ABSTRACT
The goal of this chapter is to better understand the human factors (HF) challenges associated with geospatial intelligence. HF engineering is a multidisciplinary field that studies interactions between humans and technology to improve overall human-system performance while promoting the good of the human. Further, this chapter examines underlying HF that have the potential to amplify and extend the geospatial analyst’s abilities by focusing specifically on cognitive processes. We organize our understanding of these cognitive processes with a preliminary cognitive task analysis, employing the goal directed task analysis (GDTA) method to examine the critical cognitive HF challenges in geospatial intelligence. Our findings provide insight into the potential for promoting the capabilities of the geospatial analyst through education, training, and advanced system design that carefully considers human abilities and limitations.
