Mike,
It is interesting, although not a lot of actual detail. Mostly
effusive praise for something that appears as if DARPA spent two years
and x millions to develop - Flickr. Note later in the article that
they haven't actually developed the mobile, bandwidth-wise system they
allude to in the beginning. It's just available on bases now.
At least it shows how a little technology can go a long ways if an
organization is willing.
--Josh
On Feb 28, 2008, at 4:50 PM, Mike Liebhold wrote:
If anyone still doubts the mainstream impact of work on geospatial
computing over the last few years, Check out this article in the
current edition of the MIT Tech Review on how the US army is using
'geoweb' frameworks:
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A Technology Surges
In Iraq, soldiers conducting frontline street patrols finally get
software tools that let them share findings and plan missions.
MIY Technology Review March/April 2008
http://www.technologyreview.com/Infotech/20202/page1/
...
"The new technology--called the Tactical Ground Reporting System, or
TIGR--is a map-centric application that junior officers (the young
sergeants and lieutenants who command patrols) can study before
going on patrol and add to upon returning. By clicking on icons and
lists, they can see the locations of key buildings, like mosques,
schools, and hospitals, and retrieve information such as location
data on past attacks, geotagged photos of houses and other buildings
(taken with cameras equipped with Global Positioning System
technology), and photos of suspected insurgents and neighborhood
leaders. They can even listen to civilian interviews and watch
videos of past maneuvers. It is just the kind of information that
soldiers need to learn about Iraq and its perils. "
...
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