Methods and systems for identifying hazardous flight zone areas on a display

A system comprising:

• memory comprising a three-dimensional buffer, the memory configured to store radar reflectivity data in the three-dimensional buffer;
• a display device;
• and
• a processor in data communication with the memory and the display device, the processor comprising:
• a first component configured to find a center of a shape associated with a portion of the data stored in the memory;
• a second component configured to find furthest away point of the shape in each of a plurality of radially bounded regions sharing the center as a common point;
• and
• a third component configured to generate a polygon associated with each region based on the associated furthest away point found and associated radials,
• wherein the display device is configured to display the generated polygon.

A system comprising:

• a means for finding a center of a two-dimensional shape;
• a means for finding furthest away point of the shape in each of a plurality of radially bounded regions sharing the center as a common point;
• and
• a means for generating a polygon associated with each region based on the associated furthest away point found and associated radials;
• and
• a means for displaying the generated polygon on a display device.