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Future
Capabilities
The
following list is a summary of topics for proposed
future capabilities. Please scroll down to read
a brief summary of some of the main improvements we
envision for the operational version of SOARED
(intended to be named the FAST TACtical Integration
Console, FAST TACTIC):
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Provide
More Data, MODAS Fields, Multi-Level
Security, On-Screen Data Editing,
Inflection
Point Sampling,
Profile Merging, Multi-Parameter X/Y
Plots, Sub/Stored Queries, Formatted Data
Output, On-Line Help.
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Provide
More Data:
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The
operational version of SOARED will
have significantly more data than the
demonstration version. To further populate
the database, the following actions will
be performed:
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Update the
limited set of historical sound velocity
data used in the demonstration to the
complete set of historical data profiles
used by the Navy profiles from the Arctic
Ocean (or other operating areas). This
update will provide over 100,000 sound
speed profiles computed from temperature
and salinity to the database.
Add all
four seasons of the GDEM temperature,
salinity, and sound speed profiles into
the database.
Complete
the set of SCICEX CTD and SSXBT profiles.
Similarly, a more complete set of SCICEX
bathymetry and ice keel data could be
stored, including data from classified
sources such as recent patrol data. These
same types of data could be added for
various regions of current interest to
allow the datasets to be tailored to the
ship's operations, while reducing the
storage needs on the laptop system.
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MODAS
Fields:
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These will be
both accepted as inputs and generated as
outputs from ship's environmental
data.
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Provide
Multi-Level Security:
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For use during
operations when various levels of
classified data will be encountered during
an operation or deployment.
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Perform
On-Screen Data Editing:
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To account for
known errors, or when data is incomplete.
This capability would allow data to be
edited using an on-screen mouse-driven
routine for eliminating noisy or otherwise
illogical data, without specific operator
manipulation. In addition, the operator
could insert the sound velocity from the
AN/BQH-1 Sound Velocimeter at the ship's
present depth to a historic sound velocity
trace, or to a recent SSXBT trace that had
corrupted data at that depth.
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Inflection
Point Sub-Sampling:
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Allows key
features of SVPs, ice keel data,
bathymetry, etc., to be maintained without
requiring the massive amounts of disk
storage needed for fixed-interval sampled
data
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Profile
Merging:
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To extend the
depth of a trace, it could be merged with
either the historical, GDEM or a recent
trace from ship operations in the same
area.
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Multi-Parameter
X-Y Plots:
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This might
include plotting ice draft overhead, and
sounding data on the same XY plot (this
could be particularly interesting when
reporting transits through shallow,
ice-covered waters.)
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Sub-Queries
& Stored Queries:
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Sub-queries of
areas included within a region already
queried provide the ability to "zoom in"
and reduce the delay associated with
initiating a completely new query. Stored
queries provide the ability to "re-use"
the same query for operations in an area
that you expect to return to, such as a
local operating area, would also speed the
processing of this query.
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Formatted
Data Output:
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For either
message reports to the Battle Group
Commander, or other designated command, as
well as post-mission reporting. Multiple
formats could be called out, depending on
the customers' needs for the
data.
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On-Line
Tutorial & User Help:
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To accelerate an
operator's understanding of the system, as
well as reinforce specific procedures for
viewing, editing and reporting
environmental data, a comprehensive
tutorial and help file will be included,
with relevant examples. This will reduce
the time needed to train new operators, as
well as reducing the time needed to
process environmental data for specific
needs.
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