Jeppesen plots a new course toward synthetic-vision charts
Researchers at Jeppesen are rethinking the “next evolutionary concepts” in navigation charting in an effort that company officials said will involve a grad
Researchers at Jeppesen are rethinking the “next evolutionary concepts” in navigation charting in an effort that company officials said will involve a gradual shift away from paper charts in favor of new types of electronic charts. At the top of the heap of ideas seriously being considered is a unique synthetic-vision system (SVS) in which 3-D nav fixes would appear before the pilots’ eyes on the primary flight displays (PFDs).
The strategy, according to Jeppesen president Mark Van Tine, will mean a progression from two-dimensional charts that pilots hold in their hands to three-dimensional synthetic-vision “maps” on which nav waypoints, terrain, obstacles and a host of other information can be presented on the flight-deck displays.
