Applying user participation to provide insight into the needs of interactive local food maps in Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire

Over the last decade, visualisation research in cartography has frequently used design approaches, specifically geo-visualisation usability, but there is still a gap in how user-oriented approaches can be adapted to cartography effectively. Despite this gap, many exemplary usability studies have become a part of practice-based studies in cartography. This paper focuses on user research based on users’ needs, conducting surveys with locals in three counties – Berkshire, Hampshire and Oxfordshire – in the UK. The surveys put forward the requirements of a local food map in a user-oriented way to design an optimal map for finding locally produced food.