Using sound to represent positional accuracy of address locations

Bearman, Nick and Lovett, Andrew (2010) Using sound to represent positional accuracy of address locations. Cartographic Journal, 47 (4). pp. 308-314. ISSN 1743-2774

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Abstract

Uncertainty data are often ignored by spatial data users for reasons that include difficulty of representation and comprehension. This study evaluated the benefits of a sonification extension to ArcGIS which represented the positional accuracy of address locations using piano notes. The approach was assessed by 49 survey participants via a computer-based task and subsequent discussion. Two factors that influenced successful interpretation were the proportion of values requiring detection and the presentation method. Knowledge of the data source also appeared relevant. Future studies will examine applications to climate scenarios and visualisations of future landscapes, as well as other aspects of sound.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Science > School of Environmental Sciences
UEA Research Groups:	Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Environmental Social Sciences Faculty of Science > Research Centres > Centre for Social and Economic Research on the Global Environment (CSERGE) Faculty of Science > Research Groups > Resources, Sustainability and Governance (former - to 2018)
Depositing User:	Rosie Cullington
Date Deposited:	11 Mar 2011 11:08
Last Modified:	28 Mar 2025 03:01
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/25964
DOI:	10.1179/000870410X12911302296833

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