The purpose of this document is to provide human factors considerations in the integration of traffic information and indications and alerts for runway status on an airport surface moving map. The US DOT Volpe Center, in support of the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) Office of Aircraft Certification, gathered information in two ways. First, we conducted observations during demonstrations of ADS-B surface conflict detection algorithms sponsored by the FAA Surveillance & Broadcast Services Office. Second, we visited Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University (ERAU) in Daytona Beach, Florida, to understand the impact of a surface moving map with ADS-B in the general aviation operating environment. The results of this effort provide a preliminary glimpse into potential human factors concerns with the use of a surface moving map, traffic function, and the presentation of surface indications and alerts. The findings are organized into seven categories: use of color, indications/alerts, symbols, information prioritization, airport database, air-ground integration, and other. For each category, a description of the human factors concern, examples, and recommendations for addressing the concern are provided. The information is intended to support the development of minimum operational performance standards for surface conflict detection and alerting. Additional research will be needed to empirically determine appropriate design solutions.

The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) has requested human factors guidance to support the new moving map Technical Standard Order (TSO)-C165, Electronic Map Display Equipment for Graphical Depiction of Aircraft Position. This document was developed to meet that need and is intended to facilitate the identification and resolution of flight-deck human-factors issues associated with presenting an airport surface moving map that depicts ownship location. The guidance in this document contains FAA regulations, industry documents, and user interface design principles that describe good practices relevant to the design of surface moving map displays. This document applies to all surface moving map displays regardless of the display platform. Topics in this document cover general user interface issues, the design of surface moving map display elements, the presentation of traffic, and the usability of functions. Additionally, an industry review describing the efforts by manufacturers and research organizations to develop a moving map display with ownship position is provided in Appendix A, and a summary of guidance is included in Appendix B.