| Title | Guidelines for the Use of Color in ATC Displays |
|---|---|
| Record ID | 33668 |
| Personal Name Creator |
Cardosi, K. M.; Hannon, D. |
| Source | 68p. in various pagings |
| Corporate Creator | John A. Volpe National Transportation Systems Center (U.S.) |
| Publisher | United States. Department of Transportation. Federal Aviation Administration |
| Publication Date | 19990600 |
| Language | English |
| Abstract | Color is probably the most effective, compelling, and attractive method available for coding visual information on a display. However, caution must be used in the application of color to displays for air traffic control (ATC), because it is easy to do more harm than good. The only thing that is truly obvious about the use of color on displays is that its benefits and drawbacks depend upon the task. This paper offers general guidelines on how color should, and should not, be used, but does not define a specific color-coding scheme. These guidelines are based on what is known about human vision, display capabilities, the knowledge gained from the lessons learned from the uses of color in the cockpit and ATC environments, and human factors "best practices". The report also discusses a series of experiments that examined color production capabilities within and across five Sony DDM" 2801C monitors and selected and validated an'ideal" color set for thismonitor. |
| Rosap ID | dot:8735 |
| Rosap URL | https://rosap.ntl.bts.gov/view/dot/8735 |
| TRT Terms | Air traffic control; Cockpits; Coding systems; Color; Visual display units; Human factors |
| General Subjects | Color displays; Air traffic control displays; Color guidelines; Color coding |
| Classification | NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - SAFETY AND SECURITY; NTL - SAFETY AND SECURITY - Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Air Traffic Control; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Human Factors; NTL - AVIATION - Aviation Safety/Airworthiness |
| Geographical Coverage |
United States |
| TRIS Online Accession No |
789532 |
| Contract Number | FA9L1/A9112 |
| Report Number | DOT-VNTSC-FAA-98-5; DOT/FAA/AR-99/52 |
| Availability | Volpe National Transportation Systems Center, Technical Reference Center |
| Resource type | Tech Report |
| URL | https://ntlrepository.blob.core.windows.net/lib/33000/33600/33668/33668.pdf |
| Format | |
| Database | NTL Digital Repository |