Track: Defense and Intelligence
Airspace Value Assessment for Training and Research (AVATAR)
Mei Li HanExisting Air Force definitions of mountainous terrain failed to capture the variability required for aircrew training. Rather than creating a new definition, a spatial modeling procedure was developed. Examination of terrain masking and defensive maneuver tactics and crew member validation identified the optimal terrain scenario along an instrument route (IR). Terrain value classes were generated and used to characterize other IRs within the study area. The terrain variability and elevation values generated from this analysis provided a relative model to classify and characterize high, moderate, and low terrain variability along an IR, defining mountainous or high-quality terrain.
Mei Li Han
Ogden Environmental and Energy Services
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