Common Human Factors Issues in the Design of Airport Surface Moving Maps

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• Creators:
  Gabree, Scott ; Yeh, Michelle
• Corporate Creators:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) ; United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Human Factors Research and Engineering Division
• Subject/TRT Terms:
  • Human factors engineering
  • Airports
  • Airport runways
  • Digital maps
  • Digital mapping
  • Geographic information systems
  • Human factors
  • Surface moving map
  • Airport moving map
  • Usibility assessment
  More +
• Resource Type:
  Proceedings
• Geographical Coverage:
  United States
• Corporate Publisher:
  John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.)
• Abstract:
  A surface moving map presents a dynamic image of the airport, along with own aircraft’s position. It is expected to improve the overall safety of airport surface operations, but could have unintended consequences if not implemented appropriately. The purpose of this effort was to incorporate usability testing to identify potential human factors issues that could limit the anticipated benefits of surface moving maps and propose possible resolutions. We partnered with industry to obtain two surface moving map software applications and conducted usability evaluations of them to determine common human factors issues. The results are classified into six categories: use of color, symbology, information prioritization, controls, speed and reliability, and taxi route display.
• Format:
  PDF
• Download URL:
  https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/9028/dot_9028_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 60.71 KB]
• Collection(s):
  Volpe Center
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:26f2132e306eb2c3725118b0d21a659b65ee73368736a72e19890bf7894cc98c6197b467cc851b565baa5dedca26801df64bc6a667efd2ebe32a2d21c736a864