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C.O.P. NEWS
Common Operational Picture
Volume 1, Issue 5, March 2014
From The Desk of the CEO
Dateline:
Locations All Across America
This last month has been hectic as members of
the AGIS, Inc. staff took to the road for AEWE in
Ft. Benning, GA; JIFX at Camp Roberts, CA ; Call for
Fire software installation (JCS J6 C4AD) in Suffolk,
VA, and presentations in Washington, DC. Check
out the article “From Sea to Shining Sea” to get
caught up on all the details. (Note: At press time
the detail associated with Call for Fire is being
compiled and will be provided in future editions
of C.O.P. News.)
Technology is always on the move. In our efforts
to remain at the forefront of innovation, we realize
that as we continue the development of LifeRing
itself, we must also ensure that LifeRing is capable
of interfacing with other technologies. Our latest
interfaces with the VECTRONIX Laser Range Finder
PLRF25C and AFTADS are described in these pages.
As 2014 progresses, we will keep you up-to-date
on the developments with LifeRing and associated
technologies. All that and more so that we can be
your partner in…..
Keeping you on Target,
Cap
From Sea to Shining Sea
This past month saw a flurry of activity at AGIS – which began with staff
members packing their bags and hitting the road to demonstrate LifeRing
in a variety of environments. As of this writing the longest running activity
of the past month, AEWE – Spiral I in Ft. Benning, GA is still underway.
JIFX – Joint Interagency Field Experimentation Program
February 10th – 14th at Camp Roberts, CA
In an effort to create a collaborative and innovative learning environment
to benefit those organizations that respond to emergent and emergency
situations, the Naval Post Graduate School (NPS) began sponsoring field
experiments in 2002 at their facility located at the California National Guard’s
Camp Roberts. Included in the collaborative effort were the Department of
Defense, other government agencies, business and industry, academia and
First Responders. By 2012 the success of these field experiments earned the
program the sponsorship of The Office of the Secretary of Defense and the
Department of Homeland Security as well as a new name - JIFX.
AGIS was, once again, proud to be a participant at the most recent event.
Notable successes included LifeRing’s ability to exchange real time data
using CoT (Cursor on Target). LifeRing sent tracking data and photographs
to the JIFX collaborate.org website thus proving LifeRing’s capability to
interact with DHS systems. We also integrated LifeRing with the Golden-I
Heads-Up Display (HUD). Further details will be provided in the March edition
of C.O.P. News. And our thanks to the folks at Motorola Solutions for again
providing us with the opportunity to successfully demonstrate our capabilities
with their SRX 2200 P25 radios.
AGIS participated in additional experiments and those results are currently
under review. Complete information will be provided in next month’s issue of
C.O.P. News. Stay tuned………
Washington, DC
During 3 days in DC, AGIS’ CEO Cap Beyer met with TDMs (Technical Decision Makers) and BDMs (Business Decision Makers) from both the public and
private sector. This represented an opportunity to demonstrate LifeRing to
a new audience of decision makers inside the Beltway. These face-to-face
exchanges provided excellent feedback and important data points that can be
thoughtfully utilized as we continue to develop LifeRing to meet the needs of
the Military and First Responders in the 21st Century.
LifeRing puts a Tactical Operations Center in your Hand!
LifeRing Communicates with AFTADS
Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data System (AFTADS)
is designed for the planning and execution of fire support
for our soldiers in the field. AFTADS, with guidance from
commanders, has the ability to prioritize multiple targets,
perform attack analysis and pare targets to weapons
for the most effective use of fire support. But like any
system, AFTADS is dependant upon receiving accurate
information.
In field exercise environments, soldiers who utilize
LifeRing for the COP can digitally relay information using
JVMF (Joint Variable Message Format) to the AFTADS
System. And, in return, the AFTADS System can digitally
communicate with the soldiers on the LifeRing Network.
This digital 2-way relay of information precludes the
errors common to voice transmission. The result is
fast, accurate communication that provides precision
targeting.
LifeRing Interfaces with
VECTRONIX Laser Range Finder
AGIS, Inc. is pleased to announce that
LifeRing now interfaces with the VECTRONIX
PLRF25C, a monocular Laser Range Finder
with a built in digital magnetic compass. The
PLRF25C sends out a laser “ping” that along
with the digital compass provides the user
range and bearing to an object. This is essential for
targeting, particularly in desert or other sparse
conditions where there are no discernible
landmarks. The Vectronix PLRF25C allows for
precise targeting with a range up to several
kilometers. Once the PLRF is paired with a
LifeRing Smartphone, the GPS location
inherent to the LifeRing Network adds the final
piece to the puzzle.
LifeRing operators know that, with a simple touch of
the LifeRing Smartphone map display, target location
is specified and transmitted to all on the network. And
since LifeRing now interfaces with the VECTRONIX
PLRF25C (see companion article in this issue),
target location can also be specified using this option.
In the coming year, AGIS plans to continue testing
LifeRing in field exercise environments that will include
both AFTADS and JVMF. We will post our progress in
this publication.
Together the PLRF 25C and LifeRing enable
users in battlefield situations to digitally
communicate any given target’s location to
AFATDS (Advanced Field Artillery Tactical Data
System) (see companion article in this
issue), thus enabling rapid precision targeting.
AGIS continues to look for new ways to partner
with the latest technologies in order to keep our
LifeRing users safe and on target.
LifeRing puts a
Tactical Operations
Center in your Hand!
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