Information Technology

• N2R is the NITES (Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System) II Redesign

– Government Program Sponsor: Navy PEO C4I, PMW-120

– Operational system of record certified for use by DISA (GCCS-J) and NETWARCOM (GCCS-M)

– Integrated with GCCS-M and GCCS-J – also available as a stand alone product

– From 2001-2004, java migration / object oriented redesign from legacy NITES 2000, GCCS 3.X

– Upgrades and operational fielding from 2004-2008

• N2R provides Navy and Joint Users software applications which:

– Allow the user to visualize environmental data/products

– Analyze the data/products and quantify effects on missions, platforms, equipment and sensors

• Current applications provide the following functional capabilities:

– Perform Acoustic Sensor Performance Predictions, including ASPECT

– Assess environmental impacts on war fighting platforms and weapons systems (JTS)

– Depict Meteorological and Oceanographic Nowcasts and Forecasts on the COP

– Visualize the Undersea and Atmospheric Environment at both a Point and Area

– Perform Electromagnetic Performance Prediction (AREPS)

– Perform Electro-Optical Performance Prediction (TAWS)

– Perform Coastal Predictions (SURF & TIDES)

Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System-II (NITES-II) Object-Oriented Redesign (N2R)

Naval Integrated Tactical Environmental System-II (NITES-II) Object-Oriented Redesign (N2R)

• Employs modern Object-Oriented (OO) architecture – Java technologies – Multi-tiered architecture

• Provides warfighter ability to support multi-missions – GCCS 4.X framework– Products are exportable to C2PC, FalconView and NGA Earth

• GDIT - prime contractor for N2R– Providing N2R engineering support to Navy, Air Force, NATO and Boeing

• Requirements Development• Architecture and Design• Software Development• Systems Engineering • Integration and Testing• Documentation• Deployment and Installation• Training Services

N2R Development Overview

• Combined requirements from five mission planning aids and four user groups (Air, Surface, Subsurface and Ashore)

• Pre-N2R Mission Planning systems had ~ 1.8 Million source lines of code (SLOC)– N2R has ~ 350K SLOC

• 3 Tier Architecture• Decoupled Tiers• Re-use of Objects and components• Very limited duplication of system or COE components

• Open Architecture design has allowed GDIT to leverage the N2R architecture into several systems

• HSI / Task driven interface

Task List Area provides users with logical task flow to access data and products

Task Action Area. Provides Graphs, Tabular Plots, & Edit Functions with out covering the COP display

GCCS-M /J System Functions

Animation and Time Controls

Products integrated with GCCS Track Display

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• Existing software baseline already delivered to Navy, Air Force– Navy TAC MOBILE, TSC’s, CVN’s, LHA’s, Air Force CAOC’s, P-8A MMA

– Written in Java with NUWC CM baseline ready for code re-use

– Integrated with to multiple data sources (FNMOC, AFWA, NWS, Coalition/UKMO)

• Integrated with GCCS-J / M 4.0 and 4.1 baselines– All applications integrated with GCCS ICSF COP display

– Applications correlate / interact with GCCS TMS server for live track data

– Products can imported / exported across the GCCS LAN / WAN and C2PC clients

– Routing Tools, Track Services Integration via TBMCS, GCCS comms

– Time based analysis • Exploit windows of opportunity for mission success

• HMI Design, logical work flow, common to all N2R applications– Intuitive interface design minimizes operator work load

– Design coordinated with NUWC HMI experts

– Ongoing operational community input to system engineering process

N2R Capabilities

N2R Installations

• GOTS Product - No proprietary licenses

• Multiple installation options – applications can be tailored for specific missions

– GCCS-M 4.0.2 and 4.1 (DII-COE certified segments)

• Navy ship/TSC installs (GCCS-M 4.0.2)

– USS NIMITZ - complete

– USS TARAWA – complete

– TSC/TAC MOBILE - complete

– All CVNs, LHDs with GCCS-M 4.1 deployment in FY08

– GCCS-J 4.0.2 (DII-COE certified segments)

• Operations Centers (JFCOM, CENTCOM, STRATCOM, SOCOM, EUCOM, PACCOM)

– Stand alone versions

• Laptops, InstallShield package, simplified install

• Developing for P-8A MMA

• USMC, and SOF community

• US Air Force Command Air Operations Centers (CAOC)

– Al Udeid, Qatar (May 07), Ramstein Germany (June 07), Hickham (July 07), Osan, South Korea (Aug 07), Barksdale (Sep 07), Davis Monthan (Oct 07)

• FMS cases

– NATO (July 07), Taiwan (March 08), Korea (FY08), Pakistan (FY09)

• Undersea Acoustic Predictions

– SVP viewer, retrieval, editors

– Propagation loss, ambient noise acoustic range predictions

– Area Performance Predictions, ASPECT

– Classified sensor databases (editable)

– MODAS, climo databases, bathymetry

• Threshold rule editors (JTS)

– Plot “No Go” zones to COP

– Intuitive threshold rule builder

– Large library of rule sets for Navy platforms

• Route editors and route thresholding

– Ability to ingest routes for aircraft from ATO

– Web service integration - TBMCS

– Can edit routes and waypoints manually

– Easily adaptable for ship route analysis

N2R - Mission Support Examples

• Solar Lunar Almanac

– Point and click illumination data

– Quick access to daily tables

• AREPS / TAWS

– EM, ESM, Comms and EO sensor predictions

– Sensor setting recommendations

– View and analyze sensor ranges on GCCS

• Import / Export mechanisms

– Developed for P-8A MMA

– Ability to ingest in-situ data from local sensors

– Editors allow observations to be modified

– Easily merged with MODAS or historical data

– XBT import / export

N2R - Mission Support Examples

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Disciplined Engineering Approach

Portable: Object-Oriented Design

Flexible: Multi-tier Architecture

Scalable: Browser based

Extendable: Acoustic, Medical, and other Domains

Ease of Use via Task-based Operability

Deployed: GCCS FoS

Family of Systems Approach

Customized Systems Overview

• N2R– NITES II development of initial architecture

• 14 user tasks / functional areas

• Littoral Combat Ship, Multi Mission Aircraft (LCS, MMA)– Multi-Static Developments using core services with additional models and algorithms– Boeing implementation on MMA

• Medical Situational Awareness in Theatre (MSAT)– New Domain (Medical)– Utilized the architecture and standards, implemented new algorithms– Implemented completely new data/data bases with thresholding

• Environmental Support Services (ESS)– SSN 688 sound velocity profile input to the SIM/STIM– Chart interface to plot submarine track

• Hydrographic METOC (HMETOC)– Implementation of new data sets for NATO– Complete web based solution

• ASW Tactical Assessment System (ATAS) – ATAS System pulls track data and performs predicted to actual for comparison– Components used for acoustic predictions, atmospheric, overlays, raytrace, proploss and Threat/Force Data

N2R – Atmospheric Acoustics

Scenarios available for display on chart

Animated View of helicopter flying specified route and sound levels of helicopter

SPL Threshold XY Plot from chart selected

observation point

•Atmospheric Acoustic Predictions (AAP)

− Application shows detection of rotary aircraft noise by the human ear

− Mission predictions are based on DTED terrain and upper air observations

− The colored overlay shows detectable noise emanating from the aircraft.

− AAP Overlays can be animated as aircraft travels along a route

− Routes can be modified to minimize detection by enemy ground forces

N2R – Observation Thresholding

Operators can control ICAO color displays and

filters for the COP, and set thresholds based on wind, ceiling, T-storms,

visibility and temp

Stations can be interrogated with cursor hover tooltip “bubble” or clicked to

reveal full message report in a panel

Displays can configured to operator preferences, showing wind barbs or

small threshold colored circles to reduce COP clutter

• N2R provides the ability to display METAR and SPECI ICAO reports from with filters, threshold plots, auto updates

Operators can view raw TAF

messages and parsed data from

JWIS/JET

When conditions at an airfield change, TAF displays change color according to

current and forecast conditions based on operator editable thresholds

By clicking on a TAF on the COP, operators cans view forecast

periods in a docking panel and make decisions on the availability

of individual airfields

• N2R provides an

auto update view of

issued TAFs• TAFs can be

threshold similar to

observations to

monitor impact on

future operations• Lower panel and

mouse over hover

provide full text

view

N2R – TAF Thresholding

N2R – Route Thresholds & TBMCS Interface

The latest air missions can be ingested from

ATO messages in TBMCS – freeing the

operator from manual data entry

Routes can be interrogated through a mouse hover / roll over that provides color coded

impact information along a route

Forecast parameters relevant to each air mission can selected for analysis

• N2R integrates AOC air battle plan missions from a TBMCS interface – built for air warfare community but could be easily adapted for ship route plan thresholding

N2R – Route Cross-section

By clicking on a highlighted route, the operator is presented with a meteogram panel display that

shows flight level winds, ceiling height, and clouds – this information can support optimal routing

Possible air routes can be analyzed by entering waypoints or dragging a cursor across the GCCS

display

• N2R displays model gridded data as a meteogram along a chart selected route of flight

• DTED terrain data depicted at the bottom of the display

N2R – TAWS EO/IR Predictions

TAWS uses DTED Terrain and forecast grids for detection ranges TAWS provides detection range plots for EO / IR

sensors – ranges can be plotted to the COP

Operators can access a target library, view solar

/ lunar almanac date or edit environment and

terrain

• N2R provides TAWS (Target Acquisition Weapon Software) range predictions for EO/IR sensors

• Displays TAWS output on COP for assessment with terrain, threats, etc

Sample of N2R Capabilities

Warfare Planning Support

N2R – AREPS RADAR Predictions

AREPS full field plot shows radar lobe propagation at

altitudes and interaction with DTED terrain features

Task list provides clear navigation for operator

Operators can run single target / sensor predictions or batch

calculations for multiple scenarios

Radar coverage plots can be plotted to the GCCS chart and

exported to other users

• N2R integrates AREPS with GCCS display, providing radar coverage plots

N2R Joint Thresholding Segment (JTS)

Example of a JTS Threshold display across

a theater for mission planning - shows area of

severe (red) and marginal (yellow) for Chem/Bio

defense,communications, or strike missions;

“No Go” Zones can be interrogated to see which

system or subsystem is impacted by weather

Clicking any red or yellow point on the map determines which system

or subsystem is affected by weather conditions at a specific location

Environmental impacts are presented on JMTK Display with track picture

• N2R integrates environmental threshold impact zones for platforms and sensors with the GCCS display

Sample of N2R Capabilities

MPRA ASW Mission Support

Full field plot displays convergence zone or

bottom bounce for passive acoustic sensors

Sensor coverage zone overlays with color key

Senor prediction model results run in batch mode to provide operators with

optimal sensor setting recommendations

N2R – ASPS Sonar Predictions

• Provides the ASW mission planners displays of active and passiive sensor prediction on the GCCS COP

• Show sensor ranges and coverage gaps

• Sensor overlays can be correlated with GCCS tracks and updated to match live asset position reports

N2R – Multi-Static Active ASPECT

Pattern effectiveness is displayed in an X/Y plot of

PD or PC vs total pingsTables of ping by ping

pattern analysis are provided

• The N2R ASPECT TDA provides MPRA mission planners a tool to design, edit, and evaluate Multi-Static Active EER/IEER mission sensors and patterns. Sensor analysis provides X/Y and polar plots of senor SE and PD. The pattern optimizer and editor provide the planner a means of developing a machine designed optimized pattern or manually designed patterns for analysis and evaluation. Patterns may be evaluated against either PD or PC MOEs