Category
Facilities, Transportation, Transport Facilities, Travel, Public Facilities, Tourism
Message / Function
To indicate the location of an area of water where privately owned boats like yachts are kept
Source | Description | |
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BS 8501:2002 | Side view of three sailing boats with sails set, water shown as two wavy lines, human figure on jetty | |
Québec | Side view of three sailing boats and seven masts, water shown as wavy line | |
Slovenia 2015 | Side view of a sailing boat with sails set, water shown as three wavy lines | |
SVI | Side view of a sailing boat with sails set, water shown as two wavy lines | |
BTA 1989 | Anchor | |
DER | Anchor | |
NST Portugal | Anchor | |
Fiori | Anchor | |
NPS | Anchor | |
SEGD | Anchor | |
Neves | Anchor placed diagonally | |
USGS | Anchor inside oval shape |
Note: Some of the examples shown above were mirrored horizontally to contrast differences.
Discussion
The set of symbols above already indicates that no single visual stereotype exists concerning the message Marina. Designs range from all kinds of renderings of anchors to solutions showing one or more sailing boats with sails set, but versions showing an anchor are preponderating.
In our research we discovered that there is only very limited test data available:
When Fiori (2008) examined a map symbol almost identical with the version labled Fiori in the table above, 13.4 % of the responses were classified as correct. 10.1 % of the participants answered with Anchor and 68.1 % of the answers were classified as wrong.
Neves (2012) examined two pictograms - all showing views of an anchor - on basis of the Comprehensibility Estimation procedure, where the best variant reached a mean value of 85.4 and the other 80.4, indicating this image content might be comprehensible enough. But in this study the message was rather wide covering not only Marina, but Shipyard and Maritime Attractions as well (Marina / Estaleiro / Atracção de interesse marítimo). Therefore these results do not represent comprehensibility of the symbols tested for the very specific referent Marina alone.
Recommendations
We suggest to develop additional pictogram variants and to research all concepts available also among subjects with knowledge of the field investigated. The study design should also include a Comprehension Test to identify possible misinterpretations and to improve designs. Only on such a basis a clear decision concerning a specific recommendation can be reached.
Tests of pictograms of referent Marina
Fiori, S. R. (2008): Mapas para o turismo e a interatividade - proposta teórica e prática. Tese de Doutorado - Depto. de Geografia, FFLCH-USP.
Neves, J. (2012): Sistema de signos para informação turística: Metodologia para o desenvolvimento de sistemas sinaléticos. Tese de Doutorado - Universidade de Lisboa, Faculdade de Arquitetura.
See also
Port, Anchorage, Mooring, Boat Launch, Sailing
Updated 2024-10-07 by Ch.Brugger