Fire Support Planning System (FSPS)
Subtitle: a commercial off the shelf (COTS), windows-based, wireless approach
By: Michael J. Burke, Richard C. Lykins
Contributors: Lykins, Richard C.
Publisher: Naval Postgraduate School; Available from National Technical Information Service
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Monterey, Calif; Springfield, Va
Language: eng
Number of pages: 102
Description: Given the rapid rate of today's technological changes and in an environment of austere budgets, DoD faces a significant challenge relating to hardware and software. This joint thesis explores two major issues. First, whether commercial off the shelf (COTS) software development tools in conjunction with the Rapid Application Development (RAD) software development methodology can be used to deliver meaningful applications for the warfighter. Second, this thesis describes an overview of the commercial wireless technologies available today and whether these technologies could enhance the capabilities of the Marine Corps tactical communications architecture to transmit RAD/Win32 compliant software applications. As a specific demonstration case, the authors developed the Fire Support Planning System (FSPS) software which would ride on top of the Marine Corps' Command and Control Personal Computer (C2PC) application.
Notes: "September 1999".

Thesis advisor(s): Terrance C. Brady, Rudolplf P. Darken.

Thesis (M.S. Information Technology Management) Naval Postgraduate School, September 1999.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 97-99).

Approved for public release; distribution unlimited.

Also available online.

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

System requirements: Adobe Acrobat reader.

US Marine Corps (USMC) authors.

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