Representing distributed situation awareness: a case study in multinational operations

Paul M Salmon; Neville A Stanton; C Baber; Guy H Walker; R J Houghton; D P Jenkins; R McMaster

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Representing distributed situation awareness: a case study in multinational operations

Paul M Salmon, Neville A Stanton, C Baber, Guy H Walker, R J Houghton, D P Jenkins and R McMaster

Human Factors Issues in Complex System Performance, pp.277-290

Shaker Publishing

2007

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Human Movement and Sports Science

The concept of Distributed Situation Awareness (DSA) is currently receiving increasing attention from the human factors community. Despite this, some researchers argue that theory and methods for representing SA in collaborative systems are lacking. This article describes a DSA approach to viewing SA in collaborative systems and outlines the propositional network method, a new methodology for evaluating and representing DSA. To demonstrate, examples taken from a recent case study on DSA in multinational warfare operations are presented. The findings are discussed in relation to their implications for DSA during the multinational operations observed, including the structure of DSA in terms of the usage of knowledge by the different agents involved, the distribution and sharing of knowledge between agents, and the salience of the different knowledge items identified.

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Title: Representing distributed situation awareness: a case study in multinational operations
Authors: Paul M Salmon (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
Neville A Stanton (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
C Baber (Author) - University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Guy H Walker (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
R J Houghton (Author) - University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
D P Jenkins (Author) - Brunel University, United Kingdom
R McMaster (Author) - University of Birmingham, United Kingdom
Contributors: D de Waard (Editor)
B Hockey (Editor)
P Nickel (Editor)
K Brookhuis (Editor)
Publication details: Human Factors Issues in Complex System Performance, pp.277-290
Publisher: Shaker Publishing
Date published: 2007
ISBN: 9789042303256
Organisation Unit: Centre for Human Factors and Systems Science; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Law and Society
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450015402621
Output Type: Book chapter

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