Prototype Information Architecture
Jan 13, 2016
Prototype Information Architecture
Key Requirements
• Access to data, tools, and expertise– Integrated access to spatial data– Submission of info. to OWEB– Basin and watershed reports– Communication with experts– Provide expert contact info.– Text and map-based browsing/searching
Design Around Requirements
• Task: build a compelling site that meets the requirements
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Data Organization
We want to divide information by:
• Themes – fish, habitat, etc.
• Place – what is the spatial footprint of the data
I want to learn about fish
I want to learn about what is happening near Siletz
Highlight Important Information
For users:
• What is important
• Why this site exists
• Make them interested!
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Stories/Top Issues
• Plan is to rely heavily on the upcoming Coastal Coho document from OWEB/U of O Infographics Lab
Req: Basin and Watershed Reports
• Provide a tool for learning
• Display maps, charts and tables
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Example
Map
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter Text Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Map
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter Text Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Use map tool and the select list to easily
navigate/zoom into a watershed
Map
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Provide an easy way for people to find their watershed
Map
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Watershed breadcrumb trail
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Map
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter Text Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Select report themes
Map
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Chart and table views of the report data
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Map
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Browse content that relates to the selected watershed
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Map
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Get the watershed contacts
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Map
North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Enter Text
Select subxxx
Find your watershedEnter address or place name Find
Watershed Council Contacts
Documents
Maps
Find XXX
Intro text about XXX watershed ….
The XXX Watershed
Fish Report 1 | Fish Report 2 …..
Chart
Table
Compare Watersheds
Link to watershed comparison tool
About this Watershed Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Req: Text/Map-Based Browsing
• Provide information by topic
• Browse all data related to the topic
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Pick Location Current Location: North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Documents
Maps
….
Learn About Fish Intro text about Fish
Learn About
General information about the topic
Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Pick Location Current Location: North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Documents
Maps
….
Learn About Fish Document 1 …………………….
Document 2 ………
Document 3 ……………………………..
.
.
.
.
Learn About
Browse content related to the selected topic
Click on document title to view full document
Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Pick Location Current Location: North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Documents
Maps
….
Learn About Fish Intro text about Fish
Learn About
User can constrain the “learn about” content to a location
Fish Stream & Estuary Habitat Land Use Fish Passage Restoration & Monitoring
Pick Location Current Location: North Coast >> XXX >>> XXX
Documents
Maps
….
Learn About Fish
Learn About
User can constrain the “learn about” content to a location
Questions
• Is it important to select information spatially?
• Do you want to learn about fish or fish in a specific watershed?
Req: Access to Spatial Data
• Deliver spatial data as maps
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Accessing Digital Spatial Datasets
• Propose to simple web-based mapping tools
• Provide some of the capabilities of desktop geographic information systems
Example 1Example 2
Online Mapping Tools are Good For:
• Making custom maps
• Simple exploration of map layers
• Simple queries
Key Questions for Map Tool
• What does the mapping tool need to do for you to use it?
• What map layers must be present?
• Do you need to add your data to the system?
• Do you need to get data out of the mapping tool?
Req: Searching
• Keyword and spatial searching
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
SearchSearch
All
Topic
All
Geographic Area
Keyword
Enter Text
Select Geographic Area on Map
Could also add ability to restrict what is searched: documents, maps, discussions etc.
Req: Communicate with Experts
• Encourage people helping people
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Communication with Experts
• Options– Listserv– Web-based bulletin board– Wiki – a web-based collaboration space
Listserv
• Email based discussion list
• Subscribers receive all postings to list as email
• Can be moderated
• Can search list archive
Web-Based Bulletin Board
• Post announcements and questions
• Can see everyone’s responses
• Can receive email when someone makes a post or a reply
• You can search posts/replies
Example
Wiki’s
• Web tool for team collaboration
• Can create web pages and comment on pages
• Can function like bulletin board but with extra features
Example
Advantages and Disadvantages
• Listserv – People used to reading email daily. Search facilities are poor.
• Bulletin Board – Needs moderators. Good search tools.
• Wiki – Can create web pages. May be too complex .
Successful Group Communication
• Everyone needs to join in
• People must respond to questions/posts
Are you willing to read posts daily and respond?
Can we find people to cover each watershed or topic area?
Req: Submit Info to OWEB
• Submit information into our database
Home Page Menu Options
· Fish· Stream &
Estuary Habitat· Land Use· ….
Learn About
Learn About Your Watershed
Join Discussion
Search
Submit Information
Make a Map
Stories/Top Issues
Submitting Information to OWEB
• Authorized users can submit documents to a storage system (database)
• All users can view what is in database
Example
Submitting Information
• Users will have to enter some information that describes what they are uploading– Topic keywords (i.e. fish, habitat, etc.)– Place keywords (i.e. watershed name)
• A person will review all submissions to ensure quality
What are you going to upload?
Req: Provide Expert Contacts
• Provide info. about watershed councils only
• Make this a part of “Learn about your watershed”
• Work with OWEB to ensure contact info is always up to date
Summary
• Site must deliver required functionality
• Focus on actions/flow
• Graphical look will come last