Definition

Situation display. An electronic display depicting the position and movement of aircraft and other information as required.

Source: ICAO Doc 4444 PANS-ATM

Description

The situation display, also called "radar display" or "radar screen" is a large computer monitor usually located in the centre of the controller's working position. As a minimum, it provides map information (state, ATS unit and sector boundaries), aircraft position indication and identification and level information, if available. However, most current ATS systems display much more data, e.g.: