Terrain and weather effects represent a fundamental, enabling piece of battlefield information supporting situation awareness and the decision-making processes within Command, Control, Communications, Computer, Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (C4ISR). These effects can both enhance or constrain force tactics and behaviors, platform performance (ground and air), system performance (e.g., sensors) and the Soldier. BTRA-BC focuses on the development of software analytics designed to create information and knowledge products that capture integrated terrain and weather effects and develop predictive decision tools to exploit those products. The ultimate objective is to empower commanders, Soldiers, and systems with information that allows them to understand and incorporate the impacts of terrain and weather on their functional responsibilities and processes. |
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