Comparing Text and Graphics in Navigation Display Design

Williams, Kevin W.

doi:10.21949/1404172

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Comparing Text and Graphics in Navigation Display Design

2000-02-01
By Williams, Kevin W.

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Williams, Kevin W.
Corporate Creators:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Medicine. Civil Aeromedical Institute
Corporate Contributors:

United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Medicine
Subject/TRT Terms:

Airborne Navigational Aids Aircraft Displays Aircraft Navigation Aircraft Navigational Aids Air Pilots Data Displays Digital Displays Digital Maps Flight Simulators Human-computer Interface Information Display Systems Personnel Performance Pilot Performance Simulation Storms
Publication/ Report Number:

DOT/FAA/AM-00/8
DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21949/1404172
Resource Type:

Tech Report
Geographical Coverage:

United States
Corporate Publisher:

United States. Federal Aviation Administration. Office of Aviation Medicine
Abstract:

Thirty-six pilots were tested in a flight simulator on their ability to decide which of two airports was farther from a storm front, based on the manner in which information was presented on a navigational display. The results support the superiority of graphical over textual information display of nearest airport information. Pilots were significantly faster using the map display than using either the text-only display or the enhanced text display. In addition, in contrast to an earlier study (Williams, 1999), pilots performed better using a north-up map than when using a track-up map. Discussion of the results focuses on recommendations for moving-map displays and the display requirements for support of the nearest-airport function within a navigational display.
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