OneSAF/WARSIM/SVDR Global Terrain Generation
Author
Stevens, Clark D.
Robbins, Bruce
Huynh, Chan
Doan, Dzung
Kohler, Todd
Neushul, James D.
Date
2003Metadata
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OneSAF Objective System (OOS) is the army’s next generation model for brigade and below training,
research, development and acquisition and for analysis and has been selected as the embedded training driver for Future
Combat System (FCS) to include support for the terrain representations. There are two extreme views of procurement
strategies OneSAF could employ to field a terrain database generation capability for the broad range of capabilities
OOS must supplant. OneSAF could organically develop a "custom" solution or else could look to the broader
range of military systems to participate in developing a more generic solution.
The custom solution is expensive (beyond OneSAF means) and generally locks the system into tools and investments
very hard to back away from. There tends to be a reluctance by other systems to utilize custom solutions developed for
specific systems, so the developer is generally locked into a role as sole provider for high life cycle maintenance costs.
Custom solutions tend to become “stove-pipe” solutions.
The cooperative development approach is risky for programs with hard requirements due to the dependency on external
agencies. The Army Modeling and Simulation Office (AMSO) has formed the Environmental Database (EDB) IPT with
the purpose of defining and implementing this community standard solution. This IPT has been the driving force behind
the realization of the Common Data Modeling Framework (CDMF) and several Science and Technology Objectives
(STO) also hold promise though funding is scarce and unreliable.
The OOS technical approach for Environmental Database Generation (EDGE) for terrain lies between the extremes.
The technical architecture described in this paper defines the key components to initially provide an organic OOS capability
that is somewhat customized. The “stove-pipe” effect is mitigated by integration agreements for common terrain
representation between OneSAF, WARSIM, Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (CATT), Combat XXI and other systems
that will benefit. In parallel with the development of the organic EDGE system being defined, OneSAF continues to
cooperate with the EDB IPT and RDEC to ensure that OOS can leverage incremental advances by these organizations
and embrace the community standard solution if it materializes.
Description
Spring 2003 Simulation Interoperability Workshop, Paper Number 89 & Presentation.
Simulation Interoperability Standards Organization (SISO) SIW Conference Paper
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