Abstract
 GIS-Enabled Modeling and Simulation Track: Defense and Intelligence Author(s): Thomas Stanzione, Kevin Johnson Current C4ISR and simulation systems use different tools and formats for generating and storing geospatial information. C4ISR systems tend to use geographic information systems (GIS), such as C/JMTK, for this information, while simulation systems use proprietary terrain database formats that are generated from a number of different terrain database generation tools. This leads to problems sharing geospatial information between systems, making mission planning or embedded training difficult, as well as problems maintaining geospatial information as it is updated. A common geospatial database that can be generated with a single set of tools and shared across applications would eliminate these problems and allow higher integration of diverse military systems. Under a contract with the USArmy Topographic Engineering Center, MÄK Technologies, along with Esri, is developing a prototype framework for accessing geospatial data from federated geospatial databases directly into M&S applications, utilizing the Esri ArcGIS family of products. Thomas Stanzione MAK Technologies 68 Moulton Street Cambridge , MA 02138 US Phone: 617 876 8085 Fax: 617 876 0041 E-mail: tstanzione@mak.com Kevin Johnson MAK Technologies 68 Moulton Street Cambridge , MA 02138 US Phone: 617 876 8085 E-mail: kevinj@mak.com |
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