NATO MSG-088 case study results to demonstrate the benefit of using Data Farming for military decision support

NATO\´s Modeling and Simulation Group (NMSG) has set up a task group to demonstrate the benefits of the Data Farming methodology for decision support within NATO. In the case study "Force Protection" the agent-based simulation model PAXSEM, which was developed on behalf of the German Federal Armed Forces, was used in conjunction with the Data Farming methodology to find a robust configuration of a combat outpost (COP) against different kind of threat scenarios. Data Farming was used here as an analysis process, where all the six realms of Data Farming have been used in a demonstrative way With this case study, the power of Data Farming could be demonstrated when obtaining robust statements on opportunities and risks of specific COP configurations.