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Designing interactive maps for environmental decision support, like Beescape for pollinators, requires understanding diverse user needs. Addressing gaps in predictive tools and data granularity is key for effective landscape management.

Keywords:
Environmental informaticsFocus groupsInteractive mapsNeeds assessmentPaper-prototypingUser-centered design

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Area of Science:

  • Environmental Informatics
  • Spatial Decision Support Systems
  • Pollinator Ecology

Background:

  • Interactive maps are valuable environmental decision-support tools.
  • Designing these tools for diverse user groups presents challenges.
  • Beescape aims to visualize pollinator resources and risks for informed landscape management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • Evaluate and characterize user needs for the Beescape interactive map.
  • Guide future development of Beescape based on stakeholder input.
  • Identify analytical, informational, and interface requirements for spatial decision support tools.

Main Methods:

  • Conducted a needs assessment workshop with 20 stakeholders.
  • Included participants from four key user groups: beekeepers, growers, conservationists, and pollinator scientists.
  • Elicited user knowledge to inform Beescape prototype development.

Main Results:

  • Identified analytical gaps in the current Beescape prototype.
  • Highlighted needs for predictive/historical tools, actionable data layers, and finer-grain spatial data.
  • Revealed demand for clearer explanations of data representation and creation.

Conclusions:

  • User needs analysis is crucial for developing effective spatial decision support tools.
  • Findings will guide Beescape's future development to better serve diverse users.
  • The methodological approach can inform other environmental informatics tools for multiple user groups.