Evaluating Users’ Emotion in Web-Based Geographic Information System

Abstract

GIS is one of the tools ease the user for get information based on map images that have been processed. In addition to technical aspects, GIS needs to involve psychological factors and user emotions so as to provide user comfortable. Kansei Engineering is an engineering method that involves psychological factors and user emotions. This research is an initial analysis to evaluate the emotional aspects of GIS users that have high significance and will then be involved in the Kansei Engineering stage in making recommendations for GIS User Interface. The Initial Study involved 80 Participants with a distribution of 40 female and 40 male, 50 Emotions / Kansei Words, 7 Specimens. The method stages are (1) Preparation of Instruments consisting of specimens, Kansei Word and Evaluation Subjects, (2) Evaluation, (3) Analysis using Cronbach’s Alpha, Coefficient Correlation Analysis (CCA) and Factor Analysis (FA). The study result 15 emotions / Kansei Words that have significant based on CCA and FA comparison result for GIS Web UI domain that consist of “Accurate”, “Brilliant”, “Sharp”, “Wonderful”, “Dynamic”, “Beautiful”, “Wide”, “Well-Arranged”, “Cool”, “Authentic”, “Elegant”, “Formal”, “Masculine”, “Easy-to-Measure” and “Bright”.