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RTO-MP-IST-043 Visualisation and the Common Operational Picture
(Visualisation et modèle commun opérationnel)

Activity ReferenceIST-043
Originator's Reference RTO-MP-IST-043
AC/323(IST-043)TP/29
Further ReferenceISBN 92-837-1149-1 
Security ClassificationUNCLASSIFIED/UNLIMITED
OriginatorResearch and Technology Organisation (NATO)
BP 25, F-92201 Neuilly-sur-Seine Cedex, France
Presented at / Sponsored byPapers presented at the RTO Information Systems Technology Panel (IST) Workshop held in Toronto, Canada, 14-17 September 2004.
Published December 2005
Author(s) / Editor(s) Multiple
Author's / Editor's AddressMultiple
Pages226

Keywords / Descriptors Common Operating Picture (COP) ; Data fusion ; Decision making ; Display devices ; Geospatial network display ; Human factors engineering ; Information systems ; Interoperability ; Network visualization ; Situational awareness ; Specifications ; Standards ; Symbology ; Symbols ; Systems analysis ; Systems engineering ; Tactical data systems ; Visualization techniques.
Abstract This workshop brought together those who use COP systems, those who develop them, and those who make systems more usable and effective. The core objective was to have users talk with developers and researchers. The workshop was a forum for commanders and staff officers to describe the pros and cons of current tactical systems, which should help guide future military visualisation and COP research and development. The aim was to be multidisciplinary since both technological and human factors innovation collaborate in improving visualisation systems. The workshop identified problems and potential solutions to outstanding problems in visualising the COP.

Interdisciplinary working groups were formed and their meetings interleaved with the sessions. Each participant in the workshop served in a working group, each working group discussed a specific topic, and each group had participants from the various communities. Groups, which were formed on the first day, presented their findings at the end of the workshop.
Contents
Cover Pages
Executive Summary and Synthèse
Programme Committee
Technical Evaluation Report
Cunningham, W.B.
Keynote 1 - “The Fourth Wish”
Knight, D.W.
Keynote 2 - Requirements for a Future COP-Display Based on Operational Experience
Johansen, T.
Paper 1 - Comparison and Awareness of Situation (COMPAS)
Faye, J.-P.
Paper 2 - Novel Concepts for the COP of the Future
Gouin, D.; Bergeron-Guyard, A.
Paper 3 - Visual Specification of Spatial/Temporal Queries for Information Support of a Common Operational Picture
Silvervarg, K.; Jungert, E.
Paper 4 - Towards Providing a Netherlands National COP
Treurniet, W.; Lasschuyt, E.; van Hekken, M.C.
Paper 5 - Automated Dynamic Symbology for Visualization of Level 2 & 3 Fusion
Kesavadas, T.; Kim, Y.
Paper 6 - Visualisation Issues in the Context of Information Fusion
Fiset, J.-Y.; Duquet, J.-R.; L’Heureux, H.
Paper 7 - Information Fusion for Common Operational Understanding
Vanderbilt, A.K.C.S.; Desourdis Jr., R.I.
Paper 8 - Automated Change Detection and Classification System
Lohrenz, M.C.; Gendron, M.L.
Paper 9 - COP Application: Dangers and Guidelines
de Peufeilhoux, O.
Paper 10 - GT Globe: A Web-Based Interoperable 3D Visualization Tool for Collaborative Common Operational Picture
Tao, V.; Stachniak, S.
Paper 11 - Uncertainty and Spatial Transformations in Complex Visualizations
Trafton, G.
Paper 12 - GeoTime Visualization for Peace Support Operations
Wright, W.; Kapler, T.
Paper 13 - Pliable Display Technology for the Common Operational Picture
Baar, D.; Shoemaker, G.
Paper 14 - Modeling 3D Frames of Reference for the Common Operational Picture
Hollands, J.G.; Lamb, M.; Keillor, J.
Paper 15 - Designing Virtual Trailblazing for Battlespace Visualisation
MacGregor, C.G.; Iaboni, D.
Paper 16 - Limits of Display Realism: Human Factors Issues in Visualizing the Common Operational Picture
Smallman, H.S.; St. John, M.; Cowen, M.B.
Paper 17 - Map Generalization of Road Networks
Bjørke, J.T.
Paper 18 - Withdrawn
Paper 19 - Auditory and Visual Facilitation: Cross-Modal Fusion of Information in Multi-Modal Displays
Boyne, S.; Pavlovic, N.; Kilgore, R.; Chignell, M.H.
Paper 20 - Visualisation for Network Situational Awareness in Computer Network Defence
Grégoire, M.; Beaudoin, L.
Paper 21 - A Knowledge-Based Human-Machine Interface for Future Naval Combat Direction Systems
Grandt, M.; Distelmaier, H.; Pfendler, C.
Paper 22 - Visualisation Concept for Operational Parameter Settings of Dependent Processes on Naval Vessels
Kaster, A.; Witt, O.
Paper 23 - Visualizing the Decision Space of a Ship’s Maneuverability in a Real-Time 3-D Nautical Chart
Porathe, T.
Working Group 1 Report - Towards a Structured Approach for the Development of a Purpose Driven COP System
Agar, D.; Atoyan, H.; Bergeron Guyard, A.; Faye, J.-P.; Rasmussen, L.; Silvervarg, K.; Taylor, M.; Treurniet, W.
Working Group 2 Report - Network-Centric Warfare? Homeland Security?
Chipman, S.; Cunningham, B.; Horeczy, C.; Iaboni, D.; Jungert, E.; Shoemaker, G.; Taylor, V.
Working Group 3 Report - COP Issues
Gouin, D.; Johansen, T.; Trafton, G.; Chignell, M.; Grandt, M.; Tao, V.; Wright, B.; Peufeilhoux, O.
Working Group 4 Report - Visualizing Uncertainty in the Common Operating Picture – Proposed Research Program
Baar, D.; Hollands, J.; Lapinski, L.; MacGregor, C.; Pavlovic, N.; Porathe, T.; Smallman, H.; Stachniak, S.
Working Group 5 Report - Generic Network Visualization: Applications for NATO
Beaudoin, L.; Bjoerke, J.; Bouchard, A.; Boyne, S.; Jacobson, Z.; Kaster, A.; Truong, B.; Veríssimo, J.
Working Group 6 Report - Fusion and Automation – Human Cognitive and Visualization Issues
Duquet, J.-R.; Grégoire, M.; Lohrenz, M.; Kesavadas, K.; Shahbazian, E.; Smestad, T.; Vanderbilt, A.; Varga, M.
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 1 - Not available at the time of publishing
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 2
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 3
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 4
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 5
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 6
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 7
Plenary Discussion Notes Session 8
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