Visualization for situational awareness

Author

Feibush, Eliot ; Gagvani, Nikhil ; Williams, Daniel

Author_Institution

Sarnoff Corp., Princeton, NJ, USA

Volume

20

Issue

5

fYear

2000

Firstpage

38

Lastpage

45

Abstract

We focus on theater-wide situational awareness covering a large geographic area containing many military units. The Joint Operations Visualization Environment (JOVE), developed at Sarnoff to assist military decision makers, optimizes the display of tactical data for information presentation. JOVE uses three rear-projected displays driven from an SGI Onyx2 Infinite Reality2 computer. Stereoscopic display is available. A joystick, graphical user interface, and speech commands provide interaction. JOVE delivers accurate navigation through the model over a range of viewer positions. This case study describes techniques used for effectively modeling and navigating geospatial and tactical data for situational awareness. The visualization technology could be applied to commercial air traffic control, emergency management response, and geographic information systems as well

Keywords

data visualisation; military computing; Joint Operations Visualization Environment; SGI Onyx2 Infinite Reality2 computer; geospatial data; graphical user interface; information presentation; joystick; military decision makers; military unit; navigation; optimized tactical data display; rear-projected displays; speech commands; stereoscopic display; tactical data; theater-wide situational awareness; viewer positions; Air traffic control; Computer displays; Data visualization; Disaster management; Geographic Information Systems; Graphical user interfaces; Military computing; Navigation; Speech; Technology management;

fLanguage

English

Journal_Title

Computer Graphics and Applications, IEEE

Publisher

ieee

ISSN

0272-1716

Type

jour

DOI

10.1109/38.865878

Filename

865878