125th ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team Geospatial Database Project

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1/25th ID Stryker Brigade Combat TeamGeospatial
Database Project

• CW4 Mike Harper
• Topographic Engineer Center

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1/25th ID Stryker Brigade Combat Team Geospatial
Database Project
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• Stryker Brigade Asked For Assistance In Managing
  Brigade Collected Spatial and Temporal Data For
  Their Area Of Interest (AOI)
• Data Collection Performed By Soldiers As Part Of
  Routine Missions To Answer Commanders Priority
  Info Request
• Data Collection Difficult To Maintain, Share, Or
  Visualize
• Designed A Simple Entry Capability For Soldiers
  To Enter Data Via A Web Page Into A Central
  Geodatabase
• Designed An Arc Ims (Internet Mapping Service) To
  Display The Data Back Out To The Warfighter
• Will Field An Enterprise Geo-database Prototype
  Service To The Brigade in Near Future
• Brigade Data Used To Update Armys Urban
  Tactical Planner (UTP)

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1/25th ID SBCT Ninevah Province Database Excel
Spreadsheet
Data collected by the best overall battlefield
sensor and reporter at the tactical level the
Soldier
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Prototype BCT Web Entry
Soldiers on the ground have the best local
knowledge
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Prototype BCT Web Entry
A technical enabler to connect the Soldier to the
Network
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Prototype BCT Internet Mapping Service
Soldiers are now able to easily visualize their
own collected data
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Prototype SBCT Arc IMS Site
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Summary
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• ERDC-TEC personnel were able to look at what type
  of data and detail is important to the warfighter
  and use it to update Army products
• Reinforces the Armys need for an enterprise GIS
  architecture
• Valuable knowledge gained that will be applied
  towards on-going and future Geospatial
  Engineering initiatives (J-GES-APP, DCGS-A /
  DCGS-Terrain)
• Enables Every Soldier is a Sensor
• Soldiers are now able to easily update, maintain,
  share, and visualize their own collected data
• Improves Soldier situational awareness
• Supports CSAs immediate focus areas
• - Current to Future Force- Accelerate
  fielding of select Future Force
  capabilities to enhance effectiveness of Current
  Force
• - The Network- Leverage and enable
  interdependent, network-centric warfare

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