Moving Map Composer: A Tool For Consolidating Tasks Associated With The Design, Creation, And Management Of Digital Aeronautical Chart Products For Navy Aircraft

摘要

Scientists from the Naval Research Laboratory at the Stennis Space Center (NRLSSC) have developed a software tool called the Moving Map Composer1 (MMC) to help Navy aircrew design and build mission-specific, digital aeronautical chart coverages for use in mission planning systems and in-flight moving-map displays. MMC can also be used to edit and incorporate other sources of information - such as digitized emergency checklist procedures - into these mission-specific chart coverage files. MMC is comprised of a series of Graphical User Interfaces (GUI) and low-level C language applications that simplify complex tasks such as data fusion, chart design, editing, and file management. This paper provides a functional overview of MMC and its applications. Design issues that were encountered and solutions devised during the course of product development are also addressed.