USABILITY ASSESSMENTS FOR HYDROLOGIC FORECASTING DSS1
Lynn E. Johnson, Patrice Kucera, Cynthia M. Lusk, William F. Roberts · JAWRA Journal of the American Water Resources Association · 1998
ABSTRACT: Usability assessments were used to obtain feedback on the development of a flood forecasting decision support system. The feedback was used to guide design of system functionality, interface, training, implementation, and operations. The usability process was user focused and was dependent upon implementation of a prototype system in an operational setting. This paper describes concepts and methods applied to collect reflective and objective data on DSS components and information outputs. The general structure of the usability assessments is discussed and results of assessments are summarized.