Joint Warfighter Interoperable GEOINT (JWIG) Process Brief 24 Apr 2007

1. Joint Warfighter Interoperable GEOINT (JWIG) Process Brief 24 Apr 2007 DRAFT

2. Closing Gaps - JWIG CONOPS • JWIG CONOPS • Define JTF Joint Warfighter Interoperable GEOINT (JWIG) process • Provide a common framework for managing GEOINT within the JTF (HQ and mission partners) • Leverage NSG to support warfighter • Enable joint warfighter to use the power of the NSG to support the mission • Enable joint warfighter to provide value-added GEOINT (vetted) back to the NSG • Tested and validate in exercise environment • Comments received from: Joint Staff, USCENTCOM, USEUCOM, USTRANSCOM, USSTRATCOM, USSOUTHCOM, Army, Air Force, and NGA • Ratings: 18 critical, 191 substantives, 63 administrative • All critical comments at least partially accepted with editing “This CONOPS demonstrates forward thinking for a vision of joint warfighter support in the increasingly demanding geospatial intelligence environment.” – Maj Gen Goldfein, USAF, Vice Director, Joint Staff (6 Feb 2007) DRAFT

3. JWIG Scope DRAFT

4. JWIG Process Overview • The JWIG process provides a common framework for managing GEOINT within a JTF • GEOINT Cell coordinates five functions that make up the JWIG process • Define GEOINT mission requirements • Discover and obtain GEOINT to support mission • Evaluate content and form of GEOINT • Use and share GEOINT with mission partners • Maintain GEOINT DRAFT

5. JWIG Process Overview DRAFT

6. GEOINT Cell • Establish and maintain relationships across the JTF and its mission partners • Collaboration across all functional areas within the JTF, all JTF components, higher headquarters, and the rest of the NSG • Traditional GEOINT and Intel partners • Geospatially enabled functional areas such as logistics, operations, plans, weather, etc. • Cell may be centrally located or distributed throughout the JTF and connected by networks DRAFT

7. GEOINT Cell DRAFT

8. JGA Implementation • Continue working current enhancement efforts with NGA organizations, COCOMs, and Services • Standards, training, unified operations, federated production, etc. • Expand engagement with Agencies and International Partners • Develop a Strategic Implementation Plan (SIP) that will: • Maintain an end-to-end perspective • Primarily focus on identifying improvements at the national level that will enhance JTF level capabilities • Emphasize actions that offer near-term benefit • Bring together existing expertise and data (best practices) • Build on Joint Pub 2-03, JWIG CONOPS, and JGIT DCR • Enable the main functions of the GEOINT Cell • Facilitate the establishment of Joint capabilities and processes • Embrace and complement related actions described in previous SIPs • Begin actions to achieve near-term benefits • Pursue the expanded use of Theater Geospatial Database and Geospatial Product Library in Joint environment DRAFT

9. Questions? DRAFT

10. Define GEOINT Mission Requirements • Collect and prioritize GEOINT mission requirements from across the JTF • Define mission partners across the NSG • Define product requirements • Define data layers for template • Baseline layers form starting point for analysis, visualization, and sharing • Scenario-dependent layers typically change frequently or are somewhat specialized DRAFT

11. Define GEOINT Mission Requirements • Identify, review, and coordinate geographic area coverage requirements • Support Annex M (GI&S) and Appendix 7 to Annex B (intelligence) of Operation Plans and Concept Plans • Define search parameters • classification level • content and completeness • resolution and accuracy • currency • Define form • electronic file format • printed hardcopy • electronic media • exchange format DRAFT

12. Discover & Obtain GEOINT • Utilize web-based services to: • Conduct metadata searches across all security domains • Discover existing data sources and planned source acquisition • Obtain available GEOINT data and identify coverage gaps • Access GEOINT directories, catalogs, web mapping services, and libraries • Leverage NSG member and partner organization GEOINT capabilities • Manage current hardcopy storage and logistics ability to deliver hard copy GEOINT products DRAFT

13. Evaluate GEOINT Content & Form • GEOINT is evaluated in order to determine whether it is available at or near the required resolution and is in the form required • If the required GEOINT does not exist or does not fully meet the stated requirements, GEOINT may need to be generated • If the GEOINT is insufficient, the relevant data may need to augment with value added • conflate • transform DRAFT

14. Evaluate GEOINT Content & Form • Conflate GEOINT • Coordinate the conflation of data by identifying, resolving, and merging different spatial renditions of what is actually the same entity • Conflation decisions will balance data currency, accuracy, source, and density to determine the GEOINT that will best satisfy specific needs of the mission DRAFT

15. Evaluate GEOINT Content & Form • Manage production of GEOINT • Request combatant command support to engage other NSG members and partner organizations to collaborate through unified operations channels and procedures • Coordinate data requests across the JTF to be submitted in compliance with NSG procedures and ensure these requirements are documented in the appropriate system • Coordinate the collection of geospatial intelligence data utilizing best available assets and exploit this data to extract the required geospatial information • coordinate the collection and exploitation of organic assets • coordinate with the combatant command to submit a collection and/or production requirement for prioritization and submission to available NSG assets DRAFT

16. Evaluate GEOINT Content & Form • Augment available GEOINT • Based on the specific needs of the mission being supported, the GEOINT obtained may need to be augmented with value-added information provided at the operational level • coordinate the generation of this value-added data utilizing in-theater and/or reach back capabilities • Value-adding occurs based on available resources and adheres to established data standards and specifications DRAFT

17. Evaluate GEOINT Content & Form • Put GEOINT into usable form • Filter mission-relevant GEOINT • Put GEOINT in proper format to include electronic file, electronic media, and printed hard copy • Optimize GEOINT for performance without altering relationships or attributes • Coordinate the production of correlated databases DRAFT

18. Use & Share GEOINT • Use GEOINT to more effectively complete assigned missions • View and modify features, attributes, and metadata across mission function and classification boundaries • Integrate GEOINT into the shared awareness of the operational environment in two, three, and four dimensions (including time) in all security domains. • Perform basic analyses such as line of sight and route planning, and complex services such as areas of cover and concealment and avenues of approach DRAFT

19. Use & Share GEOINT • GEOINT at the JTF stored in available theater holdings • Local value-added data is integrated into the local database and forwarded by theater data stewards for integration into NSG data holdings • Share GEOINT with mission partners and other NSG • Employ web services in order to achieve and maintain shared awareness of the operational environment with mission partners • Employ collaboration tools in order share data between JTF elements • Web-host value-added GEOINT to be accessed by others within the NSG DRAFT

20. Maintain GEOINT • Coordinate across all JTF elements, the combatant command, and NGA deployed analysis and production personnel to ensure the availability of theater storage capability • Utilize metadata standards and standard procedures to integrate updates from the field that have been manually validated as an improvement to existing content within the geospatial data store • Receive updates, keep current and validated for accuracy and consistency • Purge databases and archive deleted holdings as necessary • Establish version control and naming conventions • Manage and document holdings • Monitor and track holdings to ensure use of most current and relevant GEOINT in accordance with mission requirements DRAFT