Feedback
Evaluating the user’s satisfaction can be classified as most general as well most important measure of Information Systems success (Xiao and Dasgupta, 2002). The end-user satisfaction has been defined as “the overall affective evaluation an end user has regarding his or her experience related with the information system” (Chin and Lee, 2000, 554).
Web Analytics The application in evaluated by using reports on web traffic, performance and user interaction.
Chart showing origins of the visitors in the first month after lunching application
Figure shows that the most zoomed area are the in the old center around Souq Waqif as well as along the old coastline.
Maptiks software provides insight into user preferences such as areas of map are most looked at, most zoomed or the most often used layers. It is also possible to track statistics This invaluable information helps to respond to figure out how visitors interact with map and respond by appropriate cartographic and User Interface design.
User feedback
"What a great little project, takes time to put this stuff together but then its really interesting for the rest of us."
comment under article featuring DOHA application in local news:
Changing face of Doha captured in region’s first interactive online map in Doha News
"Nice history map charting the growth of Doha, the capital of the State of Qatar."
review by professional blog Maps Mania reporting on Map Mash-ups since 2005
Mapping the History of Doha - Maps Mania Blog
"The thing that struck me most was the detailed and clear description of the technologies and methodologies used, with a clarity that I found exemplary"
review from a peer archaeologist
Summary
The GIS and Web technologies offers a wide range of possibilities to support the dissemination of heritage data. The use of Open Source Software and Open Standards allowed for a flexible design and proved to be very efficient. The positive feedback from various user groups shows that DOHA web application can be beneficial to the general public as an educative tool as well as to the research community The developed application provides a strong technical base upon which further spatio-temporal history of Doha can be published.