Enhanced Tactical Symbology for Command and Control of Ground Forces
Abstract
This thesis is directed at the design and evaluation of enhanced ground-force map symbology. Enhanced symbology differs from conventional in that enhanced symbols quantify and clarify information on particular units such as combat effectiveness, personnel strength, equipment density and logistics readiness. A variety of design properties compiled from several sources that should be considered when fashioning a new military symbol group is discussed with special emphasis on reducing the negative effects of clutter. A suggested symbol set is developed for support of tactical decision-making and for display on computer graphics systems. The performance of this symbology is then evaluated through an experiment designed to compare the process of quickly and easily solving tactical problems with the enhanced decision aids versus the conventional. An analysis of the experiment results indicates that a commander can reach a tactical decision faster using enhanced symbology. Additional keywords: battlefields; tactical data systems; man computer interface; information processing; interactive graphics; fortran; computer programs; tactical analysis; order of battle.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Mar 01, 1985
- Accession Number
- ADA155487
Entities
People
- James M. L. Miller
- M. N. Hawrylak
Organizations
- Naval Postgraduate School