Platoon Leader Situation Awareness Metrics from Virtual Military Exercises

Objective and subjective situation awareness measurements were collected from experienced and inexperienced officers during four simulated Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain missions. The data includes responses to the Situation Awareness Global Assessment Technique and observer ratings from the Situation Awareness Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scale. This dataset was created by Laura D. Strater of SA Technologies to investigate platoon leader SA requirements.

Use Cases

• Modeling differences in information attention between experienced and inexperienced officers based on the described focus on enemy versus friendly strengths.
• Evaluating the sensitivity of SA measurement instruments like SAGAT and SABARS to scenario type and mission timing.
• Developing training protocols for new officers based on identified gaps in situation awareness comprehension and projection.

Strengths

• Data was collected using two validated instruments, SAGAT and SABARS, which both showed sensitivity to officer experience levels.
• Subjects included both experienced and inexperienced officers, allowing for comparative analysis.
• Simulated missions covered four distinct scenarios in a controlled Military Operations on Urbanized Terrain environment.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.
• The dataset is closed license, which restricts redistribution and commercial use.

Provenance

Source

Laura D. Strater, SA Technologies (United States)

Collection Method

Data gathered via goal-directed task analysis with subject matter experts, followed by simulated missions in the Squad Synthetic Environment with query responses during halts.