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maps. The questionnaire asked participants to choose, for example, the
most useful map, the most boring map, the map they would prefer to use,
or the map they would need the most help with. We also asked the
participants how much they would be willing to pay for the maps they
received (an A3-sized printed map). The question provided the examples
of 0€, 0.5€, 2€ and 5€. The participants' preference of map scale is also
interesting and one question asked them which scale (1:12 000 or 1:20
000) they preferred in the rather small area of the Haukkalampi region.
We analysed the questionnaires from the printed map evaluation by
counting and comparing the answers for each question. We received a total
of 166 completed questionnaires, 136 of the participants were Finnish and
they were from 20 to 73 years of age. Seventy-one of the participants were
women and 93 were men (two of the participants did not provide their
gender).
3.2 Results of the Usability Evaluation
We utilised the results of the usability evaluation to further develop not
only the different channels, but also the map-based multi-publishing
service as a whole. We first examined the results separately channel by
channel and finally from the point of view of the entire multi-publishing
service.
3.2.1 Results for the Web Map and the Mobile Map Applications
Analysis of the Web Map resulted in suggestions in the following main
groupings:
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New features
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User experience
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Individual content
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Map data
The group 'New features' includes topics such as keeping the information
up-to-date, concerning, for example, route descriptions, sound landscapes
and the accessibility of the trails. Participants suggested new features, such
as being able to receive current information about other hikers visiting the
