Visualising the Electronic Order of

Battle

WO Jeff BirdAir Warfare CentreRoyal Air Force DREV,Quebec

Air Warfare Centre

• Provides Coordinated Mission support to the Warfighter

• One aspect is Electronic Order of Battle (EOB)

Air Warfare Centre

• Problem:

How can Land EOB be represented?

Air Warfare Centre

Traditional Solution:

Paper based reports

PowerPoint Slides

Air Warfare Centre

Air Warfare Centre

Current solutions :

•Adobe Acrobat pdf Files

•Simple electronic maps

Air Warfare Centre

Near Future Solutions :

• Fully interactive desktop GIS

• Browser based GIS linked to live database feeds

Air Warfare Centre

The Future :

• Fully Interactive 3D Environment ?

Air Warfare Centre

Visualisation of EOB that you’d never want to see:

“ The Maverick Sprint”