A Reference Model for Information Management to Support Coalition Information Sharing Needs

Abstract

Effective information management is a key enabler in ensuring that commanders have access to the information they need to make optimal decisions. This can only be achieved by the combination of people, processes and tools to form an effective system. Many systems and technologies claim to address the information management problem. However, in the absence of a universally accepted model of information management, it is hard to assess how well these products and systems support military information management requirements. Simply stating that information management is the capability to provide the right information, in the right place, and at the right time, does not provide a yard stick against which to measure a system's capability. The Technical Cooperation Program (TTCP) Command, Control, Communications and Information (C3I) Action Group (AG) 4 has taken on the challenge of defining a model of information management to support command and control (C2) in a coalition context. The proposed model provides an abstract representation of the important elements that are required to form an effective information management system. This has been validated by the examination of tools that support information management and the model's coverage of their capabilities.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2005
Accession Number
ADA464244

Entities

People

  • Barry Siegel
  • David Ouellet
  • Greg Chase
  • Janet O'may
  • Julie Brichacek
  • Mark Linderman
  • Sue Haines

Organizations

  • Air Force Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Cyber
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Abstracts
  • Acquisition
  • Air Force
  • Air Force Research Laboratories
  • Command And Control
  • Computer Access Control
  • Control Systems
  • Information Exchange
  • Information Operations
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Military Applications
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Resource Management
  • Standards
  • Xml

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Database Systems and Applications
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • Fully Networked C3
  • Fully Networked C3 - Command and Control