ArcGIS for Military: Analyzing the Operational Environment
ArcGIS for Military: Analyzing the Operational Environment Matthew Funk Carolyn Fish
Geospatial Enterprise for the Military
Sensors Operations Server
COP
Planning Intelligence
Mounted
Provisioning
Dismounted
Operations Server
Mobile Apps
Desktop Apps
WebApps
Services
Operations Server
Staff Products
Data Appliance
Operations Content
Operational Environment
Feeds
Operational Environment Operational Environment
•
Operational Factors -
Data describing the environment
Operational Factors
•
+ Analysis of the Effects
Analyze the Effects -
Information products that describe environmental effects on operations.
-
Use task-specific templates -
Military Aspects of Terrain
-
Military Aspects of Weather
Describing the environment through Operational Factors Matthew Funk
What are Operational Factors?
•
•
Operational Factors (PMESII-PT) -
Political
-
Military
-
Economic
-
Social
-
Information
-
Infrastructure
-
Physical
-
Time
Information Manager
Operational Environment
Operational Factors
+ Effects
Operational Factors services and products •
Basemap services -
•
•
3D basemap
Elevation service -
Digital Surface Model
-
Slope, Aspect, Hillshade
Road Networks service -
•
Topographic, Imagery, Canvas Scanned Maps,...
Routing/Drive Time
Other -
Overlay maps
-
Geoprocessing services
-
Feature services
Operational Environment Operational Factors
+ Effects
Operational Factors
•
Basemap templates -
•
•
Create and publish basemaps
Geoprocessing tools -
Create mosaics from rasters
-
Prepare data for services
Editing maps -
Work with topographic features
Operational Environment Operational Factors
+ Effects
Demonstration: Operational Factors Matthew Funk Carolyn Fish
Analyzing the Effects Matthew Funk
Environment information products
Operational Environment
Operational Factors
Artillery Slope Tint
Obstacles and LOC
+ Effects
Weather Effects Climate Brief
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
Terrain analysis processes as maps and tools
•
Use elevation and map services
•
Results published, used as inputs to mission analysis
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
Lines of Communication and Obstacle services
•
Suitability overlays
•
Key Terrain, Defensible Terrain and Engagement Area sketch maps
•
Mobility corridors…
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
•
Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay (MCOO) -
Aggregates all terrain obstacles and impediments for an operation
-
Planning product from Terrain Analysis
-
Used to plan course of actions
-
Input to Event Template and Situation Templates
MCOO is built using -
Key Terrain features
-
Lines of Communication and Obstacles
-
Suitability overlays
-
Avenues of Approach sketches
Demonstration: Terrain effects Matthew Funk
Analyzing the Weather Carolyn Fish
Military Aspects of Weather
•
Climate briefing maps
•
Weather analysis for intelligence and operations
•
Use weather station data
•
Import current and forecasted data
•
Understand weather’s impact on operation types
•
Supports automation of tools
Military Aspects of Weather • Maps, tools and workflows • Operational impacts of weather to be visualised, interpreted and distributed swiftly and efficiently. • Climate Brief Map • Sample climate maps of Afghanistan and North Korea • focus on aspects that are most relevant to operations • Weather Effects Map • effects of “current” conditions and forecast weather on operational activities. • Time layers play back condition changes
Military Aspects of Weather
•
•
Data Import Tools -
NetCDF Import tool
-
METAR Import tool
Data Handling Tools -
calculate the impact of weather on operational activities configured using a user-managed table current conditions (as received from weather stations) forecasts (as extracted from global forecast models
Demonstration: Weather and Climate Carolyn Fish
Analyzing the Operational Environment
Describing the Operational Environment: •
Operational Factors
Analyzing the effects: •
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
Military Aspects of Weather
The road ahead …
Demonstration: Query Editor Matthew Funk
Tuesday Evening Reception
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery 6:30 PM–9:30 PM •
Walking distance from convention center
•
Conference Badge needed for reception
•
Coat check available in courtyard
•
Serving hot hors d’oeuvres and beverages
Wednesday Closing Session
Closing and Hosted Lunch 11:30 AM–1:30 PM •
Ballrooms A–C, Third Level
•
Join conference attendees for lunch and closing session
•
Closing Speaker Todd Park, U.S. CTO
•
Wrap-up and request for feedback with Jack Dangermond.
Upcoming Events esri.com/events
Date
Event
Location
March 21, 2013
Esri DC Meet Up – Big Data & Location Analytics
Washington, DC
April 18, 2013
Esri DC Meet Up
Washington, DC
March 23–26, 2013
Esri Partner Conference
Palm Springs, CA
March 25–28, 2013
Esri Developer Summit
Palm Springs, CA
July 6–9, 2013
Esri National Security Summit
San Diego, CA
July 8–12, 2013
Esri International User Conference
San Diego, CA
Thank You Please complete a session evaluation form. #FedGIS
Geospatial Enterprise for the Military
Sensors Operations Server
COP
Planning Intelligence
Mounted
Provisioning
Dismounted
Operations Server
Mobile Apps
Desktop Apps
WebApps
Services
Operations Server
Staff Products
Data Appliance
Operations Content
Operational Environment
Feeds
Operational Environment Operational Environment
•
Operational Factors -
Data describing the environment
Operational Factors
•
+ Analysis of the Effects
Analyze the Effects -
Information products that describe environmental effects on operations.
-
Use task-specific templates -
Military Aspects of Terrain
-
Military Aspects of Weather
Describing the environment through Operational Factors Matthew Funk
What are Operational Factors?
•
•
Operational Factors (PMESII-PT) -
Political
-
Military
-
Economic
-
Social
-
Information
-
Infrastructure
-
Physical
-
Time
Information Manager
Operational Environment
Operational Factors
+ Effects
Operational Factors services and products •
Basemap services -
•
•
3D basemap
Elevation service -
Digital Surface Model
-
Slope, Aspect, Hillshade
Road Networks service -
•
Topographic, Imagery, Canvas Scanned Maps,...
Routing/Drive Time
Other -
Overlay maps
-
Geoprocessing services
-
Feature services
Operational Environment Operational Factors
+ Effects
Operational Factors
•
Basemap templates -
•
•
Create and publish basemaps
Geoprocessing tools -
Create mosaics from rasters
-
Prepare data for services
Editing maps -
Work with topographic features
Operational Environment Operational Factors
+ Effects
Demonstration: Operational Factors Matthew Funk Carolyn Fish
Analyzing the Effects Matthew Funk
Environment information products
Operational Environment
Operational Factors
Artillery Slope Tint
Obstacles and LOC
+ Effects
Weather Effects Climate Brief
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
Terrain analysis processes as maps and tools
•
Use elevation and map services
•
Results published, used as inputs to mission analysis
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
Lines of Communication and Obstacle services
•
Suitability overlays
•
Key Terrain, Defensible Terrain and Engagement Area sketch maps
•
Mobility corridors…
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
•
Modified Combined Obstacle Overlay (MCOO) -
Aggregates all terrain obstacles and impediments for an operation
-
Planning product from Terrain Analysis
-
Used to plan course of actions
-
Input to Event Template and Situation Templates
MCOO is built using -
Key Terrain features
-
Lines of Communication and Obstacles
-
Suitability overlays
-
Avenues of Approach sketches
Demonstration: Terrain effects Matthew Funk
Analyzing the Weather Carolyn Fish
Military Aspects of Weather
•
Climate briefing maps
•
Weather analysis for intelligence and operations
•
Use weather station data
•
Import current and forecasted data
•
Understand weather’s impact on operation types
•
Supports automation of tools
Military Aspects of Weather • Maps, tools and workflows • Operational impacts of weather to be visualised, interpreted and distributed swiftly and efficiently. • Climate Brief Map • Sample climate maps of Afghanistan and North Korea • focus on aspects that are most relevant to operations • Weather Effects Map • effects of “current” conditions and forecast weather on operational activities. • Time layers play back condition changes
Military Aspects of Weather
•
•
Data Import Tools -
NetCDF Import tool
-
METAR Import tool
Data Handling Tools -
calculate the impact of weather on operational activities configured using a user-managed table current conditions (as received from weather stations) forecasts (as extracted from global forecast models
Demonstration: Weather and Climate Carolyn Fish
Analyzing the Operational Environment
Describing the Operational Environment: •
Operational Factors
Analyzing the effects: •
Military Aspects of Terrain
•
Military Aspects of Weather
The road ahead …
Demonstration: Query Editor Matthew Funk
Tuesday Evening Reception
Smithsonian American Art Museum and National Portrait Gallery 6:30 PM–9:30 PM •
Walking distance from convention center
•
Conference Badge needed for reception
•
Coat check available in courtyard
•
Serving hot hors d’oeuvres and beverages
Wednesday Closing Session
Closing and Hosted Lunch 11:30 AM–1:30 PM •
Ballrooms A–C, Third Level
•
Join conference attendees for lunch and closing session
•
Closing Speaker Todd Park, U.S. CTO
•
Wrap-up and request for feedback with Jack Dangermond.
Upcoming Events esri.com/events
Date
Event
Location
March 21, 2013
Esri DC Meet Up – Big Data & Location Analytics
Washington, DC
April 18, 2013
Esri DC Meet Up
Washington, DC
March 23–26, 2013
Esri Partner Conference
Palm Springs, CA
March 25–28, 2013
Esri Developer Summit
Palm Springs, CA
July 6–9, 2013
Esri National Security Summit
San Diego, CA
July 8–12, 2013
Esri International User Conference
San Diego, CA
Thank You Please complete a session evaluation form. #FedGIS
