NGDS USER CENTERED DESIGN MEETING THE NEEDS OF THE GEOTHERMAL COMMUNITY

Conference · Mon Dec 23 00:00:00 EST 2013

OSTI ID:1130325

Boyd, Suzanne ^[1]; Zheng, Sam Xianjun ^[2]; Patten, Kim ^[3]; Blackman, Harold ^[4]

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1. Anthro-Tech
2. Siemens Corporation
3. Arizona Geological Survey
4. Boise State University

In order to ensure the widest and greatest utility of IT and software projects designed for geothermal reservoir engineering the full consideration of end users’ task and workflow needs must be evaluated. This paper describes the user-centered design (UCD) approach taken in the development of a user interface (UI) solution for the National Geothermal Data System (NGDS). This development process has been researched based, highly collaborative, and incorporates state-of-the-art practices to ensure a quality user experience. Work is continuing on the interface, including future usability tests to further refine the interfaces as the overall system is developed.

• Research Organization: Boise State Univ., ID (United States)
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE Office of Energy Efficiency and Renewable Energy (EERE), Geothermal Technologies Program (EE-2C)
• Contributing Organization: Anthro-Tech, Inc, Siemens Corporation, Arizona Geological Survey, Boise State University
• DOE Contract Number: EE0001120
• OSTI ID: 1130325
• Resource Relation: Conference: PROCEEDINGS, Thirty-Eighth Workshop on Geothermal Reservoir Engineering Stanford University, Stanford, California, February 11-13, 2013 SGP-TR-198
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
National Geothermal Data System
NGDS
User Computer Interface
User Centered Design