Installation Mapping Enables Many Missions: The Benefits of and Barriers to Sharing Geospatial Data Assets
Abstract
Installations and environment (I&E) geospatial data assets are being developed, used, and shared for many different Department of Defense (DoD) missions, including installation management, homeland defense, emergency response, environmental management, military health, and war fighting. There are many benefits in effectiveness and efficiency to using and sharing such data. However, there are also barriers that limit the widespread use and sharing of such assets within and outside DoD, including security concerns, lack of on-going high-level program support, lack of data-sharing policies, and lack of any rigorous analysis to prove the benefits of sharing. This monograph assesses the mission effects of sharing I&E geospatial data assets within the business domain and across the business, war fighting, and intelligence mission areas of the DoD Global Information Grid (GIG). It also analyzes the barriers to sharing and recommends some ways to overcome them. This monograph should interest those wishing to use and share geospatial data for DoD missions. It should also interest government policymakers and managers who would like to learn more about geospatial data sharing and use across their respective enterprises.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2007
- Accession Number
- ADA473006
Entities
People
- Beth E. Lachman
- David R. Frelinger
- Michael S. Tseng
- Peter Schirmer
- Tiffany Nichols
- Victoria A. Greenfield
Organizations
- RAND Corporation