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    The search for favourite places using the "My Favourite Place" web application. A geospatial interpretation of locations, descriptions and activities : a thesis presented in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Information Sciences (MInfSc) in Geoinformatics and User Interface Design at Massey University, Albany Campus, New Zealand
    (Massey University, 2021-02-21) Richardson, Nora Johanna Vitoria
    In this study, data was collected through an online survey to find out people’s favourite places in New Zealand and Wales. A web application called, “My Favourite Place”, was designed and built with simple user interface design aspects and a Leaflet map in order to find favourite places. The website was launched on the worldwide web to generate interest from the public to participate in the survey. Participants were invited to complete one task of submitting the coordinates of their favourite places when using the embedded interactive map. Three surveys were conducted. The first survey had 9 respondents who tested various user interface design aspects. The second and third surveys collected a total of 128 respondents who had submitted coordinates of their favourite places in New Zealand and Wales. The results of the first survey showed that people found the text colour red hard to read, the text colours blue and yellow easier to read, preferred using check boxes more than radio buttons, preferred blue font more than black font, and preferred red buttons more than black buttons. The results for the second survey of 114 respondents from New Zealand showed that people liked their favourite places because it was attractive, and because they enjoyed walking activities. The results of the third survey of 14 respondents from Wales showed that they valued attractive places, and its intrinsic values. Also, there were correlations of positive agreement for favourite places between the age groups of 40 to 49 year olds, and 50 to 59 year olds from New Zealand. Finally, the results of this study showed that a favourite place is often associated with sense of place values, activities, human relationships, beauty, and safety.