Naval Warfare Tactical Data Base: Implementation of an Information Resource Dictionary System

Abstract

The substantial use of database technology in the collection and dissemination of information for naval tactical systems requires extensive data administration support. The Naval Warfare Tactical Data Base (NWDTB), which is the Navy's authoritative reference for tactical database format and structure, currently lacks sufficient data administration tools to provide an adequate level of data management and control. The feasibility of converting the NWTDB to an Information Resource Dictionary System (IRDS), which will yield an enhanced dictionary capability, is investigated. An analysis of the enhancements generated by the conversion of a passive to active IRDS was also discussed. This research concludes that an IRDS implementation can produce extensive benefits for the NWTDB as well as for other tactical databases in use by the Navy. Keywords: Active dictionary, Passive dictionary, Data dictionary, Military thesis.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 01, 1989
Accession Number
ADA207887

Entities

People

  • Bruce A. Brown
  • Todd A. Van Gunten

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • C4I
  • Ground and Sea Platforms
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Application Software
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Database Management Systems
  • Databases
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Life Cycles
  • National Security
  • Naval Intelligence
  • Naval Operations
  • Naval Warfare
  • Navy
  • Software Development
  • Standards
  • Test And Evaluation

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

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  • Computational Linguistics
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics
  • Naval Personnel Management