@article {16117,
	title = {Sonification of geo-referenced data for auditory information seeking: Design principle and pilot study},
	journal = {Proceedings of ICAD},
	year = {2004},
	month = {2004///},
	abstract = {We present an Auditory Information Seeking Principle (AISP)(gist, navigate, filter, and details-on-demand) modeled after the
visual information seeking mantra [1]. We propose that data
sonification designs should conform to this principle. We also
present some design challenges imposed by human auditory
perception characteristics. To improve blind access to geo-
referenced statistical data, we developed two preliminary
sonifications adhering to the above AISP, an enhanced table and
a spatial choropleth map. Our pilot study shows people can
recognize geographic data distribution patterns on a real map
with 51 geographic regions, in both designs. The study also
shows evidence that AISP conforms to people{\textquoteright}s information
seeking strategies. Future work is discussed, including the
improvement of the choropleth map design.
},
	author = {Zhao,H. and Plaisant, Catherine and Shneiderman, Ben and Duraiswami, Ramani}
}
