Interactive image-based information visualization for aircraft trajectory analysis

Transportation Research Part C: Emerging Technologies

Volumn 47, Issue P2, 2014, Pages 207-227

  Hurter, C ^a   Conversy, S ^a   Gianazza, D ^a   Telea, A C ^b  

^a ENAC   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Air traffic control; Image based techniques; Information visualization; Trajectory manipulation

Indexed keywords

AIR NAVIGATION; AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIRCRAFT; BIG DATA; CONTROL TOWERS; DATA VISUALIZATION; DECISION SUPPORT SYSTEMS; INFORMATION ANALYSIS; INFORMATION SYSTEMS; TRAJECTORIES; VISUALIZATION;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL (ATC); APPLICATION CONTEXTS; IMAGE-BASED TECHNIQUES; INFORMATION VISUALIZATION; INTERACTION MECHANISMS; TIME-DEPENDENT DATA; TRAJECTORY MANIPULATION; VISUAL REPRESENTATIONS;

IMAGE ANALYSIS;

AIR TRAFFIC CONTROL; AIR TRANSPORTATION; AIRCRAFT; IMAGE ANALYSIS; TRAFFIC MANAGEMENT; TRAJECTORY; VISUAL ANALYSIS; VISUALIZATION;

EID: 84908372436     PISSN: 0968090X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.trc.2014.03.005     Document Type: Article

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