George Meade: Geospatial Intelligence on the Battlefield Provides Decisive Advantage

Abstract

General Meade's geospatial mindset from his training as a topographical engineer, and experience in Battle during the Mexican-American War as a topographer on the staff of General Zachary Taylor, Meade approached his Commander-in-Chief's orders from a geospatial mindset. This geospatial mindset, and his familiarity with geospatial intelligence were key factors in Meade's success at Gettysburg. By remembering the lessons of Meade, geospatial analysts can frame the area of operations, use the resources available to them to acquire the relevant data, analyze that data, communicate the information, to commanders, and provide tactical advantage on the battlefield.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Apr 15, 2020
Accession Number
AD1177698

Entities

People

  • William Holloway

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Army
  • Army Corps Of Engineers
  • Artillery
  • Civil War
  • Congress
  • Department Of Defense
  • Engineering
  • Engineers
  • Environment
  • General Officers
  • Geography
  • Geospatial Intelligence
  • Governments
  • Great Lakes
  • Marine Corps
  • Military History
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Oklahoma
  • Pennsylvania
  • Ridges
  • Terrain
  • Topography
  • United States
  • Virginia

Readers

  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Military History of the United States in the 20th Century.