Airport surface information presentation methods for the pilot including taxi information

A method for presenting surface information to a pilot of an aircraft, such system comprising:

• receiving taxi information data representative of at least the current position of an aircraft;
• retrieving navigation reference and object data representative of at least one surface feature corresponding to the taxi information data;
• generating an image data set as a function of the taxi information data and the navigation reference and object data, where
• the image data set is representative of an image in which at least one unconventional surface feature is depicted within a three-dimensional representation of a scene located outside the aircraft, where
• each unconventional surface feature appears at the location of one conventional surface feature;
• and
• providing the image data set to a display system, whereby
• at least one unconventional surface feature appears superimposed against the perspective scene outside the aircraft.

A method for presenting surface information to a pilot of an aircraft, such system comprising:

• receiving taxi information data representative of at least the current position of an aircraft;
• retrieving navigation reference and object data representative of at least one surface feature corresponding to the taxi information data;
• generating an image data set as a function of the taxi information data and the navigation reference and object data, where
• the image data set is representative of an image in which at least one unconventional surface feature is depicted within an airport surface map, where
• each unconventional surface feature appears at the location of one conventional surface feature;
• and
• providing the image data set to a display system, whereby
• at least one unconventional surface feature appears superimposed against the airport surface map.