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Track: Defense and Intelligence
William Zanine
Lockheed Martin Corporation
1301 Virginia Drive Building 97 Suite 305
Fort Washington, PA 19034-3226
Telephone: 215-283-6966
Fax: 215-283-6970
E-mail: zanine@fwo.mds.lmco.com
Standardization of Geographic Analysis Through Application Development
With GIS tools such as Esri's ArcInfo and ERDAS's Imagine becoming more widely available to general users, the ability to analyze geographic data practically becomes commonplace. The capabilities of these tools allow for the use of a multitude of methodologies for solving a single problem, with each methodology having the potential of resulting in a unique solution. In an environment where multiple users may be performing similar analyses in support of decision makers, it is important that standardized analysis techniques and presentation of results be employed. Applications such as the Combat Terrain Information Systems (CTIS) Tactical Decision Aids (TDA) developed by Lockheed Martin provide a general capability for the integration and distribution of standard analysis models and product generators. This paper will address the CTIS TDA process as a methodology for standardizing GIS analysis across a distributed group of users.
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