GIS As A Platform for Special Forces
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GIS provides an integrated platform to support special forces operations by facilitating information sharing, synthesizing multi-source intelligence, and enabling decision making. It normalizes different types of data like maps, imagery, and social media to be accessible on mobile and desktop apps. GIS serves various functions for special forces like planning, operations, intelligence analysis, and situational awareness. Case studies show how GIS supports NATO by enabling "fighting off the same map" and the US Army through its geospatial enterprise which uses GIS for planning, command posts, sensors, and mobile users.
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
- 6. Staff Products Services Mobile Apps WebAppsDesktop Apps Operational Environment Content Operations Content Role of the Server GIS Server Managed Content Apps Data Appliance Feeds
- 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
- 13. Case Study: NATO Core GIS
- 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)
- 20. Conclusions
- 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