Portable Weather Intelligence for the Soldier

Abstract

Enhancements in computer hardware and software technology have allowed the development and porting of advanced environmental effects applications on highly portable lightweight computing devices. The U.S. Army Research Laboratory's (ARL) Battlefield Environment Division has developed a number of such products on a personal digital assistant (PDA) for use by individual Soldiers. This technology includes a mobile heat stress calculator, an Artillery meteorological messages application (fielded in fiscal year 2007 (FY07) on the multi-service Centaur PDA), a weather alert, a rules-based weather effects application, and others. Each is discussed in detail.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jul 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA483306

Entities

People

  • David Sauter

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Advanced Electronics
  • Counter WMD
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • C Programming Language
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computers
  • Computing Devices
  • Environment
  • Global Positioning Systems
  • Graphical User Interface
  • Military Operations
  • Military Research
  • Mobile Computing
  • Mobile Devices
  • Mobile Phones
  • Network Protocols
  • Operating Systems
  • Personal Digital Assistants
  • Radio Equipment

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