Literature and Product Review of Visual Analytics for Maritime Awareness

摘要

This is a study of the state-of-the-art in Visual Analytics (VA) technologies that might support the maintenance of the Recognized Maritime Picture (RMP). It begins with an analysis of the term 'Visual Analytics,' including what qualifies and does not qualify under that term, and proposes a 4- point checklist of required elements. It reviews what interaction patterns are typical in VA and what topics need to be visualized for the RMP, and thus establishes a list of required tool capabilities. Links are then provided to approximately 70 papers that address these requirements. Global VA researchers, research groups, journals, and conferences are summarized. Fifteen VA products that are particularly relevant to the identified requirements are tabulated. An annotated bibliography, attached as an appendix, lists and provides an educated assessment of 146 relevant papers, websites, and product brochures.