CATTMIC 2004

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CATTMIC 2004

• CAPT Marcus Trainor
• J2G - Headquarters Joint Operations Command
  Australian Defence Force

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Quote

• Geospatial support is not determined by the size
  of the military force but by the size and nature
  of the area of operations.

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Agenda

• J2G Role
• Issues
• Geospatial Support Planning Group (GSPG)
• Goals
• Questions

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J2G Role

• Geospatial Staff Officer for HQJOC
• Coordinate and manage geospatial support for ADF
  operations
• Provide organic geospatial support to HQJOC

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Issues

• No effective joint geospatial coordination at the
  operational level
• Interoperability
• Individual services
• Allied forces
• Geospatial support is not institutionalised
  within the ADF

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Issues

• Collection Management
• Not effective across the board
• Geospatial Requirements of the Warfighter
• No Geospatial Sponsor or Champion at the senior
  level

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Geospatial Support Planning Group (GSPG)

• Convened by the J2 HQJOC
• Provide specialist joint geospatial planning and
  support (Key Stakeholders)
• Component Commands
• Geospatial Support Agencies
• Defence Imagery Geospatial Organisation
• Aeronautical Information Service
• Australian Hydrographic Service
• Directorate of Oceanography and Meteorology

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GSPG

• Provide mechanism for developing
  interoperability
• Allied involvement
• Standards
• Influence capability development
• Develop roles and responsibilities for multiple
  support agencies and geospatial force elements

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GSPG

• Two main roles
• Biannual Geospatial Planning Group (Producers)
• Prioritise geospatial requirements for
  contingency planning, develop interoperability
  and address operational geospatial issues
• Operational Response (Operators)
• Provide joint geospatial support and advice into
  the JMAP and develop the concept of geospatial
  support for individual operations
• Determine capability brick
• Through life geospatial support for an operation

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Joint Geospatial Staff Officers Course

• ADFWC developing in conjunction with HQJOC
• Officer attending NATO Course in Germany
• Experience from allied courses
• Operational focus

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Doctrine

• Strategic and Operational
• Developed in parallel
• Strategic will be published by end of 04
• Operational level at 1st Draft stage

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Goals

• Institutionalise geospatial support
• Critical support into the JMAP and IPB
• Deployed Joint Geospatial Capability
• Robust collection management
• Prioritise and direct collection and production
  of strategic assets
• Interoperability

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Goals

• DCJOC provides authority for GSPG
• Trial operational response of GSPG by end of 2004
  (real life scenario)
• Lead geospatial coordination for major allied
  exercise (Talisman Sabre) within 2 years

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Questions
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Contact Details

• Captain Marcus Trainor
• 2G HQJOC
• Email marcus.trainor_at_defence.gov.au