—Craig Erlandson and Mike Hawrylak
Barriers exist within any large bureaucracy. This is no more true than in the Department of Defense when it comes to data sharing. While technology is often not the root cause, other factors (e.g. politics, communication, operational tempo, etc.) often make it difficult to share data and ideas, even when the mutual benefits are known. This session will discuss the tight integration of two large DoD geospatial programs: USAF AFCENT IGI&S and US Army ARCENT UCM. These programs share a common mission and geography and by leveraging each others investments, the end result is overall better support for the war fighter. Detailed topics include: history, staffing, data modeling, system architecture, formalizing the agreement, etc.