Turbulence Ahead - A 3D Web-Based Aviation Weather Visualizer
summary
A 3D web prototype built with ArcGIS API for JavaScript and ArcGIS Pro visualizes significant weather charts and flight paths stored in a database; an online within-subject study with 64 pilots compares it to conventional 2D maps using map tasks, a sketch-based spatial-awareness task, NASA-TLX and SUS. Results show the 3D interface lowers cognitive load on five of six measures, raises usability (SUS 60% → 78%), improves spatial-awareness for actual intersections, and introduces the AWOSim similarity measure to quantify sketch accuracy.
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chapters (14)
- 0:00Introduction to project
- 1:55Why pilots need turbulence data
- 4:00History of 2D vs 3D weather maps
- 5:05Research question and goals
- 6:12Developing the 3D prototype
- 8:41Designing the user interface
- 9:26User study with pilots
- 11:13Study tasks and measurements
- 12:37Results on cognitive load
- 13:43Spatial awareness findings
- 14:24Conclusions from the study
- 15:05Future outlook for aviation
- 15:48Demo and acknowledgments
- 16:10Q&A session
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