Transcript swday-c2
Semantic Web for the Military User C2 Applications Outline • Framework • Participants • Transition actions by area Framework for Review: Expeditionary Sensor Grid Characteristics Time Deployed When Committed Sensor Coverage Real Time High Interest Areas KEY UUV sensor USV sensor UAV sensor – medium UAV sensor – small Unattended ground sensors Unattended sea sensors Numbers Many (100’s – 1,000’s) Cost Low Network Fully Netted (FORCEnet) Stability Months Endurance – Hours to Limited Vulnerable Counters CCD C2 Applications Review ESG Framework • Control of systems/sensors/and networks – With auto registration, knowledge of capabilities, can more intelligently control for optimal or appropriate coverage for the mission at hand for planning, and adaptation to changing conditions. • Infrastructure Applications – Semantic interoperability of systems, dynamic reconfiguration with “understanding” at the machine level of the implications • Sensor Applications – Smart Sensors communicating with one-another • E.g., unattended acoustic/IR… aerial, ground, or underwater sensor (one of potentially thousands) – Fusion, aggregation and reporting C2 Applications Participants Gunnar Ramstrum SSC Mark Nelson COMEODGRU 2 Steve Hoffmann AMC/AFRL Pedro Szekely ISI Mark Gorniak AFRL Ken Whitebread LMSC/ATL Frank White SSC Doyle WeisharGlobal Infotek Mark Tempestilli USNA Rich Coupland NWDC Don Conklin BBN Marti Hall DRC Phil Barry DMSO David Marsh AFRL/IFT Wayne Perras NWDC Mike Siracuse USJFCOM Rick Metzger AFRL Mel Peters Raytheon Mike Dean BBN Summary of areas of interest • We discussed promising DAML capabilities, potential DAML implementation problems/issues, but really keyed on promising applications: – AMC – Markup for Diplomatic Clearance Guidance for Military Air – ESG – Tackle sensor level fusion applications in FY 02 lab testing, infrastructure and Command and Control Level at modeling level – JBI – Address systems interoperability issues and fusion • Other potential pointers (outside this group) – Suggestion was to approach Air Traffic Control System AMC Proposed Approach to Diplomatic Clearance Foreign Clearance Guide DAML Markup (Australia) Logic/ Business Rules DAML Ontology DAML Markup (Saudi Arabia) Flight Planning/ Dip Req’s AMC Proposal • Create Prototypical Ontology for Foreign Clearance Guidance – Develop Classes and attributes – Identify Relationships/Other Properties • Mark Up Sample Pages (Selected Content vs. Selected Countries) • Develop/Harness Front-End for Demonstration • Goals: – Reduce Mistakes/Misses Within AMC – Demonstrate Feasibility of DAML in FCG Domain • Action – DAML/Horus Integrator will connect with ISX regarding potential ontology building approaches Joint Battlespace Infosphere • Objective: A system of systems that integrates, aggregates, & distributes information to users at all echelons, from command center to battlefield. – Multiple enablers, but regarding DAML potential, the enabler of “Transforming Data into Knowledge” – Promote information interoperability amongst numerous heterogeneous clients (ie., apps, sensors) – Potential for using DAML markup in JBI info object metadata headers and Fuselets for info tailoring • AFRL took action to explore DAML use as part JBI info object representation ESG/EEE Actions • Actions: – SSC took multiple actions related to ESG Enabling Experiments at SSC San Diego: • Identify sensors for DAML representation in FY 02 laboratory testing • Look at modeling the Infrastructure and System Control level for DAML implications, specifically look at ties to other DARPA programs in ATO (candidate programs include IA programs and Dynamic Data Base/Dynamic Target Tracking/Advanced ISR Management and UGS). ESG-related discussion • Data registration, uncertainty estimation, and further articulation of sensor and network information are important issues. – SRI might be willing to take on as challenge problem for their work. DAML Integrator will follow up. • CNO N-6 (C3) has a related project in communications – Capt Tempestelli will provide further information/ contact to pursue, and fold into ESG/EEE Other Potential Applications • Air Traffic Control – Air Traffic Control System is transitioning to web-based information management. – Clearly, they will have the kinds of issues that might be aided by the use of DAML. – DAML integrator will follow up.