Planning aids for the military commander: force protection simulation opportunities with GIS

Author

Cowdale, Alan ; Lithgo, Suzy

Author_Institution

Air Warfare Centre, R. Air Force Waddington, Lincoln, UK

Volume

1

fYear

2001

fDate

2001

Firstpage

680

Abstract

This paper describes the development of computer simulation models by the Operational Analysis Element (OAE) of the Air Warfare Centre to support air force protection planning within the Royal Air Force. The paper illustrates the application of a rapid system development methodology to meet military requirements and provides a case study of how a model can be developed using the ArcView modelling suite of the Environmental Systems Research Institute (ESRI) Inc. to meet user requirements

Keywords

command and control systems; digital simulation; geographic information systems; planning; software prototyping; Air Warfare Centre; ArcView modelling suite; ESRI Inc.; Environmental Systems Research Institute; Operational Analysis Element; Royal Air Force; air force protection simulation; case study; computer simulation models; force protection planning; geographic information system; military commander planning aids; military requirements; rapid system development methodology; user requirements; Acquired immune deficiency syndrome; Analytical models; Application software; Computational modeling; Computer simulation; Geographic Information Systems; Military aircraft; Military computing; Modems; Protection;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Simulation Conference, 2001. Proceedings of the Winter

Conference_Location

Arlington, VA

Print_ISBN

0-7803-7307-3

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WSC.2001.977354

Filename

977354