Summary

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• COP – Shared mental image vs mental images of shared data & presentation.

• User’s perspective—• Need common framework for NATO COP

• Need 70% solution NOW.

• Directed telescope & drill down

COP

Fusion & Filtering vs Anomalies

• Commanders live on anomalies & outliers– Emergence, disconfirm assumptions, outside expectations

• Fusion vs Synthesis• Raw COP vs Filtered COP • Filtering vs Clutter Suppression• Change Detection vs what you now know that wasn’t so• Alerting• Display uncertainty with audit trail• Time to decide & time to resolve uncertainty

Work in user’s decision space, not in data space

The Importance of Speed

• Commanders make decisions under risk – That’s their job.

• Uncertainty, potential consequences, shortness of time raise stress.

• Stress promotes tunnel vision, reducing options.

• Rapid understanding, including ambiguities, promotes better decisions and earlier decisions.

Work in the user’s decision space

• 2D vs 3D, exocentric vs egocentric – provide both– 3D from 2D --- SLAR to 3D

• Pliable display techniques – retaining reference

• Change detection – experts perform poorly, need assistance

• Reduce mental transformations KISS

• Network metrics & topology – infotheoretics

• No mention of anastomatic networks

• Network as a Battlespace to be visualized

Take away thoughts

Your Challenge

• User’s perspective—• Need common framework for NATO COP

• Need 70% solution NOW.

• What are YOU going to do about it?• Report what is possible in short term

– Time to technology demo with local user

– Time to prototype for field testing

– Reject papers that fail to address these points.

– Users influence paper selection

“Saltbush” Bill CunninghamAgent Provocateur et Magouilleur

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