A plurality of knowledge enhanced graphical symbols are utilized to represent a display element type when displaying a common operational picture. Plural instances of such a display element type allow rapid visual assessment of the situation displayed on the common operational picture by permitting a user to rapidly identify instances which are abnormal or problematic. Individual knowledge enhanced graphical symbols may aggregate information from other knowledge enhanced graphical symbols and other knowledge enhanced graphical symbols may be utilized to change the state of data in a database from which information about the common operational picture is derived.
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