Tactical Situation Display TACSIT Standards Discussion

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Tactical Situation Display (TACSIT) Standards
Discussion

• Kickoff discussion
• Matt Wilson / Sonalysts Inc (NSWCDD)

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Objective

• To open the discussion on TACSIT standards
• Identify potential topic areas
• Get feedback on topics areas
• Not limit scope (yet)

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Desirable end-state

• Common map data files
• Map updates
• Common map server
• Consistent look
• Consistent actions
• Shared overlay / graphics data
• Reduce vendor specialized internal track files
• Remote cursors
• Playback / Replay capabilities

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Resulting Topic Areas

• Map Data Formats
• Track Interface / Data Standards
• Look and Feel Tailoring
• Standard API for getting / initiating track
  related HCI actions
• Graphic Overlay Interchange
• Playback

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Map Data Format

• Map information for tactical use
• Elevation / Depth
• Coastline / National Boundary / Territorial
• Airways / Shipping routes
• Navigation Data
• Overlays / Shapes
• Options
• Common processed format?
• Common source format?
• Common pre-processor API?

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Map Data Format (explained)

• Storage / Delivery Issues
• Size, update, in-process, batch
• Common processed format
• The rendering engines use a common format
  directly
• No additional conversion step required
• Facilitates a common Map Server in the system
• Common pre-processor API
• Each GIS app confirms to the same API for
  converting source data for internal use.
• Requires common source format
• Common source format
• Standardized map input format
• Not necessarily pre-optimized

Processed Data
Processed Data
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Track Interface / Data Standard

• Standard approach to plugging in a track data
  stream
• Extensible standard for track data stream(s)
• Track Data format with open extensions
• Track file format with open extensions

TrackProducer(s)
Track Consumer API
TACSIT app
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Look and Feel Tailoring

• Track-to-symbol taxonomy
• Track type taxonomy
• Standard symbology sets (NATO, NTDS, 2525B)
• Plug-in Symbol set
• Annotations / modifiers to base symbols
• Land and water colors
• flat and elevation contours
• Named graphic element colors
• Overlays
• Pairing lines
• Sectors
• Number, shape, size, color of hook symbols

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Track manipulation HCI actions

• Triggering / registering for track related
  actions
• Triggering / registering for hook actions
• Primary, secondary
• Consistent results of input device interaction
• Select, range in/out, pre-hook, etc.
• Other track related actions
• Type change, drop, etc.

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Graphic Interchange

• Transfer of shapes
• Remote cursors
• other consoles / operators
• Remote / Large Screen Displays
• How many / control (on same display)
• Support for copy / capture screen
• I believe some of this may be under Open GIS
  consortium?

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Playback / Replay / Logging

• Track Data
• Operator Actions
• Viewer state changes
• Range scale / offset
• Graphics visible
• Historical screen capture

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Discussion Topics

• What topics do we want to tackle?
• Single standard vs. subset standards
• Data Interface
• Map, Track
• Visual Tailoring / Functional interface
• Which standards belong in this body vs. others
• What existing standards exist?