Installation Mapping Enables Many Missions The Benefits of and Barriers to Sharing Geospatial Data Assets

by Lachman, Beth E.; Schirmer, Peter; Frelinger, David R.; Greenfield, Victoria A.; Tseng, Michael S.

• ISBN13: 9780833040343
• ISBN10: 0833040340
• Edition: CD
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2007-09-27
• Publisher: RAND Corporation

Summary

This report assesses the effect of sharing installations and environment geospatial data assets across the Department of Defense Global Information Grid. The authors found that the assets support a wide range of missions from installation management to warfighting support. The authors also identified barriers to sharing, recommended ways to maximize the sharing benefits, and developed a methodology for assessing the effects of sharing.

Table of Contents

Preface
Figures
Tables
Summary
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Introduction	p. 1
Background	p. 1
Project Objective	p. 4
Methodology	p. 5
Organization of the Report	p. 7
What Is Shared, Who Is Sharing It, Why, and How	p. 9
Diverse I&E Geospatial Data Assets Are Being Shared or Could Be Shared	p. 9
Who Creates, Maintains, and Updates I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 25
Who Shares and Who Uses I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 27
I&E Geospatial Data Assets Are Used and Shared for Diverse Purposes	p. 34
I&E Geospatial Data Assets Are Used and Shared in Many Ways	p. 37
How Do I&E Geospatial Data Assets Enable Diverse Missions?	p. 47
Installation Level	p. 50
Applications by Regional and Functional Organizations/Commands	p. 55
Service Headquarters Application Examples	p. 57
Office of the Secretary of Defense Application Examples	p. 59
Uses by Other Parts of DoD	p. 61
How Organizations Outside DoD Use I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 62
How I&E Geospatial Data Assets Enable Traditional Warfighting Operations	p. 65
Command, Control, Communications, and Computers (C4) Systems	p. 65
Logistics	p. 67
Warfighting Operations	p. 68
Warfighting Strategic Planning, Policy, and Assessments	p. 72
IVT Case Study of Cross-Departmental Data Sharing	p. 75
Development of the IVT Data and Viewer Application	p. 76
IVT Data and Viewer Application Use in the BRAC Process	p. 80
Other Effects and Uses of the IVT Data and Process	p. 93
Summary of the Effect of the IVT Data and Process	p. 98
Future Use and Sharing of I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 101
Increasing Demand and Use of I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 101
Many Barriers Exist to Successful Sharing of I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 108
Evolving I&E Geospatial Data Asset Applications and Use	p. 118
Assessing the Mission Effects of Using Shared I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 127
The Diverse Effects from Using I&E Geospatial Data Assets	p. 127
Our Methodology for Evaluating Effects	p. 155
Estimating Effects Across the DoD	p. 180
Conclusion	p. 183
Conclusions and Recommendations for DISDI	p. 187
Policy Recommendations	p. 188
Recommendations for Coordination and Outreach	p. 191
Recommendations for Standards, Contracting, and Q/A Processes	p. 197
DISDI Staffing and Resource Investment Recommendations	p. 201
Conclusions	p. 205
Details on How I&E Geospatial Data Assets Enable Business-Related Missions	p. 209
Bibliography	p. 275
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.