Tactical Air Attack IR and Mapping
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Auto-map fire changes for Air Attacks Fire Mapping GPS Auto-Polygons 2D/3D SynViz Ortho-rectify Mosaic Moving-GIS + + + + + + Automatic Morph Auto-Transmit over AFF InfraRed + Maps, Displays & Transmits automatically while Air Attacks fly normal tactical mission
Transcript of Tactical Air Attack IR and Mapping
Auto-map fire changes for Air Attacks
Fire Mapping
GPS
Auto-Polygons
2D/3D SynViz
Ortho-rectify
Mosaic
Moving-GIS
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Auto-Transmit over AFF
InfraRed
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Maps, Displays & Transmits automatically while Air Attacks fly normal tactical mission
•Infrared+new_Fire_polygons+GIS 3D
visualization realtime in cockpit
•IR camera automatically creates low quality
polygons of fire changes
•IR and/or Polygons are Geo-orthrectified and
displayed with moving-map GIS
•Polygons are updated and refined throughout
the day during normal Air Attack missions
•Polygons are transmitted over AFF (Iridium)
•Fire GIS is bi-directionally updated over Iridium
automatically
•Air Attack &Ground teams can draw targets
•Hi resolution maps are available after landing
•Public Domain/OpenSource software for
adaption & broad re-use
Project GoalsIR Mapped from GIS team
the night before
Air Attack updates at noon
Display:
Tablet, Pad
or
SmartPhone
Powerful small form-factor PC
-Create fire update polygons
-Ortho-rectify
-Wifi HTML5 server
-Bi-directional transmit over AFF
AFF
Iridium
Inertial
Module
GPSDig
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ideo
US
B d
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le
Cockpit
Backseat or
Avionics Rack
Built into
Plane
Physical Layout
Fire Camp
Incident Command
Headquarters
Base
Battery
UPS
NT
SC
Vid
eo
Serial
WiFi
Display
Tablet, Pad or SmartPhone
Powerful small form-factor PC
-Create fire update polygons
-Ortho-rectify
-Wifi HTML5 server
-Bi-directional transmit over AFF
Inertial
Module
GPSDig
itiz
e V
ideo
US
B d
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gle
Battery
UPS
Description
•Moving map GIS
•GIS update over Iridium
•Digitize IR Video
•Create mosaic (optional/post)
•Geo-Orthorectify
•Image process IR signature
•Reduce to polygon
•Compare Polygon to GIS
•ID change, regularly update
•WiFi to cockpit Display
•Email over Iridium
WiFi
Processing Software Dev
Moderate Maybe Easy or Difficult
Low Moderate
Not intense Very easy
??? Intense Difficult
Intense Very difficult
Moderate Difficult
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Moderate Difficult
Low Easy
Low Moderate
Development Tasks
Continuous parallel task
Sequential task
Loop
Difficulties onProject Fires
Fire Camp
Incident Command
Dispatch
Headquarters
TankerBase
Heli-base
FM VoiceNo Data
Air AttackNot doing mappingDoesn’t always get paper mapsOften can’t see ground due to smoke
Smoke
DARK
Air Attack AutoMap Spotfires & Fire ChangesIR+GIS Moving-Map Situational Awareness Near real-time transmission of fire polygons
IR+GIS+AutoMapping
Fire Camp
Incident Command
Dispatch
Headquarters
Heli-base
FM VoiceSatellite Data
IR see through Smoke & Dark - Improves Safety
TankerBase
Subliminal – IR just another Window
IR+GIS: Intuitive 1st time, Subliminal 2nd time
Delivering a new reality to those focused on intense tasks
Work when previously not possible: night & over smoke
Human Factors: Being too easy could lead people into trouble
GIS: Geographic Information System
Initial Attack fires & Project Fires
Fire History, PowerLines, DPA
Roads, Creeks & local names
Daily: Fire lines, hot spots, burn out,
dozer & hand lines, division breaks,
drop points, dip sites, etc.
DeLorme Xmap: Moving-map Topos
3D/2D GIS Moving-map90 missions in 2010, $2mil results
95% 5%
InfraRed
Fixed mount or Gimbal
Oriented to the Air Attack’s view
System Integration & certification
Very effective with smoke/night
Hot Rocks Color
IR+GIS Augmented Reality Provides:Instant situational awareness – Eyes spend more time outside
Overall improved efficiency. Continued operations over smoke & at night
Fresh details always: Fire lines - Road names - Place search - Routing, etc.Safety: Terrain & hazards recognition. Ground teams visible through smoke
Auto DrawingTransmitted over Satellite
Spot fires & Retardant targets
Acreages for Initial Attack
Lines & Polygons on Google Earth
Iridium installed/connected free
$1 airtime to transmit file
Pursuing
NASA Funding
By: Mark Zaller www.AerialFireTech.org
