Automated Command and Control Information Systems (ACCIS) and CAX

Abstract

This paper provides an introduction to the relationship between an Automated Command and Control Information System (ACCIS) and Computer Assisted Exercises (CAX). After a brief historical review the paper gives an overview of existing definitions and descriptions of ACCIS and CAX. Based on a common sense understanding of the phenomena, the term "Operational Environment Simulation (OES)" is introduced. Common capabilities of ACCIS and OES are then identified as Common Services. It is concluded that both the ACCIS and the OES have much in common. It is recommended that future developments of ACCIS should follow the same standards and guidelines in order to maximize training benefit of CAXes and in order to minimize costs of development, operations and management of both systems. The NATO ACCIS architecture attempts to do exactly this.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2003
Accession Number
ADA485099

Entities

People

  • Walter H. P. Schmidt

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Electronic Warfare
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Artillery
  • Command And Control
  • Command And Control Systems
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Control Systems
  • Crisis Management
  • Databases
  • Electronic Mail
  • Geographic Information Systems
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Simulators
  • User Interface
  • Video Teleconferencing
  • Warfare
  • Word Processors

Readers

  • Facility/Structural Engineering.
  • Military Training and Readiness Simulation
  • Software Engineering.

Technology Areas

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