On Glyph Design for Wind Information in En-Route Air Traffic Control

Linda Pfeiffer, Michelle Martinussen, Paul Rosenthal

2021

Abstract

Information about the wind situation is crucial for en-route air traffic controllers. In this paper, we compare several glyph designs for showing wind direction and speed by the means of an empirical study. The different designs are based on arrows, wind barbs, and text. During the study, we are measuring response times and accuracy. Moreover, we collect evidence of the applicability of those designs in en-route air traffic control by qualitative feedback from air traffic controllers. Our findings suggest, that the often-used wind barbs are less suited for assessing wind speed and direction. Instead, a combination of arrow and text should be favored.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Pfeiffer L., Martinussen M. and Rosenthal P. (2021). On Glyph Design for Wind Information in En-Route Air Traffic Control. In Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2021) - Volume 3: IVAPP; ISBN 978-989-758-488-6, SciTePress, pages 164-172. DOI: 10.5220/0010227701640172

in Bibtex Style

@conference{ivapp21,
author={Linda Pfeiffer and Michelle Martinussen and Paul Rosenthal},
title={On Glyph Design for Wind Information in En-Route Air Traffic Control},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2021) - Volume 3: IVAPP},
year={2021},
pages={164-172},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010227701640172},
isbn={978-989-758-488-6},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 16th International Joint Conference on Computer Vision, Imaging and Computer Graphics Theory and Applications (VISIGRAPP 2021) - Volume 3: IVAPP
TI - On Glyph Design for Wind Information in En-Route Air Traffic Control
SN - 978-989-758-488-6
AU - Pfeiffer L.
AU - Martinussen M.
AU - Rosenthal P.
PY - 2021
SP - 164
EP - 172
DO - 10.5220/0010227701640172
PB - SciTePress