The document discusses redesigning the map viewer tool on map.geo.admin.ch. It describes analyzing usage data which showed that while map navigation was straightforward, other functions were not discovered or understood by users. The current design has multiple parts and functions scattered across various sections. The proposed redesign aims to simplify the interface into 4 main parts with more focus on the map and all functions and search centralized for easier access to information. Feedback is sought on unifying the various search and result types into a single search function to better meet user needs from a wide audience.

1. Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo
Bundesamt für Landestopografie swisstopo
Redesign of map.geo.admin.ch
15th UX Romandie
Fribourg

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Federal Office of Topography
swisstopo
• Federal Geo-Information center
• 321 employees
• Producer of the swiss national maps
• Operator of the swiss Federal Spatial Data Infrastructure (FSDI)
• Provider of about 80 geoservices and web mapping
applications federated under «geo.admin.ch: the geoportal of
the Swiss Confederation»
www.swisstopo.admin.ch – www.geo.admin.ch

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Agenda
• Geo.admin.ch
• Analysis of map.geo.admin.ch
• Redesign of map.geo.admin.ch
• All in one search
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geo.admin.ch: the geoportal of the
Swiss Confederation
The federal geodata portal is a publicly
accessible platform for geographical
information, data and services.
Geographical information consists of
geographically and spatially referenced data.
It describes the characteristics of a country or
region in the form of coordinates and place
names.
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Geo.admin.ch: Geoinformation Act
The Geoinformation Act (GeoIG) came into
force on 1st July 2008. It provides the legal
framework, for all activities relating to
information about basic geodata of Federal
law and its exchange and use.
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Geo.admin.ch: Geoinformation Act
Art. 1 Aim
This Act has the aim of ensuring that geodata
relating to the territory of the Swiss
Confederation is made available for general
use to the authorities of the Confederation,
the cantons and communes, the private
sector, the public and to academic and
scientific institutions in a sustainable, up-to-
date, rapid and easy manner, in the required
quality and at a reasonable cost.
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map.geo.admin.ch
Digital data can be viewed, printed out,
ordered and supplied by means of the map
viewer tool. The required data is available in
the form of digital maps and photos, vector
data and also as online services. The desired
data is available in the form of pixel maps,
digital images, vector data etc., at a variety of
scales.
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Less bla-bla ?
Ok !
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What can I do with
map.geo.admin.ch ?
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Navigate in the
map

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Add layers

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What is a layer ?
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Change
background

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What is a background
?
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Search for
layers
Search for
location, zip,
coordinate

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How many search
functions do you see
?
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Share

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KML Import
Measure
WMS Import
Drawing
Compare
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Print

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In addition:
Feedback tool
Contextual menu
Tooltip
Metadata
Copyrights
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All in one app
7 parts

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Lessons learned
Map navigation:
ok
All other functions:
Not discovered (User survey)
Not understood (User feedback)
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FAQ
Where is the print function ?
Can I create a permalink ?
How can I draw in the map ?
How can I add this data ?
Why is the map so small ?
Etc……
… but all these functions exist….
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Don’t make me think
!!!
… still 10’000 users per
day ;-)
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-> We need a redesign
!
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Our main issue ?
We are GIS specialists…
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Who are the users ?
Authorities of the Confederation, the cantons
and communes, the private sector, the public
and to academic and scientific institutions
-> Oups, in other words, everyone
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What want the users?
Fast access to information
-> Paradigm change from « Access to data »
to « Access to information »
Federal office -> « We need to publish
geodata »
Internet -> « Geodata are maps »
Citizen -> « I need an information »
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What know the users?
Google & Google maps
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What are our constraints and
restrictions ?
Law
Corporate Design Bund
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New design proposal

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Less parts
4 parts

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More map
More map

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Functions
Functions in one place

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Navigation
Navigation in one place

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Search
Only one central search

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Topics
Topics for fast access to layers

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All in one search
We need your help !
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All in
one
search
Layers
Cities
Swissnames
Districts
Cantons
Postal codes
Addresses
Coordinates
Feature of layers
Spatial area
Results in
map
Query term
Results as list

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Is auto-completion necessary ?
Is relation list – map understandable?
Is spatial filter understandable?
How to manage the various result types ?
How to handle the input diversity ?
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www.geo.admin.ch
map.geo.admin.ch
api.geo.admin.ch
info@geo.admin.ch
Twitter: @swiss_geoportal
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