Multimodal interaction for distributed collaboration

ABSTRACT

We demonstrate a same-time different-place collaboration system for managing crisis situations using geospatial information. Our system enables distributed spatial decision-making by providing a multimodal interface to team members. Decision makers in front of large screen displays and/or desktop computers, and emergency responders in the field with tablet PCs can engage in collaborative activities for situation assessment and emergency response.

REFERENCES

• 1: Pyush Agrawal , Ingmar Rauschert , Keerati Inochanon , Levent Bolelli , Sven Fuhrmann , Isaac Brewer , Guoray Cai , Alan MacEachren , Rajeev Sharma, Multimodal interface platform for geographical information systems (GeoMIP) in crisis management, Proceedings of the 6th international conference on Multimodal interfaces, October 13-15, 2004, State College, PA, USA [doi>10.1145/1027933.1027997]
• 2: Cai, G., Wang, H., MacEachren, A. M., Fuhrmann, S. Natural Conversational Interfaces to Geospatial Databases. Transactions in GIS. (in press)
• 3: Ingmar Rauschert , Pyush Agrawal , Rajeev Sharma , Sven Fuhrmann , Isaac Brewer , Alan MacEachren, Designing a human-centered, multimodal GIS interface to support emergency management, Proceedings of the 10th ACM international symposium on Advances in geographic information systems, November 08-09, 2002, McLean, Virginia, USA [doi>10.1145/585147.585172]

INDEX TERMS

Primary Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Graphical user interfaces (GUI)

Additional Classification:
  H. Information Systems
  H.5 INFORMATION INTERFACES AND PRESENTATION (I.7)
      H.5.2 User Interfaces (D.2.2, H.1.2, I.3.6)
          Subjects: Interaction styles (e.g., commands, menus, forms, direct manipulation); Natural language; Input devices and strategies (e.g., mouse, touchscreen); User-centered design
      H.5.3 Group and Organization Interfaces
          Subjects: Computer-supported cooperative work

General Terms:
Design, Human Factors, Performance

Keywords:
GIS, geocollaboration, interactive maps, multimodal interfaces