TIDE

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Supreme Allied Commander Transformation
Technology for Information, Decision
and Execution superiority

• TIDE

Network Enabling the Alliance and its partners
through reuse, collaboration and experimentation
Johan A. Goossens Head, C4 Technology
Coordination Branch
16 April 2008
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Allied Command Transformation
NATOs forcing agent for change
NATOs ambassador for change NATOs car salesmen
for change
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NATOs New Ambition
Rapid Reaction Forces
Rapid Information ProcessingRapid Decision
Making Rapid Execution
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Complex Heterogeneous World

• Complex challenges and threats
• Multiple domains
• National, alliance, coalition, government,
  inter-agency,IOs, NGOs
• Multiple cultures and languages
• Variety of policies, doctrine, standards and
  procedures
• Multitude of communication protocols and system
  interfaces
• Heterogeneous IT infrastructure
• Difficult implementation climate

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Information Collection Process
Information Systems
Interfacing Parsing Mapping Translating Correlatin
g Routing Filtering Summarizing Calculating Groupi
ng
Raw Data
Information
Right Information Right Format Right Person Right
Place Right Time
Automated Processes
Interoperability

• Issues
• NATO depends on Nations and partners for data
  since it doesnt own many collectors
• Data can/must be accepted in any format (beggars
  cant be choosers)
• Computers should perform repetitive and mundane
  tasks
• More raw data is required to support situational
  awareness
• We need to start thinking about information
  acquisition (purchasing)
• Shouldnt every information stream be real-time?

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Decision Making Process
Decision Making
Understanding
Knowledge
Information
Human Cognitive Processes

• Issues
• Information systems need to be more intuitive to
  allow faster knowledge gathering
• The human factor needs more attention in
  information system development
• Humans are the main actors, information
  technology is just support cast
• Sense-making in multi-lingual, multi-cultural
  environment How do we develop mental models
  of the mission space?
• Do we need information from other domains to
  make decisions in our world?

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C4ISR Conceptual View
Complex Heterogeneous World
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Definitions (1)

• C4 stands for Command and Control, Communications
  Computers
• Command and Control refers to the ability of
  military commanders to direct forces.
  Communications and Computers are enablers
• The common variations of this acronym are
• C²/CC (Command and Control)
• C²IS (Command and Control Information Systems)
• C³ (Command, Control and Communications)
• C³I (Command, Control, Communications and
  Intelligence)
• C4 (Command, Control, Communications and
  Computers)
• C4ISR (Command, Control, Communications,
  Computers, Intelligence, Surveillance and
  Reconnaissance)
• C4I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers
  and Intelligence)
• C4I² (Command, Control, Communications,
  Computers, Intelligence and Interoperability)
• C5I (Command, Control, Communications, Computers,
  Combat systems and Intelligence)

Source Wikipedia
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Definitions (2)

• ISTAR stands for Intelligence, Surveillance,
  Target Acquisition and Reconnaissance. It
  describes methods of observing the enemy and
  one's area of operations
• Variations on this include
• I (Intelligence)
• SR (Surveillance and Reconnaissance)
• RSTA (Reconnaissance, Surveillance and Target
  Acquisition)
• STA (Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
• STAR (Surveillance, Target Acquisition and
  Reconnaissance)
• ERSTA (Electro-Optical Reconnaissance,
  Surveillance and Target Acquisition)
• STANO (Surveillance, Target Acquisition and Night
  Observation)
• ISR (Intelligence, Surveillance and
  Reconnaissance)

Source Wikipedia
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Definitions (3)

• In NATO, C3 is defined as Consultation, Command
  Control
• In ACT, C4I means Command, Control,
  Communications, Computers and Intelligence
• In the NATO C3 Agency (NC3A), C3 is defined as
  Consultation, Command Control but C4ISR is
  defined as defined as Consultation, Command,
  Control, Communications, Intelligence,
  Reconnaissance and Surveillance

Source NATO HQ, ACT NC3A Web Sites
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TIDE Video
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Decision Wall Feb 2004
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Allied Action 2004 - Decision Wall
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Operation Distinguished Games 2004
Providing

• A land and maritime fused operational picture
• A common air picture
• A running event log
• The CJTF homepage playing latest brief in
  sequence

but highly flexible, and able to

• Overlay geo and satellite images with COP data
• Pull information feeds from across the NATO
  network
• Be rapidly reconfigured to respond to
  commanders information requirements

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Interactive Decision Wall
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The Technology Curve
Research
Bleeding Edge
Leading Edge
Mainstream
Obsolescence
Whereisyour comfortzone?
Technology Maturity
(not scientific)
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The Technology Curve
Research
Bleeding Edge
Leading Edge
Mainstream
Obsolescence
Operations
Transformation
RD
Technology Maturity
(not scientific)
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Tug of War (4 domains, 26 partners)
Political Domain
Technology
Transformation Domain
Operations Domain
Implementation Domain
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Information Technology Revolution
TheGlobalBrain
Artificial Intelligence
Knowledge networks
Intelligence agents
Enterprise minds
Personal Assistance
Semantic web
Group minds
Smart marketplace
Semantic Web Connects Knowledge
The Metaweb Connects Intelligence
Semantic blogs
Ontologies
Knowledge bases
Relationship web
Taxonomies
Knowledge management
Decentralized communities
Degree of Information Connectivity
Information management
Wikis
Syndication
Search engines
Marketplace auctions
Enterprise portals
Community portals
Content portal
Web sites
Blogs
The Web Connects Information
Social Software Connects People
Databases
Groupware
File server
Social networks
Email
Instant messaging
Conferencing
Degree of Social Connectivity
Adopted from Wikinomics How Mass Collaboration
Changes Everything by Don Tapscott and Anthony
D. Williams
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IM/KM Tools
Teenagers
NATO Investments
Collaboration Tools
Information Storage Tools

• Email, chat, VTC
• Instant messaging
• White-boarding
• Application sharing
• Blogs, bulletin boards
• Social networking

• Document Management
• Databases (e.g. geo)
• Portals
• Wikis
• YouTube

Training Tools
Search Discovery Tools

• Computer Based Training
• Distance learning
• Gaming

• Search engines
• Publish subscribe
• Symantec mapping

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Information Revolution
Change in Needs (Information Superiority) Change
in Expectations (Desire to Share) Change in Scale
Tempo (Global Immediate)
Digital Warriors (need to share)
Technology Nomads
Analog Warriors (need to know)
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TIDE A case for Practical NNEC (1)
Large scale problem Significant IT
component Rapid technology turnover Incremental
implementation
The NNEC Challenge

• Service unique requirements
• Resulting in stovepiping
• Reuse is critical strategy

Stovepipes
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TIDE A case for Practical NNEC (2)
Cylinders of Excellence
Stovepipes
are turned into
Sprints
Technology for Information. Decision and
Execution superiority (TIDE)
Powerful Capabilities
NNEC Now!
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TIDE Consortium Vision

• The TIDE Consortium aims to rapidly improve
  NATOs Information Technology (IT) capabilities
  in order to achieve intended effects and to
  counter any potential threat in an ever-changing
  global environment.
• The TIDE Consortium will work closely with
  existing NATO and national initiatives to
  coherently achieve information, decision and
  execution superiority in a network enabled
  environment.
• The TIDE Consortium will focus on trust
  relationships to improve inter-organization
  collaboration and information exchange.
• The TIDE Consortium will use an evolutionary
  spiral methodology to deliver powerful, flexible,
  human-friendly, cost effective and sustainable
  capabilities through experimentation and
  innovative capability delivery mechanisms.

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TIDE Strategies

• Create a cooperative climate between stakeholders
  (the sandbox) for horizontal and vertical
  integration of functional services breaking down
  traditional stovepipe barriers
• Assist in developing a network-enabled
  service-oriented architecture facilitating global
  deployment, alliance/coalition interoperability
  and plug play reconfiguration
• Rapidly improve operational information system
  capabilities like Situational Awareness, Decision
  Support and Collaboration through spiral
  development, experimentation and technology
  insertion
• Improve effectiveness of automated and human
  interfaces/processes through cognitive science
  experimentation and application of leading-edge
  cognitive analysis methods and processes

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How can we expect information systemsto
communicate with each othersif the humans behind
these systemsdont communicate and/or
collaborate?
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How do we Capitalize on thePower of Human
Collaboration?
One of the first Sprints
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TIDE Sprints
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TIDE Sprint Rules

• Avoid Death by PowerPoint
• You are here to work not just to lurk
• Contribute your knowledge and experience
• Collaborate, collaborate and collaborate

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Sprint Tracks

• Technology Track
• Coordinator/moderator Mr. Mark Postal
• Maritime Situational Awareness (MSA) Track
• Coordinator/moderator Mrs. Tracy Cheasley
• Operational Command Control (C2) Track
• Coordinator/moderator Mr. Johan Goossens
• WISE for ISAF Track
• Coordinator/moderator Dr. Gernot Friedrich

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Transportation infrastructure
Terrorist target of choice
AIR
RAIL
BUS
LONDON
MADRID
CAR
RAIL
LONDON
EGYPT
NEW YORK
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From the Sea
Its not about if its about when!
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Inter-Agency and Inter-National exchanges
Inter-Agency Integration
Ministerial Departments
Justice
ForeignAffairs
Interior
Functional Integration
MOD/Navy
INFO EXCHANGE
Agriculture/Fishery
Transport
Economy/Customs
Police
MultinationalCooperation
etc.
IT
FR
UK
SP
FI
US
GE
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MSA Information Architecture
MSSIS Phase II NATO Networks
MSSIS Phase I Shared Network
Non-classified
Subscriber Network
Data Fusion, Display Analysis Tool (U)
Operational Data (U)
Contracted Data (U)
Open Source Data (U)
AIS/Radar data sources
Client sites
NATO Secret
Data Fusion, Display Analysis Tool (C)
HISL, C/VOI Lists (C)
Operational Data (C)
Intelligence Data (C)
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Sense-Making Experimentation
Multi-NationalExperiment 5
MNE 5
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Multi Sensor Tracking Fusion AIS, SAR and
maritime radar data fusion Examples of
anomalies -Radar without SAR or AIS -SAR
without AIS
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Intelligent Decision Aids
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Intelligent Decision Aids
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Measuring Success
Capability
Training
Management
Quality
Friendliness
Cost
Maintenance
Reuse
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Just one more thing . . .