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GIS As A Platform For Special Forces
John Day
Facilitating
Communication
and Collaboration
Breaking Down Barriers
Between Institutions,
Disciplines and Cultures
Integrating and
Synthesizing Information
from Many Sources
…Supporting The Highly Dynamic Nature of Special Operations
Multi-Intelligence/
All-Source
Integration
Decision-Making
Process
Intelligence/
Operations
Convergence
GIS Is About Integration
Supporting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations
Integrating All Types of Information – Beyond Maps
GIS Normalizes The Variety of Information Needed for Special Operations Missions . . .
. . . And Makes Them Accessible Widely
Imagery
Databases
Services Sensor
Networks
Big Data
SpreadsheetsMaps
Social Media
ArcGIS for Special
Operations
ArcGIS for the Special Operations
Planning
Operations
Management
Mounted
DismountedProvisioning
Intelligence
Operations
Server
Data Management, Analysis and Planning, Field Mobility, & Situational Awareness
Staff
Products
Services
Mobile Apps
WebAppsDesktop Apps
Operational
Environment
Content
Operations
Content
Role of the Server
GIS
Server
Managed
Content
Apps
Data
Appliance
Feeds
AOR / Responsibilities / Feature Functionality
Main CP
Brigade Battalion Company Platoon Squad
TheatreandHigherHQ
Rear CP
Tac CP
Main CP
Tac CP CO PC SL
CurrentOps
Plans
Fires
Intelligence
CivilAffairs
InfoOps
CurrentOps
Plans
Fires
Intelligence
CurrentOps
Plans
Logistics
Medical
Logistics
CivilAffairs
CurrentOps
CurrentOps
Reports
COP
Orders
Operational Functions Wireless / Med
B/W Comms
Reliable / High
B/W Comms
Wireless / Low
B/W Comms
Special Operations
Orders
Reports
COP
Intent, CCIRCOP
Intent, CCIRCOP
Collaboration
Reports
COP
Orders
Reports
COP
Orders
Reports
COP
Orders
IntentCOP IntentCOP
COP
Protection
Communications
Future Operations
Civil Affairs
Fires
Transforming The Special Operations Force
Operations Room
PlansCOMMANDING
OFFICER
FIRES
INTELLIGENCE
SUSTAINMENT
PROTECTION
LIAISON
TACTICAL
Intelligence
INTEL
OFFICER
INTEL
WARRANT
OFFICER
INTEL
ANALYST
INFORMATION
MANAGER
WATCHKEEPER
Information Superiority for all Missions
Operational Environment
Template for Managing for understanding environment
Support for vectors, rasters, images, elevation data
… and increasingly for high-resolution urban data
Intelligence Analysis Map Templates
To support the ISR Process
Helicopter Landing Zones Beach Landing
Military Aspects of Terrain
Military Aspects of Weather
Incident Analysis
Operations Planning Map Templates
To support the Operations Process
Lodgement Area
Range Cards
Military Planning Overlays
Target Engagement Area
Vehicle Check Point
Mobile Operations Application Templates
Squad Leader (Android)
Vehicle Commander (Linux)
Ground/Air/Maritime
Case Study:
NATO Core GIS
NATO CORE GIS Objective
Enables “fighting off the same map”
providing timely, accurate, and guaranteed
geo(spatial) information to the NATO coalition
14
Sites Serving Geospatial Data
Mission: Geospatial Collaboration
at the strategic and operational levels.
JWC Stavanger, NOR
ACT Norfolk, USA
ACO Mons, BEL
Joint HQ Lisbon, PRT
JALLC Montesanto, PRT
NCISS Latina, ITA
JFC HQ Brunssum, NLD
CC Mar Northwood, GBR
CC Air Ramstein, DEU
CC Land Heidelberg, DEU
JFC HQ Naples, ITA
CC Mar Naples, ITA
CC Air Izmir, TUR
CC Land Madrid, ESP
KFOR
ISAF
Joint
Air
Land
Maritime
SOF
Intel
Logistics
SR
CBRN
EW
Plans
T&E
Joint FS
GIS
Messaging
Doc MgmtWorkflow
Hardware OS
ServiceManagement
SecurityServices
Office Apps
AirC2IS
LC2IS MCCIS
SOF FS
Intel FS
LOGFS
SR FS
CBRN FSEW FS
TOPFAS
T&E FS
COP Environment.
Storage Virtualization
Portal
Data Mgmt
Discovery
Directory Registry
Communications Services
Other NATO
C2 SystemsNational C2ISCRO C2IS
Gateway Services
Use or potential
use of GIS
technology
Use of
CORE GIS
NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC)
Core Services
Functional Services
Case Study:
GIS and
the US Army
Geospatial
Enterprise
NGA
AGC
OpenStandard
Interfaces
GD&I
SSGF
Glob
e
Serv
er
Glob
e
SVC
Connected
Disconnected
JWICS
SIPR
CX-I
Mission
Net
Command Post
NIPR
Content Management
Globe /
Data/
Services
SSGF DATA
and
UPDATES
Disconnected
Data Center Computing Environment
Mounted
Mobile
Sensor
Real Time/Safety Critical
Disconnected
Local
SSGF
Store
GD&I
Store
MAPSERVER
Glob
e
Glob
e
Serve
r
Global
SSGF
Store
GD&I
Store
MAPSERVER
Globe
Other
SSGF DATA
and
UPDATES
US Army Geospatial Enterprise Data Flow
National
Data
Sources
Army
Data
Centers
Army
Command
Posts
Army
Mobile
User
Systems
Army
Sensors
Intelligence/Operations Synchronization
US Army Geospatial Enterprise (AGE)
Planning
COP Mounted
DismountedProvisioning
Intelligence
Common
Geospatial
Server
Sensors
Data Management , Analysis and Planning, Mobile and Situational Awareness
Geospatial Toolkit for
Embedded command and control systems
Multi-intel
component
of command
and control
In-Vehicle
Hand-Held
A Standard and Sharable Geospatial Foundation (SSGF)
Conclusions
• Data Management
• Analysis and Planning
• Mobile Operations
• Shared Situational Awareness
Analysis
Tradecraft
Intel
Production
Apps on
Standard
Clients
Content
Catalog
Groups
Hosting
Apps
Maps
Services
Cloud
Content
Management
The GIS Platform Brings It All Together
How We Create, Share, and Leverage GeoIntelligence
HUMINT
Open Source
1
SIGINT/IMINT
Collection Operations
Ground and
Airborne
Distributed
Geospatial
Services
Big
Data
RDBMS based
Multi-user / Department
File-based
Single user
Services oriented
National / Infrastructure
GEOINT
Network based
Installation wide / Enterprise
Capability
GIS & Special Operations
An Evolution of Technologies…
All Source
IMINT
OSINT
SIGINT
HUMINT
COP
GIS As A Platform for Special Forces

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GIS As A Platform for Special Forces

  • 1. GIS As A Platform For Special Forces John Day
  • 2. Facilitating Communication and Collaboration Breaking Down Barriers Between Institutions, Disciplines and Cultures Integrating and Synthesizing Information from Many Sources …Supporting The Highly Dynamic Nature of Special Operations Multi-Intelligence/ All-Source Integration Decision-Making Process Intelligence/ Operations Convergence GIS Is About Integration Supporting Individuals, Groups, and Organizations
  • 3. Integrating All Types of Information – Beyond Maps GIS Normalizes The Variety of Information Needed for Special Operations Missions . . . . . . And Makes Them Accessible Widely Imagery Databases Services Sensor Networks Big Data SpreadsheetsMaps Social Media
  • 5. ArcGIS for the Special Operations Planning Operations Management Mounted DismountedProvisioning Intelligence Operations Server Data Management, Analysis and Planning, Field Mobility, & Situational Awareness
  • 7. AOR / Responsibilities / Feature Functionality Main CP Brigade Battalion Company Platoon Squad TheatreandHigherHQ Rear CP Tac CP Main CP Tac CP CO PC SL CurrentOps Plans Fires Intelligence CivilAffairs InfoOps CurrentOps Plans Fires Intelligence CurrentOps Plans Logistics Medical Logistics CivilAffairs CurrentOps CurrentOps Reports COP Orders Operational Functions Wireless / Med B/W Comms Reliable / High B/W Comms Wireless / Low B/W Comms Special Operations Orders Reports COP Intent, CCIRCOP Intent, CCIRCOP Collaboration Reports COP Orders Reports COP Orders Reports COP Orders IntentCOP IntentCOP COP
  • 8. Protection Communications Future Operations Civil Affairs Fires Transforming The Special Operations Force Operations Room PlansCOMMANDING OFFICER FIRES INTELLIGENCE SUSTAINMENT PROTECTION LIAISON TACTICAL Intelligence INTEL OFFICER INTEL WARRANT OFFICER INTEL ANALYST INFORMATION MANAGER WATCHKEEPER Information Superiority for all Missions
  • 9. Operational Environment Template for Managing for understanding environment Support for vectors, rasters, images, elevation data … and increasingly for high-resolution urban data
  • 10. Intelligence Analysis Map Templates To support the ISR Process Helicopter Landing Zones Beach Landing Military Aspects of Terrain Military Aspects of Weather Incident Analysis
  • 11. Operations Planning Map Templates To support the Operations Process Lodgement Area Range Cards Military Planning Overlays Target Engagement Area Vehicle Check Point
  • 12. Mobile Operations Application Templates Squad Leader (Android) Vehicle Commander (Linux) Ground/Air/Maritime
  • 14. NATO CORE GIS Objective Enables “fighting off the same map” providing timely, accurate, and guaranteed geo(spatial) information to the NATO coalition 14
  • 15. Sites Serving Geospatial Data Mission: Geospatial Collaboration at the strategic and operational levels. JWC Stavanger, NOR ACT Norfolk, USA ACO Mons, BEL Joint HQ Lisbon, PRT JALLC Montesanto, PRT NCISS Latina, ITA JFC HQ Brunssum, NLD CC Mar Northwood, GBR CC Air Ramstein, DEU CC Land Heidelberg, DEU JFC HQ Naples, ITA CC Mar Naples, ITA CC Air Izmir, TUR CC Land Madrid, ESP KFOR ISAF
  • 16. Joint Air Land Maritime SOF Intel Logistics SR CBRN EW Plans T&E Joint FS GIS Messaging Doc MgmtWorkflow Hardware OS ServiceManagement SecurityServices Office Apps AirC2IS LC2IS MCCIS SOF FS Intel FS LOGFS SR FS CBRN FSEW FS TOPFAS T&E FS COP Environment. Storage Virtualization Portal Data Mgmt Discovery Directory Registry Communications Services Other NATO C2 SystemsNational C2ISCRO C2IS Gateway Services Use or potential use of GIS technology Use of CORE GIS NATO Network Enabled Capability (NNEC) Core Services Functional Services
  • 17. Case Study: GIS and the US Army Geospatial Enterprise
  • 18. NGA AGC OpenStandard Interfaces GD&I SSGF Glob e Serv er Glob e SVC Connected Disconnected JWICS SIPR CX-I Mission Net Command Post NIPR Content Management Globe / Data/ Services SSGF DATA and UPDATES Disconnected Data Center Computing Environment Mounted Mobile Sensor Real Time/Safety Critical Disconnected Local SSGF Store GD&I Store MAPSERVER Glob e Glob e Serve r Global SSGF Store GD&I Store MAPSERVER Globe Other SSGF DATA and UPDATES US Army Geospatial Enterprise Data Flow National Data Sources Army Data Centers Army Command Posts Army Mobile User Systems Army Sensors
  • 19. Intelligence/Operations Synchronization US Army Geospatial Enterprise (AGE) Planning COP Mounted DismountedProvisioning Intelligence Common Geospatial Server Sensors Data Management , Analysis and Planning, Mobile and Situational Awareness Geospatial Toolkit for Embedded command and control systems Multi-intel component of command and control In-Vehicle Hand-Held A Standard and Sharable Geospatial Foundation (SSGF)
  • 21. • Data Management • Analysis and Planning • Mobile Operations • Shared Situational Awareness Analysis Tradecraft Intel Production Apps on Standard Clients Content Catalog Groups Hosting Apps Maps Services Cloud Content Management The GIS Platform Brings It All Together How We Create, Share, and Leverage GeoIntelligence HUMINT Open Source 1 SIGINT/IMINT Collection Operations Ground and Airborne Distributed Geospatial Services Big Data
  • 22. RDBMS based Multi-user / Department File-based Single user Services oriented National / Infrastructure GEOINT Network based Installation wide / Enterprise Capability GIS & Special Operations An Evolution of Technologies… All Source IMINT OSINT SIGINT HUMINT COP