Using ArcGIS for Military Planning and Operations

Ben Conklin Derek Foll

Goals of the workshop

• Enterprise system for military planning and operations • Basemap and operational layers to communicate plans • ArcGIS supports the planning process • Share maps with mobile and web clients • ArcGIS supports situation awareness • ArcGIS.com resources • Recommendations and best practices

ArcGIS for Defense and Intelligence

Military Operations

Production Mapping

Intelligence

ArcGIS for the Military – Land Operations

Planning

COP Mounted

Dismounted Provisioning

Intelligence

Common Geospatial

Server

Sensors

Key Aspects of a GIS

• A GIS uses a layer based model for describing the world

- Feature Classes - Raster Datasets - Attributes and descriptive information

• A GIS uses maps to visualize and work with Geographic information

• A GIS has a comprehensive set of analytic tools to perform spatial analysis and data processing

Maps in a GIS

• Maps are how you - Compile information - Find patterns - Derive new information using analysis - Communicate plans and ideas - Get status reports

Map layers

• Basemaps - Terrain - Imagery

• Operational Layers - Targets - Facilities - Units/equipment positions - Reporting

To communicate plans and new ideas

• Maps are used to create and share plans or assessments

- Friendly or Enemy Course of Action Sketches - Target Packages - Daily Briefs

• GIS maps for communicating plans include

- Features for sketching plans/ideas - Presentation layouts/slides for explaining concepts - Useful animation for showing timelines

To get status reports

• Maps are used to receive and display status reports - Current location of units/equipment - Current status of sensors - Reports/observations by deployed personnel

• GIS maps for status reports include

- Tools for inputting reports - Layers for showing current reports

• Status reports are frequently viewed on the web using custom applications

Sharing Maps

• GIS analysts share information with each other as packages

- Packages encapsulate all aspects of a GIS - Symbology - Tools - Data

• GIS analysts share GIS with everyone through

services - Shared across the web and mobile devices through web

maps and apps - Web maps define the layers/popups for the services - Apps bring the map to life in browsers and devices

Planning and Operations Templates

• Military Overlay editing - Neutral Operations - Unknown Operations - Friendly Operations - Hostile Operations - Stability Operations - METOC - Emergency Management

• Situational Awareness web application template - Monitoring current operations and reporting

• Patrol Data capture - Incorporate GPS data and patrol reports

Planning and Operations Templates

• Decision Support Template - Create SITEMP - Create Event Temp - Identify NAIs and TAIs

• Vehicle Commander

- In Vehicle Situational Awareness - Create reports - View intelligence/planning information - Linux and Windows

• Squad Leader - Dismounted Situational Awareness - Create Reports - View current situation - Android Devices

Military Features

The Operations Process

PLAN

BATTLE COMMAND

The Operations Process

PLAN

BATTLE COMMAND

Planning

• ArcGIS supports MDMP - Receipt of Mission - Mission analysis - COA develop

• Decision Support Template

PLAN

BATTLE COMMAND

Planning

Planning process

• Military Decision Making Process

Planning

• Create plans - Friendly course of action sketch - Enemy course of action sketch - Decision support template

• Share plans

• Communicate plans

Decision Support

• Identify how the enemy may act (ECOA) • Assessing the environment (MAoT) • Identifying enemy activity (NAI) • Identify areas to influence battle (TAI) • Wargaming (post-DST)

DST

• More about nai development • Slides about the challenges

- Ie … deconflicting the nai - Ie… numbering the nai

Decision Support Template

Decision Support Contents

• Structured geodatabases - Storing and organizing planning info

• Custom ArcGIS tools - Analyze Planning info

• Maps - Consuming and visualizing planning info

Current Operations

Operations Templates

• Vehicle Commander App - In vehicle app for situational awareness

• Android Application - Dismounted troops in the field

• Situational Awareness web application template - Ops room staff

• Based on a common information model

Operations

• Movement and maneuver • Reports

- Chem lights - SALUTE - SIGACT - MEDEVAC

PLAN

BATTLE COMMAND

Operations – Mounted/Dismounted

• Provisioning with basemaps • Reports

- Track Reports/Track Logs - Chem lights - SALUTE

• 911 status

Operations

Resource Center

• Defense and Intelligence User Community

• Blogs • Help • Forum • Videos • Ideas

• Template Galleries

QUESTIONS

After this workshop…

• Creating Basemaps for the Defense and Intelligence Community

- 1515-1630 Room 207A

• Producing GEOINT with Esri Defense Mapping - 1700-1815 Room 207A

• Portal for ArcGIS - 1700-1815 Room 207B

• Using ArcGIS for Intelligence Analysis - Friday 0830-0945 Room 207A

After this conference…

• Defense and Intelligence Resource Center - http://resources.arcgis.com/content/defense/10.0/about - Blog - Forum

• Defense and Intelligence guide book • ArcGIS.com http://www.arcgis.com • Support http://support.esri.com

March 8 - MeetUp at Esri (Vienna, VA)

April 12 - MeetUp in DC area (location TBD)

Mar 24-27 – Esri Partner Conference (Palm Springs, CA)

Mar 26-29 – Esri Developer Summit (Palm Springs, CA)

July 21-24 – Esri Homeland Security Summit (San Diego, CA)

July 23-27 – Esri International User Conference (San Diego, CA)

Upcoming Events (www.esri.com/events)

Thursday Evening Reception • 6:30 – 9:30 pm • Smithsonian Air and Space Museum • Logistics:

- 6:15 – 10:00 pm Buses transport between convention center and reception

- Conference Badge needed for reception - Coat check – available at entrance - Serving hot hors d’oeuvres and beverages

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Friday Closing Session and Hosted Lunch

• Join conference attendees for lunch and closing session • 11:30 am – 1:30 pm • Ballrooms A-C, Third Level • Closing Speaker – Chris Smith, United States Department

of Agriculture • Wrap-up and request for feedback with Jack Dangermond

of closing session.

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