To continue supplying detailed map data sets in shorter turnaround times, PM MC, assigned to the Program Executive Office for Command, Control and Communications-Tactical, is building an expanded map library.
Getting them the most up-to-date maps for their mission was and is essential to saving lives." "Without this technology and the accuracy of it, we could be putting our fighting forces in harm's way. "The maps are used on the Soldiers' CPOF systems to plan, fight and coordinate the common operating picture," said Matthew Tessier, map manager for PdM TMC and who developed the map sets in response to the flare up in Libya. The maps sent were of several countries in northern Africa, including Libya, and offered sub-meter imagery that was orthorectified to allow for terrain displacement. When a new area of interest emerged in Libya, we were able to build a CPOF map set to cover it." "We recognize there's use for both broad map coverage and detailed map imagery of specific areas of interest. Tom Bentzel, the Army's product manager for Tactical Mission Command, or PdM TMC, part of PM MC. "When the incident happened we identified the need and got the maps out to them," said Lt. Within days of the flare-up in Libya, PM MC coordinated the creation and installation of a specialized map set providing the most recent imagery and detailed maps of that area in support of USARAF.
Army Africa, or USARAF, which covers most of the African continent, sometimes the need arises where they must request customized map sets. Project Manager Mission Command, or PM MC, is helping to streamline the delivery of maps and imagery through the use of specialized geospatial products that work with the Army's primary mission command information system, known as Command Post of the Future, known as CPOF.Īlthough CPOF users have an initial set of digital maps at their disposal, there is usually not enough storage space to keep the latest and most detailed maps for every contingency across the globe. Army Africa to have at its fingertips the ability to draw upon the most up-to-date detailed maps and imagery of any given region at a moment's notice. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya reinforced the need for U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINALĪBERDEEN PROVING GROUND, Md. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 3 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. Army) VIEW ORIGINAL 2 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S. 1 / 3 Show Caption + Hide Caption – (Photo Credit: U.S.
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