# Presentation: 694087

## Brief to: Federal Geographic Data Committee

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**
- Brief to:** Federal Geographic Data Committee**
**Marine and Coastal Spatial Data **

**PROJECT OFFICER: **
- Capt David B. Gerlach
- MARCORSYSCOM PM Intel
- (703)784-0975
- DSN 278
- FAX (703)784-0131
- gerlachdb@mcsc.usmc.mil

**TECHNICAL DEVELOPMENT:**
- Mr. Rex Lawrence
- USMC Project Office
- NAVSEA, Panama City
- (850)234-4179
- DSN 436
- FAX (850)230-7070
- lawrencere@ncsc.navy.mil

- COBRA

**Notes:**
COBRA ACTD

## COBRA

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** ****Key Points**
-  UAV MS sensor system
-  Detects minefields, obstacles,
-    and camouflaged defenses
-  Enhances tactical GIS for situation
-    awareness
-  Proven minefield detection
-    capability
-  Important secondary benefits for
-    environmental characterization,
-    mapping, and assessments

**Notes:**
Can find mines with a diameter of 12”, 1.5” pixel, 500 m swath

## Exploiting COBRA Data
Cataloging and reviewing existing classification systems for coastal zones (w/ NOAA and NRL-DC), 
Developing draft coastal/marine classification standards that generalize biological and physical interactions, 
Participating in workshops (FGDC) to implement classification standards,
Revising the standards as needed, based on requirements of C4ISR community, 
Adapting Multiple Database Integration and Update software with coastal rules, 
Integrating MDBI&U with the Topographic Production Capability, and 
identifying locations and partners to test rapid population of a coastal database suitable for navigation.

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**

- COBRA

**Exploiting COBRA Data**
- Cataloging and reviewing existing classification systems for coastal zones (w/ NOAA and NRL-DC),
- Developing draft coastal/marine classification standards that generalize biological and physical interactions,
- Participating in workshops (FGDC) to implement classification standards,
- Revising the standards as needed, based on requirements of C4ISR community,
- Adapting Multiple Database Integration and Update software with coastal rules,
- Integrating MDBI&U with the Topographic Production Capability, and
- identifying locations and partners to test rapid population of a coastal database suitable for navigation.

**Notes:**
Taxonomy, optimize sensor suite, populate database, print combat charts.

## Bridges gap between coastal research advances and operational requirements
Apply DoD and commercial remote sensing advances to
Observe meteorological and oceanographic parameters
Characterize winds, waves, currents, fronts, eddies, temperature, chlorophyll, slick, and pollution
Fill gaps with information from UAVs and AUVs
Survey shallow water features
Position, depths, obstacles, mines, shoaling waves, nearshore currents, plumes, temperature, and fluorescence
Assimilate data from in situ sensors
Mini Drifting Data Buoys
Miniaturized Sensors

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**

- COBRA

**Bridges gap between coastal research advances and operational requirements**
- Apply DoD and commercial remote sensing advances to
- Observe meteorological and oceanographic parameters
- Characterize winds, waves, currents, fronts, eddies, temperature, chlorophyll, slick, and pollution
- Fill gaps with information from UAVs and AUVs
- Survey shallow water features
- Position, depths, obstacles, mines, shoaling waves, nearshore currents, plumes, temperature, and fluorescence
- Assimilate data from *in situ* sensors
- Mini Drifting Data Buoys
- Miniaturized Sensors

**Notes:**
Effective use of sensors for environmental characterization.

## Combine and display UAV, AUV, model, and in situ data using GIS
Evaluate user requirements, environmental factors, and current capabilities
Identify spatial and temporal scales of variability for displayed information
Provide appropriate resolution and fidelity for product
Data collection methods depend on physical and biological interactions shaping the coast
Optimize collection of data based on resolution requirements and environmental conditions
Collect, process, and analyze data
disseminate intelligence

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**

- COBRA

**Combine and display UAV, AUV, model, and *****in situ *****data using GIS**
- Evaluate user requirements, environmental factors, and current capabilities
- Identify spatial and temporal scales of variability for displayed information
- Provide appropriate resolution and fidelity for product
- Data collection methods depend on physical and biological interactions shaping the coast
- Optimize collection of data based on resolution requirements and environmental conditions
- Collect, process, and analyze data
- disseminate intelligence

**Notes:**
Authoritative analyses, representations, and products

## Availability of shallow water data to merge differs in accordance with coast type
Consider interaction of physical and biological processes
Typical coast types (e.g., Shepard, 1977) might include:
     * Drowned River	   * Delta	   	    * Fiord		
     * Drumlins	   	   * Volcanic	    * Fault 	
     * Wave Erosion	   * Barrier Island	    * Cuspate Foreland	
     * Mangrove 	   * Coral Reef
Understanding coast types is necessary to characterize beaches
Vary aerial and hydrographic survey methodologies to provide authoritative representations of coastal zone
Optimize sensors
Extract features

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**

- COBRA

**Availability of shallow water data to merge differs in accordance with coast type**
- Consider interaction of physical and biological processes
- Typical coast types (e.g., Shepard, 1977) might include:
-      * Drowned River	   * Delta	   	    * Fiord
-      * Drumlins	   	   * Volcanic	    * Fault
-      * Wave Erosion	   * Barrier Island	    * Cuspate Foreland
-      * Mangrove 	   * Coral Reef
- Understanding coast types is necessary to characterize beaches
**Vary aerial and hydrographic survey methodologies to provide authoritative representations of coastal zone**
- Optimize sensors
- Extract features

**Notes:**
Smart strategies and approved techniques

## Date collection, processing, analysis, and display
Ongoing research topic for areas not accessible by survey vessels
Non-intrusive (remote sensing based) methods such as SHOALS system or vertical photography/imagery in combination with water level data
Intrusive surveys using AUVS such as REMUS or SAHRV
Identify sensors and construct a data model
Prototype data for use in TDA’s, MPAS, and M&S 
Integrate datasets and digital libraries 
Develop a data dictionary 
Establish rule sets for conflation, fusion, etc.
Development of Multiple Database Integration and Update capability for coastal zone

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**

- COBRA

**Date collection, processing, analysis, and display**
- Ongoing research topic for areas not accessible by survey vessels
- Non-intrusive (remote sensing based) methods such as SHOALS system or vertical photography/imagery in combination with water level data
- Intrusive surveys using AUVS such as REMUS or SAHRV
- Identify sensors and construct a data model
- Prototype data for use in TDA’s, MPAS, and M&S
**Integrate datasets and digital libraries**** **
- Develop a data dictionary
- Establish rule sets for conflation, fusion, etc.
- Development of Multiple Database Integration and Update capability for coastal zone

**Notes:**
Advances from existing capabilities to build an integrated littoral database

## Developmental tasks
Classify littoral areas, determine time, depths, location, benchmark heights, maximum water level, make immovable structure and location comments, etc.
Obtain all sources of data (bottom-mounted sensors to satellites)
Approve value-add methods for aerial and hydrographic surveys using AUVs and UAVs
Build littoral logical data model
Create “master” database (e.g., create a two-way library architecture) 
Update the baseline products such as nautical charts and digital sea-floor grids
Validate updated products for general use

**COASTAL**** ****BATTLEFIELD RECONNAISSANCE AND ANALYSIS**

- COBRA

**Developmental tasks**
- Classify littoral areas, determine time, depths, location, benchmark heights, maximum water level, make immovable structure and location comments, etc.
- Obtain all sources of data (bottom-mounted sensors to satellites)
- Approve value-add methods for aerial and hydrographic surveys using AUVs and UAVs
- Build littoral logical data model
- Create “master” database (e.g., create a two-way library architecture)
- Update the baseline products such as nautical charts and digital sea-floor grids
- Validate updated products for general use

**Notes:**
Start with classification end up with a populated database

## 
QUESTIONS

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**QUESTIONS**