This is a capture of ideas for improving the map experience. We'll create dedicated issues individually as each idea is better defined and prioritized.
Iconography and map labels
How might we better use color to communicate meaning?
Currently, red = most recent report and purple = all others. But this isn't clear to the user. Red is often considered negative, so the current scheme may imply meaning that isn't there. Potential ideas for improving:
Include a legend that defines colors (probably not the most effective/efficient)
Use a different color scheme (e.g. green for most recent and gray/neutral for all others)
Relationship of trucks to travel lines
Currently, travel lines don't indicate which is the start and which is the end point (nor do they include truck icons, like the other reports). This makes it impossible to understand directionality (which can tell us about the flow of trucks to/from places of business, etc). Potential ideas for improving:
Add a directional arrow to the line
Place a truck icon at the line's starting point
Something to indicate moving vs stationary
Filter selection
The filtering option takes up a lot of real estate and requires users to know the meaning of each label (which are overly technical for the lay user). Potential ideas for improving:
Revise truck type names
Add the pictorial icon next to the text label
Include definition in the legend (may be too busy)
Add filter options for report type (moving, parked, idling)
Other ideas
Differentiate truck icons on map based on truck type (so you can see which ones are AC buses and which are 4-axle, etc).
Add tooltips to truck icons and reveal report data on hover/tap (e.g. time of report, # of reports)
Description
This is a capture of ideas for improving the map experience. We'll create dedicated issues individually as each idea is better defined and prioritized.
Iconography and map labels
How might we better use color to communicate meaning?
Currently, red = most recent report and purple = all others. But this isn't clear to the user. Red is often considered negative, so the current scheme may imply meaning that isn't there. Potential ideas for improving:
Relationship of trucks to travel lines
Currently, travel lines don't indicate which is the start and which is the end point (nor do they include truck icons, like the other reports). This makes it impossible to understand directionality (which can tell us about the flow of trucks to/from places of business, etc). Potential ideas for improving:
Filter selection
The filtering option takes up a lot of real estate and requires users to know the meaning of each label (which are overly technical for the lay user). Potential ideas for improving:
Other ideas