AskWhere app beta test feedback questionnaire

Thank you for joining the AskWhere beta programme.

The app is available under https://app.askwhere.eu/.

For the questionnaire sections referring to particular tools short users’ guides are available as support for the test programme.

The first five questions help us to profile you as an application tester, while the remining potion refers directly to app interface and usage. For the questionnaire sections referring to particular tools short users’ guides are available that introduces their most important functionalities.

Are you a tourist?

If yes, what kind of tourism do you do?

How long is your typical travel or holiday?

Are you a touristic services provider?

If yes, what kind of tourist services do you provide?

What device are you using to test the app?

DESTINATIONS FILTER

This is a tool that allows you to find locations in Europe that fits your criteria as your potential travel destination. We divided the service region with a regular network of 5 km wide hexagonal cells. Each cell – destination – is described with wide variety of criteria. Using Destination Filter you can select those that meet your expectations.

Select the Destinations Filter icon that opens the tool.

Please note, that particular criteria (climate domain) are dynamic in time. It means that you need to decide when your plan to travel, and select the proper month.

Enter your criteria using dropdown lists and sliders. To activate particular sliders please click on the criterion name.

When your criteria are set click the SEARCH button in the bottom of criteria panel.

Total number of destinations fulfilling your criteria is now displayed in the bottom of criteria panel, and the map window is being zoomed to the region containing all of selected destinations.

If your criteria are too general it may lead to you indicating too many destinations. In that case an additional button will appear, which allows for displaying successive portions of areas.

Destinations fulfilling your preferences are displayed in the map window. You can decide which location better suits your expectations and zoom to that place and look around.

You can change your preferences to continue filtering or use CLEAR FILTERS button to reset your settings.

Clicking HISTORY button in the top of the panel shows you the history of your filtering operations.

You can upload them into the app, by clicking the identifier, as well as remove, share (via permalink) and rename using subsequent buttons in the row.

Is the Destinations Filter tool understandable?

not understandable
totally understandable
What doubts arose while using the Destinations Filter tool?

Is the Destinations Filter tool working properly

not properly
totally properly
What problems arose while using the Destinations Filter tool?

Is the Destinations Filter tool useful?

not very useful
very useful
What changes could make the Destinations Filter tool more useful?

DESTINATIONS RATING

The tool allows you to save your rating of certain location, and share it.

Select the Destinations Rating icon that opens the tool.

Zoom the map to location that you want to rate.

Select the pin icon and click on the destination in the map window.

Using five stars scale rate the destination.

Enter the place name using the text box and save it with the SAVE button.

You can reach previously saved ratings by clicking SAVED button.

You can zoom to previously rated destination by clicking its identifier, check its rating, expressed with a number between 1 and 5, as well as remove and share (via permalink) using subsequent buttons in the row.


Now share with us your opinion on the Destinations Rating tool.

Is the Destinations Rating tool understandable?

not understandable
totally understandable
What doubts arose while using the Destinations Rating tool?

Is the Destinations Rating tool working properly?

not properly
totally properly
What problems arose while using the Destinations Rating tool?

Is the Destinations Rating tool useful?

not very useful
very useful
What changes could make the Destinations Rating tool more useful?

DESTINATIONS BENCHMARKING

This tool allows for comparison of entire characteristics of up to five selected destinations.

Select the Destinations Benchmarking icon that opens the tool.

Select the pin icon and click on the destination in the map window.

Now you are able to familiarize with detailed characteristics of the destination that covers descriptions (i.e. landscape type and landscape attractiveness), graphic scale (i.e. touristic popularity or accessibility of restaurants), actual values (i.e. time of travel from the nearest airport – airport accessibility) and charts (for time variable climate parameters, i.e. average monthly sunny days).

Click ADD TO COMPARE.

Destination’s identifier, initially storing the name of a country can be edited.

Now add next destinations to the comparison using the same routine.

After adding all of destinations of your choice click DISPLAY TABLE.

The tool displays a table where columns represent selected destinations and subsequent parameters are displayed in rows.

Now click BACK button at the top of the panel. You can name your comparison and save it. Benchmark analysis could also be shared (via permalink).

You can reach previously stored benchmarks by clicking SAVED button. You can display the set of compared destinations by clicking its identifier, as well as remove it and share (via permalink) using subsequent buttons in the row.


Now share with us your opinion on the Destinations Benchmarking tool.

Is the Destinations Benchmarking tool understandable?

not understandable
totally understandable
What doubts arose while using the Destinations Benchmarking tool?

Is the Destinations Benchmarking tool working properly?

not properly
totally properly
What problems arose while using the Destinations Benchmarking tool?

Is the Destinations Benchmarking tool useful?

not very useful
very useful
What changes could make the Destinations Benchmarking tool more useful?

TRIP PLANNER

The tool allows you to plan a trip to get to know places and their surroundings, as well as longer journeys by car, e.g. from home to a selected destination.

Click the Trip Planner icon that opens the tool.

There are three modes of routing available: driving, walking and cycling.

Select the pin icon in the first row and click on the map window choosing your start point.

You can add via points by clicking + ADD POINT button, and enter them using the same routine.

Now select the pin icon in the last row and click on the map window choosing your end point.

The application generates trip route after clicking FIND ROUTE button, and displays it on the map. For local trips elevation profile is being also provided.

The route is available for downloading as a GPX file that can be use in mobile devices, i.e. smartwatches. To download the route clink DOWNLOAD GPX FILE.

You can also use Google Maps for navigation purposes with your points as a basis for route planning. To initiate Google Maps click GO TO GOOGLE MAPS button.


Now share with us your opinion on the Trip Planning tool.

Is the Trip Planning tool understandable?

not understandable
totally properly
What doubts arose while using the Trip Planning tool?

Is the Trip Planning tool working properly?

not properly
totally properly
What problems arose while using the Trip Planning tool?

Is the Trip Planning tool useful?

not very useful
very useful
What changes could make the Trip Planning tool more useful?

DESTINATION INFO

This tool displays characteristics of destination as descriptions (i.e. landscape type and landscape attractiveness), graphic scale (i.e. touristic popularity or accessibility of restaurants), actual values (i.e. time of travel from the nearest airport – airport accessibility) and charts (for time variable climate parameters, i.e. average monthly sunny days).

When the Destination Info icon is selected the characteristics could be accessed by clicking a destination of choice (any hexagon cell over the region).


Now share with us your opinion on the Destination Info tool.

Is the Destination Info tool understandable?

not understandable
totally understandable
What doubts arose while using the Destination Info tool?

Is the Trip Planning tool working properly?

not properly
totally properly
What problems arose while using the Destination Info tool?

Is the Destination Info tool useful?

not very useful
very useful
What changes could make the Destination Info tool more useful?

If you have any additional opinions and suggestions referring to the AskWhere solution, please share them with us.

October 13, 2022