AGC Overview to the Army Engineer Association Regimental Information and Training Seminar Presented by: Dr. Joseph F. Fontanella, Director E: joseph.f.fontanella@usace.army.mil P: (703) 428-6600 3 August 2017
CORPS OF ENGINEERS has Multiple Roles involving Geospatial Engineering NGA DoD GEOINT & NSG Functional Manager Joint Capabilities Area Manager (JCAM) Operational Engineering Chief of Engineers Army Staff Topographer of the Army Commander USACE DCS, G-2 Geospatial Information Officer Chief of Branch Engineer Director, Army Geospatial Center Director, Geospatial Research Laboratory CIO/G-6 Geospatial Data Steward ASA(ALT) Lead for Geospatial implementation within COE Regimental Advisor Senior Mentor Geospatial Engineering MOSs 125D/12Y
VISION: To enable geospatial information Collect, create and provision strategicoperational-tactical The Army s geospatial knowledge center extending, filling and connecting NSG capabilities. Enterprise Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, Army Acquisition ensuring efficient Develop, acquire and field engineer and
VISION: To enable geospatial information Collect, create and provision strategicoperational-tactical The Army s geospatial knowledge center extending, filling and connecting NSG capabilities. Enterprise Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, Army Acquisition ensuring efficient Develop, acquire and field engineer and
VISION: To enable geospatial information Collect, create and provision strategic Collect, createoperational-tactical and provision strategic operational-tactical data, geospatial information and back capabilities to the field. mission relatedreachproducts. Enterprise The Army s geospatial knowledge center extending, filling and connecting NSG capabilities. Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, Army Acquisition ensuring efficient Develop, acquire and field engineer and
VISION: To enable geospatial information Collect, create and provision strategic Collect, createoperational-tactical and provision strategic operational-tactical data, geospatial information and back capabilities to the field. mission relatedreachproducts. Enterprise Development and Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, program strategies and technologies across Army Acquisition ensuring efficient Army programs and Network Integration Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, Develop, acquire and field engineer and ensuring efficient Army Acquisition Evaluate the Tactical Enterprise Exploitation of National Develop, acquire and field engineer and Capabilities. System Acquisition The Army s geospatial knowledge center extending, filling and connecting NSG capabilities.
VISION: To enable geospatial information Research, Development, Collect, create and provision strategic Collect, createoperational-tactical and provision strategic operational-tactical data, geospatial information and back capabilities to the field. mission relatedreachproducts. Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, program Enterprise Development and social (cultural) environments. strategies and technologies across Army prototyping and Acquisition ensuring efficient and demonstration Army Synchronize geospatial policies, priorities, programs and Network Integration Develop, acquire and field engineer and ensuring efficient Army Acquisition Evaluate the Tactical Enterprise Exploitation of National Develop, acquire and field engineer and Capabilities. System Acquisition The Army s geospatial knowledge center extending, filling and connecting NSG capabilities.
Challenges Geographic limits on use of OCO HR3D mapping over denied areas Improving user access and experience Increased collection capacity Interdependencies of programs of record Pace of technology adoption Disconnected/disadvantaged users Size/volume of geospatial data sets Research and Engineering Informing requirements vs responding to them