Quick Prediction of Future Training/Testing Opportunities Using mLEAM

Abstract

Urban development around many installations threatens the ability to provide realistic military training to the soldiers of the U.S. Army and adequate testing for future weapon systems. Regional planning can alter the patterns of future development around installations. The Engineer Research and Development Center, Construction Engineering Research Laboratory (ERDC-CERL) has developed the military Landuse Evolution Assessment Model (mLEAM) suite of software tools to allow for the rapid and inexpensive testing of the impact of alternative regional plans on the future training and testing opportunities of nearby installations. This report describes the mLEAM approach and documents the application of mLEAM to the counties surrounding Fort Benning, GA to provide Fort Benning with options to proactively mitigate conflicts between the Army and the growing civilian community surrounding the installation.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA478355

Entities

People

  • Bruce Macallister
  • James Westervelt

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

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  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

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  • Environmental Protection
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  • Military Training
  • Regional Planning
  • Tracked Vehicles
  • Training
  • United States
  • Urban Areas
  • Weapon Systems

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