The transition to a microservices-based Flow Management Data and Services (FMDS) architecture from the existing Traffic Flow Management System (TFMS) is a critical enabler of the vision for an Information-Centric National Airspace System (NAS). The need to design a user-centric interface for FMDS is a key technical gap, as this interface connects NAS data and services to the traffic management specialists within all stakeholder groups (e.g., FAA, airlines). We provide a research-driven approach towards designing such a graphical user interface (GUI) for FMDS. Major goals include unifying the more than 50 disparate traffic management services currently hosted on TFMS, as well as streamlining the process of evaluating, modeling, and monitoring Traffic Management Initiatives (TMIs). Motivated by this, we iteratively designed a GUI leveraging human factors engineering and user experience design principles, as well as user interviews. Through user testing and interviews, we identify workflow benefits of our GUI (e.g., reduction in task completion time), along with next steps for developing a live prototype.

翻译：从现有的空中交通流量管理系统（TFMS）向基于微服务的流量管理数据与服务（FMDS）架构过渡，是实现以信息为中心的国家空域系统（NAS）愿景的关键推动因素。设计以用户为中心的FMDS界面是一项关键技术空白，因为该界面将NAS数据与服务连接至所有利益相关方群体（如美国联邦航空管理局FAA、航空公司）的空中交通管理专家。我们提出了一种研究驱动的方法来设计FMDS的图形用户界面（GUI）。主要目标包括整合当前托管在TFMS上的50多种不同流量管理服务，并简化流量管理倡议（TMI）的评估、建模与监控流程。基于此，我们利用人因工程和用户体验设计原则，并结合用户访谈，迭代设计了一种GUI。通过用户测试与访谈，我们识别出该GUI在工作流程上的优势（例如任务完成时间的减少），以及开发实时原型的后续步骤。