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Mission Command Decision EnvironmentsDescription: ERDC GRL seeks to improve capabilities and methods that can utilize and provide expanded geo-enabled decision support technologies at the five areas of Mission Command: Personnel, Networks, Information Systems, Processes and Procedures, Facilities and Equipment. Proposed solutions may include, but not be limited to: technologies to plan faster with authoritative geospatial data, reduce the hardware & software burden for a converged Common Operating Picture, leverage a distributed cloud-based computing environment, enable the development of running estimates for strategic and operational planners and converge tactical scale data and analysis into Joint Planning Services. Solutions should be executed and demonstrated on current Army systems or work within the framework of conceptual systems to validate methods reflecting decision support based upon integrated and authoritative geospatial data.
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Establishing Full-3D Mapping CapabilitiesDescription: ERDC GRL seeks to improve capabilities and methods to deliver improved registration, calibration, and characterization tools for 3D data and deliver optimized geospatial data for visualization in current and future edge and hand-held analytical computing devices and displays. Solutions need to improve data acquisition, processing and rendition as well as reduce computational and network burdens for processing by taking advantage of advanced compression techniques for both texture and mesh map components. Methods to advance interior mapping and registration capabilities, associate mapping and geospatial data with relevant attribution, and integrate 3D visualization and analytics capabilities across echelons is also sought to more accurately characterize scene information and accelerated processing.
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Building a Holistic Geospatial FoundationDescription: ERDC GRL seeks to improve capabilities and methods to more effectively converge the greater geospatial enterprise into Mission Command environments capable of: 1) delivering automated terrain analysis tools, 2) addressing computing and bandwidth constraints of the tactical network for analytics, 3) fostering “Common User” tools for all Warfighting Functions (e.g.,Mission Command, Movement and Maneuver, Intelligence, Fires, Sustainment, and Protection.), 4) deliver geospatial file-reduction methods, and 5) automate digital 3D map production for more accurate terrain characterization for mounted and dis-mounted soldiers.
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Remote Sensing and Mapping CapabilitiesDescription: ERDC GRL seeks to improve capabilities and methods to exploit, characterize and calibrate data from current and emerging active and passive remote sensing capabilities for all aspects of terrain information including above and below ground 3D characterization and mapping. Solutions for the exploitation of systems may include: electro-optical (EO), forward-looking infrared (FLIR), Long Wave, radio-detection and ranging (RADAR), light-detection (LiDAR), Night Optical Devices (NODS), or any other sensor(s) being used to collect remote sensor data leveraged toward the production of 3D map and terrain information. Methods may include improving: the accelerated acquisition, processing, geometric and radiometric calibration, conversion and rectification of these data. It may also include advances in statistical classification and analytics processing that adopt artificial intelligence and machine learning where appropriate.
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Terrain-based Positioning and Navigation TechnologiesDescription: ERDC GRL seeks to improve capabilities and methods to address the disruption of global navigation satellite systems (GNSS) with particular attention to GPS. Methods are sought to effectively use 3D geospatial data to develop a visual terrain referencing system for navigation in GPS-denied area(s) and eventually mature and employ advanced Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning applications for overland positioning & navigation. Solutions in this area seek both traditional remote sensing systems combined with ground, mid- and low-altitude sensors processed and rectified to ascertain position based on resected solutions sets. Capabilities sought include demonstration of accuracy statistics determined from real-time kinematic (RTK) positional data and reflect both 1) localization reporting once GPS is denied and 2) reset of navigation terms to continue mobility along a pre-planned route.
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Earth System Dynamics for Situational UnderstandingDescription: ERDC GRL seeks to improve capabilities and methods that leverage dynamic 3D terrain-informed geospatial foundation information. Solutions are sought that apply analytics across scales and sensor modalities to infer or otherwise characterize terrain feature condition, topographic changes, environmental states and condition of the basic terrain ‘layers’ (e.g., hydrology, surface materials, roads and infrastructure, vegetation, and obstacles). Methods are encouraged that develop dynamic terrain reasoning capabilities to support Aviation, Fires, Maneuver, Protection, etc. and that address challenges in the delivery and processing of dynamic 3D terrain data, improve understanding of near-surface physical processes to enhance Situational Understanding and improve Warfighting planning and performance. Demonstration of any offered capability should be on a Geographic Workstation (GWS) or similar systems architectures in which analytics are performed that are close to or emulate fielded capabilities.
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