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Nautical Digital Platforms with Navigator-Generated Content: An Analysis of Human–Computer Interaction

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International Conference on Information Systems and Intelligent Applications (ICISIA 2022)

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The exponential growth of Information and Communication Technologies (ICT) has made it possible to distribute content in more ubiquitous and simple ways. ICTs have contributed to the rise of User-Generated Content (UGC) platforms, which have become essential in maritime navigation, supporting systems and applications. Nonetheless, it is important to understand how the interface’s design is conceived in most of these systems, meeting usability heuristics to assist the navigator’s decision-making and prevent human error.

This article aims to compare and analyze a set of technological systems and mobile applications that aim to promote the maritime information sharing and aid the navigation, based on a set of Usability Heuristics and guidelines of the International Maritime Organization (IMO). Furthermore, this analysis has provided the relevance of Human–Computer Interaction (HCI) as a field to aid decision making and prevent human error in maritime navigation systems.

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Thanks are due to FCT/MCTES for the financial support to DIGIMEDIA (UIDP/05460/2020+ UIBD/05460/2020), through national funds.

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  1. Departamento de Comunicação E Arte/DigiMedia, Universidade de Aveiro, Campus Universitário de Santiago, 3810-193, Aveiro, Portugal

    Diogo Miguel Carvalho

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  2. Sunway University, Selangor, Malaysia

    Mohammed A. Al-Sharafi

  3. The British University in Dubai, Dubai, United Arab Emirates

    Khaled Shaalan

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Carvalho, D.M. (2023). Nautical Digital Platforms with Navigator-Generated Content: An Analysis of Human–Computer Interaction. In: Al-Emran, M., Al-Sharafi, M.A., Shaalan, K. (eds) International Conference on Information Systems and Intelligent Applications. ICISIA 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 550. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-16865-9_17

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