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UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way Global Area Reference System (GARS) • Coordinate Systems Analysis Team (CSAT) • Office of Military Support (OMS) - Lt Col Pete Renner UNCLASSIFIED NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Overview • • Introduction History Stakeholders Functional requirements Implementation issues Examples Questions 2 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED Purpose • Propose a response to the Service Chiefs’ request for a “standardized” area reference system • SECDEF directed NGA to “Take the lead in developing a global reference system that meets the requirements of the combatant commanders and Services” 3 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS History • Common Geographic Reference System (CGRS) developed for CAOC use in OIF • Dec 2003: ACC receives tasking to provide OPR to coordinate on Summit tasking form CSAF “Define the requirement and include CGRS in NIMA chart production” • Mar 2004: CGRS Conference hosted by the Air Land Sea Application Center • Aug 2004: AWFC (98 RANW) CGRS Working Group • Sep 2004: HAF/XO tasked ACC/DO for best way to implement CGRS into daily ops • Nov 2004: Service Chiefs agree to implement existing ALSA model as training standard - request NGA develop global solution • Dec 2004: The Service Chief letter is signed and at the CJCS • Mar 2005: D/NGA receives tasking from SECDEF • Mar-Aug 2005: Three working groups • Nov-Dec 2005: Coordination of GARS proposal at AO & GO/FO levels via JS • Jan 2006: D/NGA sends “close-out” memo to SECDEF 4 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Stakeholders • Parties involved with local CGRS – ALSA & Air Warfare Center • Interested parties for global implementation – Service GI+S Staffs – N 096, A 2/X, Army G 2 & USMC – Doctrine developers • ALSA – MTTP Developers • Joint doctrine developers – Air Warfare Center – COCOM GI+S officers – NGA OMS, OGM, P, & E? 5 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED Global Area Reference System (GARS) - Functional Requirements • Scalable down to a minimum 5 x 5 min area • Naming convention needs to be as intuitive as possible – entering argument either 1 deg or 30 min • Areas coincident with map sheet coverage – 30 x 30 and 15 x 15 min areas • Easy comparison between relative positions • Based on Geographics (Latitude and Longitude) • Must be on hard-copy charts – in some form • No inherent operational security measures 6 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED Global Area Reference System - Functionality • Based on the expanded ALSA Common Geographic Reference System (CGRS) model w/a few changes • Origin: 180 E/W & 90 S • World sub-divided into 30 min cells – East / West * 1 -720 – North / South * AA-QZ – Read OVER - then UP • Quadrant Tiling – 30 minute cells divided into 15 minute quadrants • (numbered (1 -4), left to right, top to bottom) – 15 minute quadrants divided into 5 minute keypads • (numbered (1 -9), left to right, top to bottom) • 6 Digits (EX: 419 LP 2) defines 15 x 15 min area UNCLASSIFIED 7 Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Solution – Global Overview 30 minute cell identifier NOTE: 30 minute area divisions too small to show at this scale UNCLASSIFIED 8 Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Solution – Global Overview 30 minute cell identifier Example: 134 LV 9 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Solution – Global Overview Cell to Quadrant to Keypad yields 5 min x 5 min cell; takes advantage of existing 1: 100 K and 1: 50 K charts Each Cell Is Sub-Divided Into Four 15 min X 15 min Quadrants 1: 50, 000 charts = 15 min x 15 min AH 006 AG AG Each Cell Is 30 min x 30 min 1: 100, 000 charts = 30 min x 30 min AF 1 AE 3 AD 2 4 006 AG 3 Each Quadrant Can Be Further Sub-divided Into Nine 5 min X 5 min Keypads AC AB 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 006 AG 39 AA 001 Origin Point 180 E/W & 90 S UNCLASSIFIED 002 003 004 005 006 007 008 009 Current 1: 50, 000 chart has symbology “+” to denote 5 x 5 keypads 10 Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS – Implementation Roadmap • Implementing GARS will require continued NGAService/COCOM interaction – work requirements • Updates to Joint doctrine & NGA publications – CJCSI 3900. 01 B: Position Reference Procedures – JP 2 -03: JTTP for GI+S Support to Joint Operations – DMA TM 8358. 1: Datums, Ellipsoids, Grids, and Grid Reference Systems • Standards activities – Inclusion in standard NGA production specifications – International standards – NATO STANAGs, etc • Implementation on soft-copy/hard-copy products 11 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS - Implementation Roadmap • Plan of Attack: – Develop implementation plan with Services/COCOMs – Infuse into doctrine/policy – Service printing capabilities meet short-term need with CSAT producing GIS layer available on NGA Gateway – Effort level can be managed on a priority basis using chart series and geographic coverage area as discriminators – Will not obsolete any current NGA chart products – Implement as stocks deplete / product editions incremented – Limited chart series – 1: 50 K / 1: 100 K / 1: 250 K? / 1: 500 K? • • Chart body: graticule lines and text labels Neat-line: text labels along the chart edge Margin diagram of cells: depicting all cells for the chart Explanatory reference guidance diagram – Phased implementation UNCLASSIFIED 12 Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS - Implementation Phase 1 • Phase 1 – “DEMO” GIS files currently available • Represents 15 min and 30 min areas • Hidden URL located at: – http: //www. earth-info. nga. mil/Gand. G/coordsys/gars. html – Applications: • • Overlay for soft-copy products Within a GIS or mission planning system 13 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Implementation Phase 1 • Phase 1 (cont) – GUI Lat/Long vs GARS Converter 14 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Implementation Phase 2 • Full Implementation – TBD via upcoming implementation working group VTC with Service/COCOM SMEs – What needs to be added/changed to NGA products? • • • ONC - no change TPC - no change JOG - ? ? TLM 50 - ? ? ICM - ? ? 15 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Implementation Roadmap • Possible Map/Chart Changes – – Part of main map/chart (extra lines) ID’s listed along neat-line Reference Guidance Diagram Margin box showing specific ID’s 16 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Reference Guidance Diagram GARS Reference Guidance World divided into 30 min cells and further divisions can be 15 and 5 min Origin of the reference system is 90 S and 180 E/W Longitude will be 1 – 720 and Latitude will be AA – QZ 30 minute cell identifier: 345 KW 15 minute cell: Use a quadrant over 30 minute cell Numbered 1 -4 Left to right, top to bottom Use a keypad over 15 minute cell Numbered 1 -9 Left to right, top to bottom Sample Reference: 345 KW 37 30 minute identifier: 345 KW represents the longitude 30 minute division represent the latitude 30 minute identifier represent the quadrant of the 30 minute cell represent the keypad of the 15 minute cell 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 345 KW 3 (15 min identifier) 7 (5 min identifier) 17 UNCLASSIFIED 1 Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Margin Box with Specific ID’s 37° 153 L 154 L 155 L 156 L P P JOG Example (30 min GARS ID) 153 L 154 L 155 L 156 L N N N 36° N 104° 102° 103° 42° 45’ 415 MB 4 416 MB 3 42° 30’ 27° 18’ UNCLASSIFIED 27° 36’ TLM Example (15 min GARS ID) 18 Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Implementation on TPC? • Designator for 30’x 30’ cell • Margin diagram of cells • Explanatory diagram similar to WGRS diagram 345 KY 346 KY 30’ X 30’ cell Cell Designators 345 KX 345 KW 346 KX 346 KW 19 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED GARS Implementation on JOG? 30’ X 30’ cell • Designator for 15’x 15’ cell • Designator for 30’x 30’ cell 156 LN 1 Cell Designators 156 LN 2 345 KX • Margin diagram of cells 156 LN 346 KX 37° 153 L 154 L 155 L 156 L P P 156 LN 3 345 KW 156 LN 4 346 KW 153 L 154 L 155 L 156 L N N N 36° N 104° 103° 102° 20 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way

NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY UNCLASSIFIED QUESTIONS? ? ? ? NATIONAL GEOSPATIAL-INTELLIGENCE AGENCY Know the Earth…Show the Way THANKS A MILLION!!!! 21 UNCLASSIFIED Know the Earth…Show the Way