Capstone Requirements Document: Global Information Grid (GIG)

Abstract

The concept of a 'Global Information Grid' (GIG) was born out of concerns regarding interoperability and end-to-end integration of automated information systems. Issues such as streamlined management and the improvement of information infrastructure investment have also contributed to the heightened interest in a GIG. However, the real demand for a GIG has been driven by the requirement for information superiority and decision superiority to achieve full spectrum dominance, as expressed in Joint Vision 2020 (JV 2020). JV 2020 also highlights the importance of a network-centric warfare (NCW) environment, enabled by the GIG by means of dramatically improved information sharing through the robust networking of warfighting forces. As depicted in Figure 1 the GIG provides the enabling foundation for NCW 2 information superiority.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Aug 30, 2001
Accession Number
ADA408877

Entities

Organizations

  • United States Joint Forces Command

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Command And Control
  • Communication Systems
  • Computer Networks
  • Data Links
  • Directed Energy Weapons
  • Electronic Mail
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Security
  • Information Systems
  • Information Transfer
  • Network Protocols
  • Processing Equipment
  • Situational Awareness
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Educational Psychology
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.