MGT 7-1.indd - KMI Media Group
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Geospatial Edge<br />
for the Warfighter<br />
JOINT-GEOSPATIAL ENTERPRISE SERVICES PROGRAM BUILDS A BRIDGE<br />
BETWEEN THE WARFIGHTER, COMMAND CENTER AND NATIONAL LEVEL.<br />
Profound changes in science and technology are better<br />
equipping our soldiers with the tools necessary to accomplish<br />
their missions efficiently and effectively. Yet in the constantly<br />
evolving world of geospatial services, the number of programs,<br />
platforms and formats seems endless.<br />
Deciding which of the many commercial- and governmentoff-the-shelf<br />
GIS solutions best fit the specialized needs of the<br />
warfighter is a daunting task, especially as adversaries adapt to<br />
the Army’s combat tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs).<br />
Today’s solutions may not solve tomorrow’s problems. The soldier<br />
must remain two steps ahead by improving current tactics<br />
and equipment or developing new tools and procedures.<br />
To better enable our warfighters to navigate today’s<br />
complex operational environment, the Army Topographic<br />
Engineering Center (TEC) developed the Joint-Geospatial<br />
Enterprise Services program (J-GES) to build a bridge among<br />
the warfighter, the command center and the national level of<br />
the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. J-GES enables<br />
every soldier to serve as a sensor by providing each with the<br />
ability to evaluate and implement COTS and GOTS technol-<br />
BY JAMAL B. BECK AND DAN VISONE<br />
ogy to collect, update, maintain,<br />
visualize and share their own geospatial<br />
information quickly, easily<br />
and accurately. This approach<br />
improves the soldier’s situational<br />
awareness and probability of mission<br />
success.<br />
“The goal of J-GES is to<br />
migrate geospatial information<br />
and services to a net-centric envi-<br />
Dan Visone ronment, enabling technologies<br />
and standards to support horizontal,<br />
vertical and peer-to-peer interoperability from national to<br />
tactical,” according to Dan Visone, J-GES program manager.<br />
Specific goals of the J-GES program include:<br />
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Facilitating the early transition of emerging technologies<br />
and net-centric C4ISR geospatial services<br />
Partnering with industry to enhance commercial GIS<br />
technology to support complex J-GES needs<br />
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