Gaze and feet as additional input modalities for interacting with geospatial interfaces

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Contributors

  • A. Çöltekin - , University of Zurich (Author)
  • J. Hempel - , IAV GmbH Ingenieurgesellschaft Auto und Verkehr (Author)
  • A. Brychtova - , University of Zurich (Author)
  • I. Giannopoulos - , ETH Zurich (Author)
  • S. Stellmach - , Microsoft USA (Author)
  • R. Dachselt - , Chair of Multimedia Technology (Author)

Abstract

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) are complex software environments and we often work with multiple tasks and multiple displays when we work with GIS. However, user input is still limited to mouse and keyboard in most workplace settings. In this project, we demonstrate how the use of gaze and feet as additional input modalities can overcome time-consuming and annoying mode switches between frequently performed tasks. In an iterative design process, we developed gaze- and foot-based methods for zooming and panning of map visualizations. We first collected appropriate gestures in a preliminary user study with a small group of experts, and designed two interaction concepts based on their input. After the implementation, we evaluated the two concepts comparatively in another user study to identify strengths and shortcomings in both. We found that continuous foot input combined with implicit gaze input is promising for supportive tasks.

Details

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationXXIII ISPRS Congress, Commission II
Pages113-120
Number of pages8
VolumeIII-2
Publication statusPublished - 2 Jun 2016
Peer-reviewedYes

Publication series

SeriesISPRS Annals of the Photogrammetry, Remote Sensing and Spatial Information Sciences
ISSN2194-9042

Conference

Title23rd International Society for Photogrammetry and Remote Sensing Congress, ISPRS 2016
Duration12 - 19 July 2016
CityPrague
CountryCzech Republic

External IDs

ORCID /0000-0002-2176-876X/work/159606443

Keywords

Keywords

  • Foot Interaction, Gaze Interaction, GIS, Interfaces, Multimodal Input, Usability, User Interfaces