Information Visualization: The State of the Art for Maritime Domain Awareness

Abstract

This Final Report provides an analysis of the current state of the art for Information Visualization, as it applies to Maritime Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (MISR). It comprises a Literature Survey, an Annotated Bibliography, a Product Review, and recommendations for further research. The Literature Survey focuses on visualization algorithms and strategies, human factors for visualization, and emerging display hardware, and includes a list of foundational books and papers, an introduction to major research leaders, and a list of current pressing research questions. The Annotated Bibliography provides about 240 references to texts, conferences, journals, and institutional websites. The Product Review gives one-page descriptions of sixty eight MISR-related visualization products, ranging from public-domain code for a specific visualization task, to commercial multipurpose toolkits. The report concludes by recommending specific research tasks for visualizing sensor coverage and ignorance, ship tracks in time and space, ship tracks versus normal tracks, and attribute data such as cargo and crew.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA472951

Entities

People

  • Chris Risley
  • Michael L. Davenport

Organizations

  • Defence Research and Development Canada

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Biomedical
  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognitive Systems Engineering
  • Computer Graphics
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Data Visualization
  • Geography
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Machine Interaction
  • Information Science
  • Information Systems
  • Literature Surveys
  • Network Science
  • Psychology
  • Surveillance
  • Two Dimensional
  • User Interface Engineering
  • Web Browsers

Readers

  • Business Analytics
  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Strategic Security Studies

Technology Areas

  • Space