Learning Unfamiliar Ground - Terrain Knowledge for Contingency Operations
Abstract
The end of the Cold War has ushered in an era of change in American foreign policy. America, nevertheless, will continue to elect to intervene militarily to advance or protect its global Interests. Military forces, In the main, have been conditioned to expect suitable maps of the areas In which they will operate. With the Increased likelihood that conflict involving American forces will occur on unfamiliar ground outside traditional threat areas, conventional mapping can no longer keep pace with requirements. Nonstandard mapping such as image-based products must become the norm, for support of training as well as for operations In the lower end of the operational continuum. Nonstandard maps and Incomplete terrain data bases Introduce significant changes into how combatants must be equipped and trained to learn unfamiliar ground. Furthermore, the mapping requirements process must be automated with advanced graphics and combatants must learn how to place effective demands on the system to get the support that will be available.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Apr 08, 1992
- Accession Number
- ADA251289
Entities
People
- Richard G. Johnson
Organizations
- United States Army War College