More Information, Less XML Please! (Promoting a text based approach to message design and documentation)

Abstract

The type of information needed for operational use by the military is, overall, fairly persistent. The need to efficiently and effectively exchange this information with others is also a consistent need. The informations accuracy and exchange mechanisms have improved from the time of Julius Caesar, but a general has always needed to know and be able to inform his army where the enemy is located. This paper examines the United States Department of Defenses (DoD) primary methods for creating the messages used for its modern military operations, explores issues with the implemented approach, and provides recommendations for improvement.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jan 01, 2012
Accession Number
AD1108772

Entities

People

  • Cheryl L. Connors

Organizations

  • MITRE Corporation

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Best Practices
  • Classification
  • Coding
  • Configuration Management
  • Corporations
  • Department Of Defense
  • Dictionaries
  • Indicators
  • Information Exchange
  • Language
  • Latitude
  • Metadata
  • Military Operations
  • Morse Code
  • Standards
  • United States
  • Vocabulary

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Government Contracting/Procurement.
  • Systems Analysis and Design