Creating A Framework To Develop An Effective GIS Web Application For Public Consumption

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2022

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The popularity of using GIS web applications has risen, and is likely to be a staple tool in the future of science communication, public engagement, and outreach. In this paper, I will evaluate one of the GIS web tools the State of Hawaiʻi is planning to use, and determine its effectiveness. The Hawaiʻi Department of Health, authorized by Act 132, established the Cesspool Conversion Working Group (CCWG) to research and develop an extensive plan to tackle the conversion of cesspools statewide by 2050. While adopting an updated cesspool prioritization framework, the CCWG decided to create a GIS web application that would be a visual representation of cesspool prioritization. To measure the functionality of the web application, we evaluated the user experience through a combination of qualitative observations and survey. This study contributes to the body of evidence that creating a GIS web application with an excellent user experience requires an iterative process. Scientists can enhance their GIS web applications by considering the diverse users which are bound to utilize their tool.

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GIS, cesspool, science communication

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52 pages

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Renteria, Alyssa

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