The Secretary of Defense is the principal defense policy advisor to the President. Under the direction of the President, the Secretary exercises authority, direction, and control over the Department of Defense. The DoD uses geospatial technology to assist its mission of providing the military forces needed to deter war and to protect the security of the United States. Some of the key DoD organizations that use geospatial information and technology to support this homeland security and national preparedness include the National Guard Bureau (NGB), Northern Command (NORTHCOM), Global Positioning System Operations Center (GPSOC), NORTHCOM 543rd Geospatial Planning Cell (GPC), Joint Interagency Task Force North (JIATF North), Joint Force Headquarters National Capital Region (JFHQ-NCR), North American Aerospace Defense Command (NORAD), Southern Command (SOUTHCOM), Joint Interagency Task Force South (JIATF South), U.S. Special Operations Command (USSOCOM), U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), and the Multi-Agency Collaboration Environment (MACE).
Geospatial Repository and Data (GRiD) Management System
Overview:
The NGA Geospatial Repository and Data (GRiD) Management System is developed in partnership between the US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory (CREEL) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) InnoVision Directorate to efficiently warehouse and distribute both three-dimensional data, such as Light Detection and Ranging (LIDAR), as well as related and derived two-dimensional geospatial products, such as Imagery and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).
Unclassified URL: N/A
Secret URL: https://rsgis.erdc.dren.mil/griduc
Top Secret URL: http://grid.nga.ic.gov
Domestic Operations Awareness and Assessment Response Tool (DAART) Suite
Overview:
The DAART system was developed by the U.S. Army Space and Missile Defense Command’s Future Warfare Center for the National Guard Bureau as a free-to-use service in support of multiple mission areas including supporting local civil authorities.
The incident awareness and assessment information processed
by the DAART system is used to assist authorities in responding
to disasters for the purpose of saving lives, mitigating suffering,
minimizing serious property damage and protecting vital infrastructure, resulting in a cumulative effect of expanding collaboration, providing greater access and distribution of the information,
and promoting user focus on analysis and operations versus mere
viewing of the information.
Unclassified URL: https://daart.us/
Secret URL:
Top Secret URL:
Geospatial Repository and Data (GRiD)
Overview:
The Geospatial Repository and Data (GRiD) Management System is developed in partnership between the US Army Corps of Engineers Cold Regions Research & Engineering Laboratory (CREEL) and the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s (NGA) InnoVision Directorate to efficiently warehouse and distribute both three-dimensional data, such as LIDAR, as well as related and derived two-dimensional geospatial products, such as Imagery and Digital Elevation Models (DEMs).
Unclassified URL: https://rsgis.erdc.dren.mil/griduc
Secret URL: N/A
Top Secret URL: N/A