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Interactive sonification of choropleth maps


Abstract:

Auditory information is an important channel for the visually impaired. Effective sonification (the use of non-speech audio to convey information) promotes equal working ...Show More

Abstract:

Auditory information is an important channel for the visually impaired. Effective sonification (the use of non-speech audio to convey information) promotes equal working opportunities for people with vision impairments by helping them explore data collections for problem solving and decision making. Interactive sonification systems can make georeferenced data accessible to people with vision impairments. The authors compare methods for using sound to encode georeferenced data patterns and for navigating maps.
Published in: IEEE MultiMedia ( Volume: 12, Issue: 2, April-June 2005)
Page(s): 26 - 35
Date of Publication: 30 June 2005

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Author image of Haixia Zhao
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Haixia Zhao is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, both at the University of Maryland at Colege Park. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, with current interests in information visualization, auditory user interfaces, and universal usability. She has an ScM in computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Haixia Zhao is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, both at the University of Maryland at Colege Park. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, with current interests in information visualization, auditory user interfaces, and universal usability. She has an ScM in computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park.View more
Author image of B.K. Smith
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Benjamin K. Smith is a graduate student in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland at College Park, a project manager at the Laboratory for Automation Psychology, and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. He has an ScB in psychology from Brown University. His research interests include human-computer interaction and cognitive psychology.
Benjamin K. Smith is a graduate student in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland at College Park, a project manager at the Laboratory for Automation Psychology, and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. He has an ScB in psychology from Brown University. His research interests include human-computer interaction and cognitive psychology.View more
Author image of K. Norman
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Kent Norman is a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Maryland. He is the director of the Laboratory for Automation Psychology (http://www.lap.umd.edu) and is a founding member of the Human/Computer Interaction Laboratory (http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil). His research interests include judgment and decision making, human-computer interaction, and usability methods. He has a PhD in experimental psychology fro...Show More
Kent Norman is a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Maryland. He is the director of the Laboratory for Automation Psychology (http://www.lap.umd.edu) and is a founding member of the Human/Computer Interaction Laboratory (http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil). His research interests include judgment and decision making, human-computer interaction, and usability methods. He has a PhD in experimental psychology fro...View more
Author image of C. Plaisant
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Catherine Plaisant is an associate research scientist at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Her research focuses on the design and evaluation of new interface technologies that are usable and useful. Her interests include information visualization and public access information systems. She received a PhD in engineering from the University Pierre...Show More
Catherine Plaisant is an associate research scientist at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Her research focuses on the design and evaluation of new interface technologies that are usable and useful. Her interests include information visualization and public access information systems. She received a PhD in engineering from the University Pierre...View more
Author image of B. Shneiderman
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Ben Shneiderman is a professor in the Department of Computer Science, founding director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (http://www.umiacs.umd.edu) and the Institute for Systems Research (http://www.isr.umd.edu), all at the University of Maryland at College Park. His research interests include information visualization, human-computer interaction, a...Show More
Ben Shneiderman is a professor in the Department of Computer Science, founding director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (http://www.umiacs.umd.edu) and the Institute for Systems Research (http://www.isr.umd.edu), all at the University of Maryland at College Park. His research interests include information visualization, human-computer interaction, a...View more

Author image of Haixia Zhao
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Haixia Zhao is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, both at the University of Maryland at Colege Park. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, with current interests in information visualization, auditory user interfaces, and universal usability. She has an ScM in computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park.
Haixia Zhao is a PhD candidate in the Department of Computer Science and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, both at the University of Maryland at Colege Park. Her research focuses on human-computer interaction, with current interests in information visualization, auditory user interfaces, and universal usability. She has an ScM in computer science from the University of Maryland at College Park.View more
Author image of B.K. Smith
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Benjamin K. Smith is a graduate student in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland at College Park, a project manager at the Laboratory for Automation Psychology, and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. He has an ScB in psychology from Brown University. His research interests include human-computer interaction and cognitive psychology.
Benjamin K. Smith is a graduate student in the Neuroscience and Cognitive Science program at the University of Maryland at College Park, a project manager at the Laboratory for Automation Psychology, and a member of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory. He has an ScB in psychology from Brown University. His research interests include human-computer interaction and cognitive psychology.View more
Author image of K. Norman
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Kent Norman is a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Maryland. He is the director of the Laboratory for Automation Psychology (http://www.lap.umd.edu) and is a founding member of the Human/Computer Interaction Laboratory (http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil). His research interests include judgment and decision making, human-computer interaction, and usability methods. He has a PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Iowa.
Kent Norman is a professor of cognitive psychology at the University of Maryland. He is the director of the Laboratory for Automation Psychology (http://www.lap.umd.edu) and is a founding member of the Human/Computer Interaction Laboratory (http://www.cs.umd.edu/hcil). His research interests include judgment and decision making, human-computer interaction, and usability methods. He has a PhD in experimental psychology from the University of Iowa.View more
Author image of C. Plaisant
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD, USA
Catherine Plaisant is an associate research scientist at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Her research focuses on the design and evaluation of new interface technologies that are usable and useful. Her interests include information visualization and public access information systems. She received a PhD in engineering from the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris, France.
Catherine Plaisant is an associate research scientist at the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory of the University of Maryland Institute for Advanced Computer Studies. Her research focuses on the design and evaluation of new interface technologies that are usable and useful. Her interests include information visualization and public access information systems. She received a PhD in engineering from the University Pierre and Marie Curie in Paris, France.View more
Author image of B. Shneiderman
Dept. of Computer Science, University of Maryland, College Park, MD
Ben Shneiderman is a professor in the Department of Computer Science, founding director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (http://www.umiacs.umd.edu) and the Institute for Systems Research (http://www.isr.umd.edu), all at the University of Maryland at College Park. His research interests include information visualization, human-computer interaction, and universal usability. He has a PhD in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
Ben Shneiderman is a professor in the Department of Computer Science, founding director of the Human-Computer Interaction Laboratory, and a member of the Institute for Advanced Computer Studies (http://www.umiacs.umd.edu) and the Institute for Systems Research (http://www.isr.umd.edu), all at the University of Maryland at College Park. His research interests include information visualization, human-computer interaction, and universal usability. He has a PhD in computer science from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.View more

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