and communes, the private sector, the public and to academic and scientific institutions

-> Oups, in other words, everyone

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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 »

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What know the users?

Google & Google maps

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What are our constraints and restrictions ?

Law

Corporate Design Bund

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New design proposal

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Less parts4 parts

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More map

More map

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Functions

Functions in one place

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Navigation

Navigation in one place

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Search

Only one central search

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Topics

Topics for fast access to layers

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All in one search

We need your help !

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All in one

search

Layers

CitiesSwissnamesDistrictsCantonsPostal codesAddressesCoordinates

Feature of layers

Spatial area

Results in map

Query term

Results as list

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Is auto-completion necessary ?Is relation list – map understandable?Is spatial filter understandable?How to manage the various result types ?How to handle the input diversity ?

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