MODIFICATION OF ECDIS INTERFACE FOR THE PURPOSES OF GEOINFORMATIC SYSTEM FOR PORT SECURITY

Abstract

ABSTRACT The paper presents a functional concept of an interface for one of the users in Geoinformatic System for Port Security. The system goal is to support port security by providing a selected groups of information and displaying them on precise charts. The complex system assumes simultaneous employing of various users including port management and port authorities. One of the planned users is patrol boat crew, which role is to be a mobile tool for waterways monitoring and should perform as on-scene sensor. The interface concept presented in the paper is based on ECDIS, as it was assumed, that the user on patrol boat is usually familiar with thus system. The goal of the research was to create interface project with the principles of UCD (User Centered Design) based on CHI (Computer-Human Interaction) approach. In the article the short functional analysis of standard ECDIS interface is presented. It is followed by comparison between its common users and the future users of GEO system with the emphasis on their requirements, expectations and demands. As a result a group of dedicated, user-orientated functions were agreed. A modification of ECDIS user interface is proposed in order to implement mentioned features.