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Real-time Collaborative Planning. Rocket City Geospatial Conference November 18-20, 2008. Jack Tombrella Northrop Grumman Corporation. Real-Time Collaborative Planning.
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Real-time Collaborative Planning Rocket City Geospatial Conference November 18-20, 2008 Jack Tombrella Northrop Grumman Corporation
Real-Time Collaborative Planning • Collaborative planning is the real-time interaction of commanders and staffs at two or more echelons developing plans for a single operation. • Collaborative planning systems • Defense Collaboration Tool Suite (DCTS) • InfoWorkspace • Net-Centric Enterprise Services (NCES) Collaboration Services • Traditional features • Audio conferencing—Voice over IP • Video conferencing over IP network • Text messaging • Application sharing • Session management • Whiteboard Challenge: Create interoperability between disparate planning systems to enable RCP
Vignette 1: RCP Today—Manual Whiteboard • Two different planning systems • Different map displays • Different processes or user interfaces to enter an obstacle or detour • Different algorithms for route calculation • Different representations of the data • Collaboration • Step 1: Activate whiteboard • Step 2: Add detour to whiteboard • Step 3: GPS #1 manually inserts obstacle • Step 4: GPS #2 manually inserts obstacle • Step 5: Both are ready to go
Vignette 2: RCP Interim—Loose Coupling • Two different planning systems • Different map displays • Different processes or user interfaces to enter an obstacle or detour • Different algorithms for route calculation • Common representations of the data • Collaboration • Step 1: Activate whiteboard • Step 2: Add detour to whiteboard • Step 3: Export obstacle into each system • Step 4: Both are ready to go
Vignette 3: RCP Objective—Open Architecture • Two different planning systems • Different map displays • Different processes or user interfaces to enter an obstacle or detour • Different algorithms for route calculation • Common representations of the data • Open interfaces • Open architecture • Collaboration • Step 1: No whiteboard—use native maps • Step 2: Add detour to map • Step 3: Obstacle automatically inserted into each system • Step 4: Both are ready to go
Northrop Grumman Initiatives • Participation in DoD Community of Interest for Net-Centric Data Sharing • Common IAMD XML Schema (CIXS) • Open source • GlassFish • Java SDK • PostgresSQL • World Wind • Standardized whiteboard tools • Military symbols 2525 • Tactical graphics • 2D, 3D mapping capabilities • Data compression facilitate XML transmission • Secure wireless
Goal: Enhanced Operational Capabilities • Not just a whiteboard—Incorporate the results of a collaboration session directly into each disparate planning system’s database. • Enable more responsive and effective crisis planning due to shared view of strengths/weaknesses and intelligence data • Provide mission rehearsal from distributed locations. • Extend participation in planning and situational awareness to any system on the network. Bringing Decision Makers Closer to Data Gatherers