Development of Design Criteria for Intelligence Display Formats 1

Abstract

A broad research program to develop design criteria for intelligence display formats is outlined and the general findings of the program are discussed. Five specific areas of investigation are selected for study: a comparison of vertical and horizontal arrangements of alpha-numeric material, an evaluation of formats for trend displays, an evaluation of methods for presentation of graphic multiple trends, an evaluation of five abstract coding methods, and an evaluation of the effect of selected combinations of target and background coding on map reading performance. The five succeeding articles treat the five areas of investigation in detail.