A Web-GIS tool for diagnosing spatial orientation of young adults: design and evaluation of Geo-Survey

Marcin Kulawiak; Dominik Krajnik; Marta Czaplicka; Agnieszka Dawidowicz

doi:10.1038/s41598-023-45268-z

A Web-GIS tool for diagnosing spatial orientation of young adults: design and evaluation of Geo-Survey

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Spatial orientation is the effectiveness with which one is able to assess the mutual location of objects relative to a point of reference or a system of coordinates. Traditionally, this ability has been evaluated through field navigation tests, which do not take into account the prevailing influence of free online maps and virtual walks on a person’s interpretation of space. In this context, this study presents a Web-GIS tool designed and developed to examine spatial orientation skills in the context of the used map type. The tool, named Geo-Survey, enables combination of survey questions with customized maps, providing users with a set of possible answer types. Moreover, using the unique concept of predefined answers, the tool attempts to automate the process of analysing research results. The tools’ performance is evaluated via assessing the spatial orientation skills of a group of young adults.

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Scientific Reports no. 13,
ISSN: 2045-2322

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English

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2023

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Kulawiak M., Krajnik D., Czaplicka M., Dawidowicz A.: A Web-GIS tool for diagnosing spatial orientation of young adults: design and evaluation of Geo-Survey// Scientific Reports -,iss. 1 (2023),

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