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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 2 10/16/2008 Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1 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 – – – – – 3 10/16/2008 Step Step Step Step Step 1: 2: 3: 4: 5: Activate whiteboard Add detour to whiteboard GPS #1 manually inserts obstacle GPS #2 manually inserts obstacle Both are ready to go Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1 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 – – – – 4 10/16/2008 Step Step Step Step 1: 2: 3: 4: Activate whiteboard Add detour to whiteboard Export obstacle into each system Both are ready to go Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1 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 5 10/16/2008 Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1 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 6 10/16/2008 Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1 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 7 10/16/2008 Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1 8 10/16/2008 Northrop Grumman Proprietary Level 1