En Route Air Traffic Control Situation Awareness Information Requirements

An analysis delineating the specific situation awareness information requirements for en route air traffic control. The work is based on a goal-directed task analysis involving eight experienced Air Traffic Control Specialists, supported by existing task analyses and video tapes of simulated tasks. It was authored by Mica R. Endsley and provides a foundation for future system development and measurement.

Use Cases

• Designing ATC training simulators based on the elicited goals and subgoals
• Developing situation awareness measurement tools for controllers based on the identified information requirements
• Informing the design of decision support systems in air traffic control based on the task analysis
• Modeling human cognitive processes in high-stakes operational environments based on the specialist elicitations

Strengths

• Analysis is grounded in expert elicitation from eight experienced Air Traffic Control Specialists
• Supported by review of existing task analyses and video tapes of simulated ATC tasks
• Provides a structured foundation for developing future systems and measurement tools

Limitations

• Row count and data format are unknown; the dataset's scale and structure require inspection after download
• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred from the description
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified

Provenance

Source

Mica R. Endsley

Collection Method

Goal-directed task analysis based on elicitation from eight experienced Air Traffic Control Specialists, supported by available task analyses and video tapes.

Time Range

Temporal coverage is not specified.

Freshness

Last updated date is unknown.

Geography

Spatial coverage is not specified; analysis focuses on en route air traffic control tasks.