GEOGRAPHIC ORIENTATION IN AIR OPERATIONS, PROCEEDINGS OF A SYMPOSIUM HELD AT WASHINGTON, D. C. ON 18-20 NOVEMBER 1969,

Abstract

The document records the proceedings of a symposium on geographic orientation of aircraft pilots during various phases of air operations. The meeting was attended by experts in the fields of technology related to the development and use of aeronautical charts and map-display systems for manned aircraft. The principal topics of the symposium were user requirements, cartographic developments, map-display design, CRT/map displays, human factors and systems analysis studies, cartographic support of map displays, and field evaluations of map displays. The recorded proceedings include the manuscripts of a keynote address and 30 technical papers, edited transcripts of the discussions that followed the papers, summary reports of five special discussion groups, a special report of JANAIR research in this field, an overview of the symposium proceedings, and a directory of the participants. (Author)

Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 01, 1970
Accession Number
AD0709124

Entities

People

  • James J. Mcgarth

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Aircrafts
  • Directories
  • Display Systems
  • Orientation (Direction)
  • Systems Analysis
  • Test And Evaluation

Readers

  • Academic Conference Management
  • Geodesy