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Usability assessment of a virtual globe-based 4D archaeological GIS

Berdien De Roo (UGent) , Jean Bourgeois (UGent) and Philippe De Maeyer (UGent)
(2017) Advances in 3D geoinformation. In Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography p.323-335
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Acquired using 3D technologies, archaeological data is increasingly represented via 3D visualizations. For analysing, interpreting and exchanging, these data are unfortunately mostly reduced to two dimensions. Therefore, a 4D archaeological GIS that integrates 3D representations and analytical functionalities will contrib-ute to different parts of the archaeological workflow from fieldwork preparation over analysis to reporting. Such a 4D approach will facilitate better and more in-tegrated insights and allow more complex analyses and interpretations. Incorpo-rating such a 4D archaeological GIS in a web-based environment will even in-crease the benefits as this could function as a virtual workspace. Since virtual globes have proven their capabilities to manage and visualize 3D data in non-expert applications, a prototypical 4D archaeological GIS was developed based on the virtual globe Cesium. This paper demonstrates by means of a usability test with employees of a Flemish archaeological organization that the concept of such a low-threshold application is supported by the intended end-users. Although some usability problems were encountered and the functionalities of the proto-type are rather limited, extending and further developing the system could result in a valuable research tool for archaeology.

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De Roo, Berdien, et al. “Usability Assessment of a Virtual Globe-Based 4D Archaeological GIS.” Advances in 3D Geoinformation, edited by Alias Abdul-Rahman, Springer, 2017, pp. 323–35, doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25691-7_18.
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De Roo, B., Bourgeois, J., & De Maeyer, P. (2017). Usability assessment of a virtual globe-based 4D archaeological GIS. In A. Abdul-Rahman (Ed.), Advances in 3D geoinformation (pp. 323–335). https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25691-7_18
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De Roo, Berdien, Jean Bourgeois, and Philippe De Maeyer. 2017. “Usability Assessment of a Virtual Globe-Based 4D Archaeological GIS.” In Advances in 3D Geoinformation, edited by Alias Abdul-Rahman, 323–35. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-25691-7_18.
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De Roo, Berdien, Jean Bourgeois, and Philippe De Maeyer. 2017. “Usability Assessment of a Virtual Globe-Based 4D Archaeological GIS.” In Advances in 3D Geoinformation, ed by. Alias Abdul-Rahman, 323–335. Cham, Switzerland: Springer. doi:10.1007/978-3-319-25691-7_18.
Vancouver
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De Roo B, Bourgeois J, De Maeyer P. Usability assessment of a virtual globe-based 4D archaeological GIS. In: Abdul-Rahman A, editor. Advances in 3D geoinformation. Cham, Switzerland: Springer; 2017. p. 323–35.
IEEE
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B. De Roo, J. Bourgeois, and P. De Maeyer, “Usability assessment of a virtual globe-based 4D archaeological GIS,” in Advances in 3D geoinformation, A. Abdul-Rahman, Ed. Cham, Switzerland: Springer, 2017, pp. 323–335.
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  author       = {{De Roo, Berdien and Bourgeois, Jean and De Maeyer, Philippe}},
  booktitle    = {{Advances in 3D geoinformation}},
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  series       = {{Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography}},
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