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Geodynamic Situational Awareness for Intelligence Operations
Wayne Hall & Dave Bissett
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Agenda
• INSCOM background
• Geodynamic situational awareness
• STK technology application
• Netcentric geospatial intelligence sharing
• 4D common operating picture
• Closing remarks
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US Army Intelligence & Security Command (INSCOM)
• INSCOM Mission:– Conduct intelligence ops for commanders & decision makers – Provide battlefield understanding for the warfighter– Collect intel in all intelligence disciplines
• Futures Division:– Defining future of intel analysis– Integrating advanced analytical methods & tools– INSCOM Information Dominance Center (IDC)
• INSCOM IDC analysis architecture adopted by JFCOM JIOC
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Geodynamic situational awareness
• Need:– Monitor moving assets relative to geospatial data– Near-real-time, multi-int– Interrogate & query geospatial data
• STK technology application:– STK engine, adapted as a situational-awareness viewer
(GDM)– Integrated with ESRI ArcGIS capabilities– Simulyze Flight Control processes real-time data feeds
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ArcObjects
STK technology application architecture at INSCOM
• GDM• Flight Control• ArcObjects• Geodatabases
ArcIMSArcSDE
GDBFeaturesImagery
Intelligence databases
SIGINT
IMINT
Map Layers
STK/GDM Flight Control
Near real-time tactical data feeds
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STK technology application: “geodynamic display manager”
• STK’s complex geometry engine accurately displays and analyzes dynamic objects in real or simulated time
• Analysts query GIS data of interest
• Includes interrogation of GIS meta-data
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STK technology application: “flight control”
• Integrated application developed by Simulyze, Inc.
• Translates message traffic from data feeds into GDM objects for display
• Lets user interrogate messages, filter viewed objects, customize alerting
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STK technology application: example data / message formats
• TACELINT
• TDIMF
• TAB37
• ATO
• ATOCONF
• JUNITREP
• TADIL-J
• OTH-GOLD
• NGA geospatial data
• NRTD format for IBS feeds
• NCCT
• NATO EX
• Predator
• NITF
• PRISM
• AFSERS
• SRTM XML
• Space order of battle
• Opus aircraft waypoints
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Netcentric geospatial intel sharing
• INSCOM multi-int geodatabases – Large data volumes – Multi-theater ESRI geodatabases (SDE)– Multi-client, available to Army and Joint Forces
• STK 4D common operating picture (4D-COP)– 4D = 3D (x-y-z) + time
– Fuse shared maps, imagery, geospatial intel layers with real-time data feeds
– Single integrated picture of land, sea, air, space
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Common questions answered by the 4D-COP
• What assets are in my area of interest?
• Where are my blue forces?
• When is my next imagery opportunity?
• Does blue forces activity intersect with enemy travel routes?
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4D-COP: From space to ground
• Space assets– Accurate picture of national assets & fields of view
• Air assets– Real time view of collection platforms– Accurate sensor footprints– Real time tactical data feeds – 3D ATO/ACO with timeline view
• Ground and sea forces– Blue force tracking via GCCS – Mil STD 2525b symbology– Geo-DB’s hold ground force data, disposition, etc
• Mapping– Real time NITF imagery– Multiple layers of maps/imagery– Feature datasets: Roads, railroads, towers, etc
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• Multiple customizable dynamic windows
• Manipulate views independently for situational awareness
• Zoom in on areas of interest
4D-COP: multiple dynamic views
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4D-COP: moving objects
Symbology:
• 2525b
• NTDS
• Models
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• Airborne assets shown at altitude
4D-COP: airborne assets
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• Dynamic sensor display
• Accurate area coverage and over-flight visualization
4D-COP: sensor projections
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• GIS feature data from:– ArcSDE
– ArcIMS
– pGDB
– Shapefiles
• Vector and raster data sets– Import by user defined areas
– Custom queries allow user to view only data of interest
4D-COP: geospatial data
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GDM demonstration
• 4D geodynamic situational awareness for the warfighter
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Closing remarks
• INSCOM IDC adopted as JIOC architecture– Embeds STK technology for advanced visualization– Currently installed at JFCOM locally– Recently deployed to JIOC-I
• Single integrated picture of real-time assets & multi-int geospatial data
• 4D geodynamic situational awareness for the warfighter
~ QUESTIONS? ~
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