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A Conceptual Framework for the Design of Geo-Collaborative Systems

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  • Pedro Antunes

    (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisboa)

  • Paula André

    (Faculty of Sciences of the University of Lisboa
    Tecnologia e Inovação)

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Geo-collaborative systems address the computational support to situations where people are working in different locations, gathering geographically-related data in the field and sharing knowledge. We propose a conceptual framework identifying the design issues that fundamentally set the stage for eliciting the requirements of geo-collaborative systems. The conceptual framework has five elements: places, teams, tasks, artifacts and geo-referenced knowledge. We also highlight two important relationships between some of these elements: (1) a task-artifact relationship, related with the need to increase the organizational decision making abilities through concerted efforts; and (2) an artifact-knowledge relationship, related with the need to support mechanisms for jointly understanding geo-referenced data. The conceptual framework was applied to the development of a groupware tool aiming to increase the productivity of the geological mapping process followed by a national agency with competence in this area. The paper describes in detail how the conceptual framework influenced the groupware design. The obtained results indicate that the framework can focus the designers on the human aspects of geo-collaboration and guide them through the initial design stages.

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  • Pedro Antunes & Paula André, 2006. "A Conceptual Framework for the Design of Geo-Collaborative Systems," Group Decision and Negotiation, Springer, vol. 15(3), pages 273-295, May.
    • Handle: RePEc:spr:grdene:v:15:y:2006:i:3:d:10.1007_s10726-006-9021-2
    DOI: 10.1007/s10726-006-9021-2
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