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Presentation from Third InDOG Doctoral Conference in Olomouc, Czech Republic. 13. - 16. October 2014
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Characteristic of the Cognition of Military Pilots: A Geographic Perspective
Jana Merickova
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Outline
• Introduction• Challenges for geographers• Military pilots• Quantitative research• Results• Conclusion
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Introduction
• Military Geography and Hydrometeorology Office• Users of maps• Spatial abilities• Differences between individuals
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Challenges for geographers
• Reginald George Golledge at all• Spatial Behaviour: A Geographic Perspective• Decision-making process VS geographers• Description of the external world
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Military pilots
• Helicopter pilots• Slower speed of a flight• More time for decision – making process• Fighter pilots• Very little time for decision – making process• Skilled in a spatial cognition• Transport pilots• Important part is landing and take-off
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Military pilots
• Geographic disorientation • Crowden’s (2012) research involving military pilots
revealed that pilots subconsciously overestimate their dexterity in navigation
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Military pilots
• Geographic disorientation • Crowden’s (2012) research involving military pilots
revealed that pilots subconsciously overestimate their dexterity in navigation
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Quantitative research
• September 2013• Different requirements for maps • 64 military pilots • Inconsistent ideas
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Results
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Results
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Conclusion
• Good navigators?• Training about aeronautical charts• Navigation is often neglected• What they want?• What they should ask for?
