Add weather information to the geographic data, and a commander has the total picture. This data must then immediately be put into a user-friendly format so that information can be rapidly pulled and reviewed. One application Schwoppe offers as an example is terrain analysis, used when planning military operations. When the U.S. Army needs to cross a specific territory, especially an area of denied access, a mixture of different types of imagery, extraction tools and an expert system can determine the stem diameter of the trunks and branches of the trees as well as the distance between trees. The Expert Classifier compares data from different sources and provides various options based on a set of rules.
Feedback loops allow for additional alternatives.
It is a suite of capabilities dedicated to understanding sensor systems and data. If you can get this information to the warfighter quickly, it is useful. Otherwise, the war could be over by the time you have the information you need. The military can detect changes in an area, highlight and digitize these changes, then store them for future reference. Imagery can be displayed at a scale determined by the user.