Lt. Col. Paweł BORYN, PhD

POLISH EXPERIENCES IN PREPARING HIGH-RESOLUTION MAPS FOR JTLS

Agenda

1. Introduction

2. How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?

3. Conclusions

Introduction

The first hex map of Poland (2004)

Produce hex net of area for GIS system

coordinates of the hex’es

GIS layer

How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?

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How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?

Forest areas

Depth

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Elevation

Rivers and lakes

Roads

Urban areas

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Preparing terrain definition layers (forests, urban areas, waters, roads, rivers, bathymetric map of the Baltic sea, elevation)

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

geo-databas

e

How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?

Load layers of terrain definition to the geodatabase

Layers of terrain definition

DepthElevationRivers and lakesRoadsUrban areasForest areas

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

geo-database

Calculationsand

Transformation

Calculations And Transformations

Dedicated application for:

- making decision concerning type of terrain for each hex ;

- making decision concerning definition of the barriers for the hexes;

- checking integrity of the database.

How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Data conversion from HEX geo-database to ASCII file (.hx) ready to use in the JTLS system

HEX geo-database

How to create a high-resolution map for JTLS ?

Step 1 Step 2 Step 3 Step 4 Step 5

Raster map 1:250 K

Conclusions

8km hex map

Conclusions

1km hex map

Conclusions

250m hex map

Conclusions

8km

1km

250m

1 hex (8km) = 81 hexes (1km) = 1093 hexes (250m)

Conclusions