Systems and methods for shared situational awareness using telestration

Methods and apparatus are provided for shared situational awareness between a first display and a second display onboard an aircraft. The first display and the second display are associated with a respective first user input device and second user input device that each receive user input with respect to the first display and the second display. The method includes receiving a request to activate a shared situational awareness system to enable telestration between the first display and the second display. The method also includes determining, based on user input received from the first user input device and the second user input device, if a request to change a background image displayed on the first display and the second display has been received, and outputting a different background image for display on the first display and the second display, which is generated from data relating to the operation of the aircraft.