FAST TACTIC Fast TACTical Integration Console

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FAST TACTICFast TACTical Integration Console

• Presented by
• Paul Bienhoff, Jeff Smart,
• and Wayne Loschen
• Johns Hopkins University
• Applied Physics Laboratory

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Overview FAST TACTIC Provides...

• Relational Database with Interactive GUI
• Ownship Environmental Database
• Access to Mission Historical Data
• To be Integrated with TEDS and SFMPL
• Laptop Implementation Available

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FAST TACTIC Integration Concept
CORBA Ownship Contact Server
Ownship environmental sensors
FAST TACTIC DISPLAY Client
Phase 1
SFMPL METOC Server CORBA Environmental Server
Phase 2
TL Models
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The JMTK Display runs on a UNIX Workstation
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FAST TACTIC Addresses These Navy Needs and
Requirements

• METOC ON-SCENE ANALYSIS AND FORECAST CAPABILITY
  (MNS M092-91-98)
• OCEANOGRAPHIC DATA COLLECTION (MNS M094-96-98)
• JOINT ARMY-NAVY-USAF THEATER METEOROLOGICAL
  OCEANOGRAPHIC (METOC) COMMUNICATIONS CAPABILITY
  (JTMCC) (MNS060-096-94)

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FAST TACTIC Addresses These Navy Needs and
Requirements (contd)

• METEOROLOGICAL DATA COLLECTION CAPABILITY
  (M067-096-95)
• TACTICAL ENVIRONMENTAL SUPPORT SYSTEM (TESS) (ORD
  369-096-94)
• GLOBAL COMMAND CONTROL SYSTEM MARITIME
  (GCCS-M) (ORD 510-06-99)

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Quotes from UNDERSEA WARFARE SCIENCE AND
TECHNOLOGY NEEDS DOCUMENT

• Sharing relevant USW information from any sensors
  
• Generate the USW Common Environmental Picture
  improve capabilities to gather in-situ
  measurements
• Automatically extract and update environmental
  information from a database and display pertinent
  information
• Capability to fuse acoustic, sonar related
  tactical and environmental data
• Environmental data bases and visualization
  aids supporting operator exploration of
  oceanographic and atmospheric conditions
• Intuitive visualization exploiting 2D, 3D and VR
  representations to enable situation-at-a-glance
  awareness
• Measure in-situ environmental variables such as
  SVPs in real time and to share and integrate
  this information across the battle force
• for complete descriptions see the Notes Page

Revised 22 December 1999 sponsored by Undersea
Warfare Executive Steering Group
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Comparison Between TEDS, SFMPL, FAST TACTIC
capability depends on platform
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TEDS, SFMPL, FAST TACTIC Own Ship
Environmental Data Storage
limited capability on BQQ-5D/BSY-1 sonar
systems Being implemented on surface vessels
only
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How Are Data Handled Now ?

• SCICEX Data
• Scientists Collect/Hold Data for Years
• Own-Ship Data
• Paper Charts Manual Entry
• Off-Ship Data
• ONI NAVO Backlog 2 Years
• (primarily due to paper charts, hand digitizing,
  etc. use of digital data from FAST TACTIC will
  streamline this process)

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FAST TACTIC SOARED Underway Data
TASKS
Vulnerability Assessments Models
Network Centric Data Management
Acoustic Propagation Models For Weapons Sonar

• SOARED (Environmental Database)
• CONTENTS
• Historical Gridded Data
• Recent Updates/MODAS fields
• Ownship sensor data
• CAPABILITIES
• Data Preview Charts X-Y Plots
• Automated Data Quality Checks Data Editing
• Data Compression
• Data Reporting

• Ownship Sensors
• BQH-1 (SVP), SSXBT, XCTD, ...
• Bathymetry, Le, ...

Color Key EXISTING CAPABILITY NEW CAPABILITY
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What Is SOARED ?

• Fully Functional Environmental Database
• Prototype to Evaluate Fast Tactic Functions
• Current Contents
• SCICEX 95 CTD Data
• NODC Historical CTDs
• GDEM Winter Spring T, S, sound speed
• SCICEX 95 Bathymetry (sampled once/minute)
• SCICEX 96 Hi Lo Resolution Ice Keel Data

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SOARED Data Locations
Historical CTD Data (NODC)

5000
0 m
SCICEX CTD/ SSXBT Data
SCICEX Bathymetry Data
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SOARED Data Locations

GDEM (30 nmi sub-sampled)
SCICEX Ice Keel Data
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Own Ship Environmental Data Storage Volume
Estimates
assumes 90 day patrol
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Other Sources AvailableOptics, Gravity,
Sediment etc.

Ocean Optics Data
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Ambient Noise Display Conceptfrom APL-UW
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What Is SOARED ?
Database Functions

• Web-browser Accessible Environmental Database
• -- Via On-board LAN
• Point Click Interactive GUI
• Interactive Charts Data Plotting
• -- Users can examine/highlight specific profiles

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SOARED Home Pagehttp//wood.jhuapl.edu/soared
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SOARED Query Screen
Point Click Graphical User Interface (GUI)
Mouse-selected region
Query selections entries
X
End Lat (N)
Ice Thickness
76
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End Lon (N)
Salinity
- 45
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Sound Velocity
End Year
1800
1999
End Day
1
366
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SOARED Applications

• Mission Planning Tutorials
• Data Validation
• TACAID Input Selection Validation
• Bathymetry Sediment Data Display
• Finding Surfaceable Features
• Mission Data Reporting

Sediment Data Not Currently Loaded in SOARED
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Mission Planning/Tutorials
GDEM Seasonal Variability
Query Region
Winter Spring
Highlighted Location
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SOARED Applications

• Mission Planning Tutorials
• Data Validation
• TACAID Input Selection Validation
• Bathymetry Sediment Data Display
• Finding Surfaceable Features
• Mission Data Reporting

Sediment Data Not Currently Loaded in SOARED
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Data Validation (Sanity Checks)
SCICEX
Historical
0
SCICEX data are bright Historical are faded
Depth (m)
Actual vs. Historical Comparisons
400
Salinity (ppt)
600
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Statistics Function
New Statistics Button Creates a plot of the 10,
90, and median of the data
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Select Stats Options
Create statistics graph only using highlighted
profiles
Select SCICEX /or Historic data
Select only GDEM data
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Plot vs Stats
90
90
10
Median
10
Median
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SOARED Applications

• Mission Planning Tutorials
• Data Validation
• TACAID Input Selection Validation
• Bathymetry Sediment Data Display
• Finding Surfaceable Features
• Mission Data Reporting

Sediment Data Not Currently Loaded in SOARED
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TACAID Input Selection Validation
GDEM
Query Region
SCICEX
--- SCICEX --- Nearby GDEM
Depth (m)
Actual vs. Historical Comparisons
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New Comparison Feature
New Compare Menu
Normal Plot with 2 Profiles Highlighted
Threshold Lines
Comparison Plot of the two Highlighted Profiles
Difference Profile
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New Reference Feature
Highlighted Profiles
New Stats Plot
Reference Menu Option
Added Profiles
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SOARED Applications

• Mission Planning Tutorials
• Data Validation
• TACAID Input Selection Validation
• Bathymetry Sediment Data Display
• Finding Surfaceable Features
• Mission Data Reporting

Sediment Data Not Currently Loaded in SOARED
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Finding Surfaceable Features
Thin Ice Regions
SCICEX 96 Track 058
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FAST TACTIC SOARED Underway Data
TASKS
Vulnerability Assessments Models
Network Centric Data Management
Acoustic Propagation Models For Weapons Sonar

• SOARED (Environmental Database)
• CONTENTS
• Historical Gridded Data
• Recent Updates/MODAS fields
• Ownship sensor data
• CAPABILITIES
• Data Preview Charts X-Y Plots
• Automated Data Quality Checks Data Editing
• Data Compression
• Data Reporting

• Ownship Sensors
• BQH-1 (SVP), SSXBT, XCTD, ...
• Bathymetry, Le, ...

Color Key EXISTING CAPABILITY NEW CAPABILITY
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Future SOARED Capabilities

• MODAS Fields
• Multi-Level Security
• On-Screen Data Editing
• Automatic Alerts
• Inflection Point Sub-Sampling

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On-Screen Data Editing
BEFORE
AFTER
Spikes removed
Bad Data Deleted
Note These examples are from a standalone
program similar capabilities can be added to
SOARED
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Future SOARED Capabilities

• Profile Merging
• Multi-Parameter X-Y Plots
• Sub-Queries Stored Queries
• Formatted Data Output
• On-Line Tutorial User Help

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FAST TACTIC Inputs

• On-Board Sensors
• BQH-1, SSXBT, Fathometer, Upward
• Looking Sonar, Ambient Noise, etc.
• Message data
• MODAS, Fronts/Eddies, Ice Edge,
• FLAP, etc.
• Own-Ship Parameters
• Position, Keel Depth, Speed, Heading, etc.

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FAST TACTIC Outputs

• To be Integrated with Tactical Decision Aids
  (Acoustic, Navigation and Weapons Systems
  Presets)
• Output to TACAIDS/SFMPL
• Link to Common Environmental
• Database (TEDS)
• Mission Reports Data Summaries
• -- Digital Transmission of Key Data
• -- Detailed Statistical Summaries

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Wrap-Up FAST TACTIC Provides...

• Relational Database with Interactive GUI
• Ownship Environmental Database
• Access to Mission Historical Data
• To be Integrated with TEDS and SFMPL
• Laptop Implementation Available

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FAST TACTIC Integration Concept
CORBA Ownship Contact Server
Ownship environmental sensors
FAST TACTIC DISPLAY Client
Phase 1
SFMPL METOC Server CORBA Environmental Server
Phase 2
TL Models
Le
The JMTK Display runs on a UNIX Workstation
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Wrap-Up How Does FAST TACTIC Help Operators ?

• Provides Patrol Data in Digital Rather than Paper
  Form (eliminates hand entry)
• Provides Easy Access to Ownship Environmental
  Data
• Facilitates Patrol Reporting