ENHANCED PHOTOMAP EVALUATION STUDY.
Abstract
The study was directed toward the goals of: (a) developing measures of military map-reading performance and (b) utilizing those measures to evaluate alternative photomaps and photomap design variables. Photomaps were developed from uncontrolled photomosaics in terms of five design variables: (a) production techniques, (b) levels of contour density, (c) road and river enhancement, (d) color of background image, and (e) level of annotation density. The performance of over 600 military subjects was evaluated in terms of three 'field' tasks and four 'Command-Post' measures. Testing was conducted at Fort Belvoir, Virginia, and Fort Sill, Oklahoma. Major results included identification of superior production techniques and method of road and river enhancement. Three superior photomaps were identified consisting of color enhanced black and white Pictotone, chromatic Pictotone and chromatic Pictochrome maps. Performance on the two Pictotone products was comparable to that obtained on standard military line maps. (Author)
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 01, 1967
- Accession Number
- AD0651396
Entities
People
- A. Zavala
- G. R. Wheaton
- H. P. Van Cott
Organizations
- American Institutes for Research