An obstacle advisory system, comprising: a display; and a processor (120, 220) communicatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to: receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle; determine when a plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within a predetermined distance of each other; determine, when the plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within the predetermined distance, when a border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than a predetermined length based upon the sensor data, wherein the processor, when generating the obstacle display data, is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating a border of the plurality of obstacles in one or more of the sectors when the border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than the predetermined length; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display. a display; and a processor (120, 220) communicatively coupled to the display, the processor configured to: receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle; determine when a plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within a predetermined distance of each other; determine, when the plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within the predetermined distance, when a border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than a predetermined length based upon the sensor data, wherein the processor, when generating the obstacle display data, is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating a border of the plurality of obstacles in one or more of the sectors when the border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than the predetermined length; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display. receive sensor data from at least one sensor configured to sense obstacles around a vehicle; generate obstacle display data based upon the sensor data, the obstacle display data comprising display data for each of a plurality of sectors and for each of a plurality of blocks within each of the plurality of sectors forming a grid surrounding the vehicle; determine when a plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within a predetermined distance of each other; determine, when the plurality of obstacles detected in the sensor data are within the predetermined distance, when a border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than a predetermined length based upon the sensor data, wherein the processor, when generating the obstacle display data, is further configured to generate obstacle display data indicating a border of the plurality of obstacles in one or more of the sectors when the border length of the plurality of obstacles is greater than the predetermined length; and display the generated obstacle display data on the display.