NGDS User Centered Design Meeting the Needs of the Geothermal Community

Conference · Tue Oct 15 00:00:00 EDT 2013 · GRC Transactions

OSTI ID:1130331

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

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1. Anthro-Tech, Inc; Boise State University
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 engineer- ing 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 research based, highly collabora- tive, 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 University
• Sponsoring Organization: USDOE; 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: 1130331
• Journal Information: GRC Transactions, Journal Name: GRC Transactions Vol. 37
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

Related Subjects

15 GEOTHERMAL ENERGY
NGDS
geothermal data
user interface
user design
data system design