Natural Environment Support

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Natural Environment Support More than Numbers

• Donna W. Blake, Steven J. Lowe, John Holdzkom
• Environmental Representation
• Modeling Simulation Division
• Atmospheric Environmental Research, Inc.
• Stephen M. Webb
• ASNE/MSEA Liaison to JFCOM
• General Dynamics Corporation

Presented to the 77th MORSS 16-18 June 2009 Ft.
Leavenworth, KS
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Outline

• The Problem for Emerging Simulations
• The Environment Support Concept Model
• The Producer-Consumer Connection
• The Two-Part Solution
• Tracking Requirements
• Coordinating Products
• Example Combatant Command (COCOM) training
  events
• Summary

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The Problem for Emerging Simulations

• Complex sensor, behavior societal models
• Require diverse natural environment products that
  
• Maintain consistency across/within simulations
  and for additional participants
• Consistency requires the capability to
• Conduct scenario-based searches for existing
  products
• Capture and track products required by each model
• Generate and distribute products
• Emerging simulations require that environment
  products be provided in a manner that is
• Efficient, effective and flexible while
  conforming to standards

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Scenario Interactions (DoD)
Threat
Ship Combat Systems
Threat hits Ship
Weapon (RAM) hits Threat
Ship performance is affected by environment
Threat performance is affected by environment
Most interactions involve the natural environment
Threat impacts environment
Ship Combat Systems impact environment
Natural Environment In-Situ
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Real World View
Natural Environment Perceived What we know
about What is physically there
Real World
Natural Environment In-Situ What is physically
there
Natural Environment
Human-made Systems
Humans
Natural Environment Perceived
Natural Environment In-Situ
Military Systems
Civilian Systems
Military
Civilian
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Environment Support Concept Model (Natural
Environment Perceived)
Implementation varies with application
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The Provider-Consumer Connection
What happens when I add new/alternative data
sources? What is the cost? How do I validate
use?
Authoritative Sources
Category II Data
Provider A
1
Consumer X
2
Data Sources
Requirements
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Utilities
Provider B
1

• Units Conversion
• Grid Manipulation
• Vertical Interpolation
• Derived Content

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Data Sources
Category I Data
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Consumers become locked-in to specific data
sources, and are developing utilities outside
their area of expertise.
Category I V Ved Category II Sim created
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The Provider-Consumer Connection
What happens when I add new consumers? How do I
ensure consistency?
Authoritative Sources
Category II Data
Provider A
1
Consumer X
2
Data Sources
Requirements
3
Provider B
1
Consumer Y
2
Data Sources
Requirements
3
Category I Data
One MS Federation today has 2 to 6 unique
consumers. Federations of tomorrow will have 10
100 unique consumers that MUST obtain and utilize
consistent environment.
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A Better Model
Category I Data
Authoritative Sources
Virtual Provider
Provider A
1
Consumer X
2
Data Sources
Requirements
3
Consumer Y
Requirements
Provider B
1
2
Data Sources
Consumer Z
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Requirements
Common Utilities
Note Virtual Providers should be tied to /
defined by communities of CONSUMERS because the
goal is consistency across a federation of
consumers. Provider data sources should be
allowed (encouraged?!) to be inconsistent in
order to achieve highest possible fidelity.
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The Two-Part Solution

• Create and distribute the consistent Environment
  Representation
• Identify historical scenarios that provide
  relevant conditions
• Develop the Integrated Environment Representation
  
• Distribute through Common Open Services for
  Integrated Natural Environment (COSINE)
• Create and distribute the consistent individual
  views/products of the Environment
  Representation
• Identify all views/products required by each
  participant
• Develop consistent views/products for the C4I,
  Control Group, and Simulation domains (for
  example)
• Provide efficient runtime distribution with
  injection of data effects

ASNE Technology Environmental Scenario Generator
(ESG) Environmental Data Cube Support System
(EDCSS)
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Environmental Scenario Generatorhttps//esg.afccc
.af.mil/
Dynamic Terrain
Terrain

• Interactive Search Capability
• for Relevant Scenarios
• Consistent Multi-Domain
• Environment Representations
• Flexible Delivery Mechanisms

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EDCSS Concept DefinitionEnvironmental Data Cube
Support System
National Repositories DATA MODELS
Project Definition
Scenario Search
Simulation
Integrated Environment Representation Production
White Cell or Analyst
Product Generation
Distribution
COP (C4ISR)
Integration
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EDCSS Requirements Data Model

Components
JCATS AWSIM White Cell JET
JSAF

Data
OASES GRIB
JLVC CSV
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EDCSS Correlated Products
FTUS80 KWBC 110300 RKJK TAF 110303 04006KT 9999
SKC QNH3005INS BECMG 1107/1109 35007KT 9999 SKC
QNH2988INS BECMG 1113/1115 09010KT 9999 SKC
QNH2991INS BECMG 1119/1121 04009KT 9999 SKC
QNH2986INS BECMG 1201/1203 03011G25KT 9999
SCT270 QNH2969INS BECMG 1207/1209 33017G37KT
9999 SKC QNH2967INS
METAR RCMQ 110300Z 31016KT 10SM BKN140
30/25 Q0970
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EDCSS Process for Training Event Support
EDCSS Production Site
Consistent, Multi-Domain Environmental Scenario
Data
Effects
Project Conditions, Place/Time, Components
Imagery
Messages
DMZ
DMZ
EDCSS Distributor
HTTP Simulation Network
C4I Domain
AWSIM
JBUS / OASES
JCATS
NWARS
JSAF
HLAto-C4I Bridge
HLA Simulation Network
RIM Runtime Integration Module HLA High-Level
Architecture
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Environment Representation in MS

• DoD Modeling Simulation (MS)
• Environment Representation defined as key success
  criteria
• Support focused on Training, Acquisition,
  Analysis, and TE
• Training Joint (JNTC), AF (DMO), Navy (FST),
  Army (FCS)
• MS Executive Agents
• Air and Space Natural Environment (ASNE) -
  USAF/A30-W
• Ocean USN/CNMOC
• Terrain NGA
• Technology Development
• MS CO (former DMSO) funded through MSEA
  endorsement
• Emphasis on critical enabling technology
  (standards-based)
• In general everything you see here is DoD owned
• DATA and MODEL resources separated from technology

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Summary

• Problem
• Provide the diverse natural environment products
  required by complex models of sensors, behavior
  and societal models.
• Maintain consistency of natural environment
  representation across/within simulations and with
  additional participants.
• Two-part solution
• Provide integrated consistent 4D environment
  representation (ESG), including web-based
  distribution.
• Provide consistent environment views/products of
  environment representation to all participants
  (EDCSS), including runtime distribution of data
  and effects.
• Constraints
• Meet requirements and maintain standards.
• Be efficient, effective, and extensible.

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Back-Up Slides

• Back-Up Slides

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The EDCSS MS Landscape
The Tri-MSEA Vision is for EDCSS to be a Virtual
Provider of the integrated Dynamic Environment
package for all of DoD MS.
JLVC
AFWA
CNMOC
DMO
NGA
NCTE
NOAA
FCS
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ASNE Technology Overview

• Environmental Scenario Generator (ESG)
• Identifies historical scenarios that provide
  relevant conditions
• Provides the Integrated Environment
  Representation
• Common Open Services for Integrated Natural
  Environment (COSINE)
• Environmental Data Cube Support System (EDCSS)
• Provides consistent views of the Environment
  Representation to the C4I, Control Group, and
  Simulation domains
• Efficient runtime distribution and inject of data
  and effects
• Space Environment Information System (SEIS)
• NGDC Developed Space domain overlay to ESG /
  EDCSS