Abstract
Developing the Army Range Mapper - Lessons Learned
Track: Defense and Intelligence
Author
In spring 2009, USAREUR SRP rolled out a new Army Range Mapper (ARM)
application built upon ArcGIS Server version 9.2. Facilitating the
dissemination of geospatial data in support of military training activities
in the European theatre and beyond, ARM also hosts several training support
tools including the web-enabled version of the DoD's Surface Danger Zone
(SDZ). Due to a range of technical challenges however, both the performance
and usability of ARM fell short of requirements. To overcome these
challenges, and in fulfillment of the role of USAREUR's Sustainable Range
Program (SRP) as a Test and Development Center for Army-wide SRP GIS
solutions, a number of development strategies were pursued and implemented -
including a comprehensive application upgrade to ArcGIS Server 9.3.1
technology. This presentation will elaborate the lessons learned during the
process of migrating ARM, detail some of the enhancements made and provide
comparative performance statistics of the solutions employed.
Kolade Ayorinde
U.S. Army Europe
HQs, 7th Army Training Command
Training Support Activity, Europe
Grafenwoehr, Bayern APO AE 09114
Germany
Phone: 00499641838584
E-mail: kolade.ayorinde@us.army.mil