Characterisation and Showcasing of Network Visualisation Approaches for Command and Control

Abstract

Network Visualisation technologies are becoming more relevant in Command and Control environments to help cope with the increased complexity of defence operations. A significant number of Network Visualisation technologies are currently available so the choice of a particular approach to support specific C2 tasks can be difficult. This paper describes an approach for characterising Network Visualisation tools in terms of domains of use, what they describe and how they present information using a reference model for visualisation. The paper also introduces a novel distributed system, named Imago, which supports the characterisation, discovery, showcasing, and evaluation of Information Visualisation approaches. We argue that the methods proposed in this paper could aid the process of selecting and deploying Network Visualisation tools for Command and Control activities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 18, 2006
Accession Number
ADA477114

Entities

People

  • Alain Bouchard
  • Rudi Vernik

Organizations

  • DRDC Valcartier

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Command And Control
  • Communication Networks
  • Computers
  • Contingency Operations (Military)
  • Data Sets
  • Environment
  • Geography
  • Information Systems
  • Logistics
  • Military Operations
  • Networks
  • Operating Systems
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Transportation
  • Two Dimensional
  • Visualizations

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control