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Presented by:

George H. OhanianProduct Director Combat Terrain Information Systems (PD CTIS)

INSTRUMENT SET, RECONNAISSANCE AND SURVEYING (COMMON NAME: ENFIRE)

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GLOBAL POSITION SYSTEM – SURVEY (GPS-S)

Topics To Cover

• Organization

• ENFIRE

• GPS-S

• Successes

• Challenges

• Things to Consider

• Summary

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Develop, field, and sustain capabilities that inform and supportMilitary and Civilian users in their day to day survey,

construction, engineering, reconnaissance and navigational decision space.

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The ENFIRE KIT

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•Data collection from a distance•Significant soldier safety enhancement•Auto populates Road, Bridge, Minefield, and UXO report forms

•Compatible with military and commercial survey tools

•Supports Hydrographic Survey operations

•Interoperable with Army Mission Command

•Collects precise route and topographic data

•Integrated the Army Underwater Construction Set (UCS) Search & Survey subset

•NIPR/SIPR ATO•Primary USMC recon and route clearance tool

•Enhanced Geospatial GUI’s

•5 year Tech refresh cycles for End of Life Items

•DAGR Compatible•Touch Screen Input•COTS based capabilities•Hydro and land survey•Route Clearance (USMC)•Environmental Baseline Survey•Blast Assessment•Auto population of forms•Construction Planning and Management

•Computer Aided Design•Survey Post Processing and interoperability

•Full Motion Video and data export•Terrain Analysis

Instrument Set, Reconnaissance and Surveying (common name: ENFIRE) is a digital technology upgrade to the analog Survey Set, Military Field Sketching legacy capabilities. ENFIRE enables the performance of reconnaissance, construction management, project management, field surveying, facilities management, inventory management, obstacle planning , Terrain analysis and field engineering tasks. Utilizes standard military communications devices/networks to transfer data files to the Army Mission Command suite.

Program Type: ACAT IV Program of recordRequirement: 2008 Approved CPDUsers: Army, Active, Guard and Reserve Units, Army Dive Teams, USMC Recon and Route Clearance AAO = 2864

Acquisition Phase: POST MS CFielded to Date: Procured 2020 systems; fielded 1950 as of 1 June 2018

CAPABILITIES

MISSION

ENFIRE is a digital technical engineering and data collection tool set used by Engineer soldiers to perform reconnaissance, obstacle reporting, construction management, and support to surveying operations. Precision measuring devices and other peripherals are integrated to a ruggedized tablet computer that hosts a suite of software that supports a wide range of functions. ENFIRE provides users with greater accuracy and precision of measurements, faster information collection and rapid dissemination capabilities via networks or tactical radios. It reduces time on target and operations from a stand-off distance reducing exposure; greatly improving safety to soldiers.

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAM / PRODUCT INFORMATION

Unit type HHC BEB, ABCTHHC BEB, IBCTHHC BEB, IBCT (ABN)HHC BEB, SBCTHHC, Engineer BDEEngineer BattalionEngineer Battalion (ABN)Engineer Construction COVertical Construction COEngineer Support COEngineer Utilities Det

USACE Districts

The GPS-S System

• Leverages commercial and military satellite GPS constellations supporting world wide operations

• Open architecture to maintain interoperability with commercial SW and HW

• Performs precise static surveys• Provides precise position & azimuth

control• Covers long distances without optical

enhancements• SAASM compliant • M-Code upgradable (once available) • Interoperable with Army machine

controls to support construction• Operator maintained, organic support

construct• Touch screen (operates in all light

conditions)• User friendly (set-up in under 10

minutes)• Compatible with SINGARS and the

Harris Suite of Radios • Interoperates with ENFIE • COTS SW with perpetual license• Solider maintainable• SW defined radios (CONUS/OCONUS

ops)

GPS-Survey (GPS-S) supports Technical Engineer (MOS 12T) accomplishment of construction and topographic surveys with centimeter level precision and has integrated SAASM capability that satisfies OSD Policy for operations in degraded and contested environments.

CAPABILITIES

MISSION

GPS-S enables Engineer Survey and Design Team members to perform construction and topographic surveys with centimeter level precision in electronic contested environments. GPS-S interfaces with current Army Survey (AISI) equipment to perform integrated GPS / optical surveys. The Instrument Set, Reconnaissance and Surveying (ENFIRE) tablet PC is leveraged for post processing of survey data and import of survey design files. GPS-S meets FAA standards for airfield survey and has employed standards based data exchanges to achieve interoperability with commercial SW and HW equivalents.

DESCRIPTION

PROGRAM / PRODUCT INFORMATION

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Program Type: ACAT IV Program of RecordRequirement: Approved ORDAAO = 773 ((Currently in re-assessment)Acquisition Phase: Post MS C

Fielded to Date: 43 as of 5 Jul 18

Our Strategy 13

• “Swiss Army Knife”• Develop and field cross functional solutions for engineers, surveyors, divers,

designers, manager, warfighters and decision makers• Modern, ruggedized, auto population tools underpinned by COTS/GOTS• Data collection, analysis and sharing through enterprise tools• Integrated and co- dependent products that support multiple “like” missions• Easy to use interfaces “out of the box”

• Interoperable with Army Decision Systems• Multiple classification levels (NIPR/SIPR)• Meets current and evolving data interoperability requirements• Support military and non-military mission space

• Continuous modernization• End user driven• Leverage Army and Industry Science and Technology Research Initiatives• Maintain open architecture • Build in flexibility

• Modernity is a journey not an end state • Small investments vs large outlays• User + mission + industry are the drivers

Success Stories

Environmental

Recon

Survey

Hydro

Construction Mgmt.

LIDAR

Our Challenges13

• Budget Cuts – Its hard to catch up and harder to stay ahead• Process – Not all capabilities need or should be treated equally• Demand – Cheaper, better, faster +1 “easier to use”• Transport – Managing Terrain requires geographically dispersed

stand alone solutions or “Great Pipes”• Underrated Product Line – Its not maneuver• COTS vs GOTS vs MCOTS vs???• User Needs – Not Static• Technology Pace – Shiny objects move fast• Training – Institutional vs on demand vs distance or all of them

everywhere• Time – You can’t stop it, you can’t get ahead and you never beat the

clock• Modernization – What’s the right tempo and how do you know when

you are off• Return On Investment – How do we calculate ROI early and often

and adjust

COTS/GOTS ACAT III/IV – Not Easy and Take Time

• S vs R; R don’t go away with COTS• Documents are a necessary “evil”• Time is not our friend• Process evolution clocks are not aligned to requirement, mission demands and

dollar clocks

How Do We Maintain Balance 13

Industry

UserRules

Priorities

Time

Things to Consider13

• Don’t fund a process; fund an outcome• Plagiarize – Where and when applicable• One size doesn’t fit all – Mixed fleets (sometimes) are not bad; • More implementations of COTS procurements; report lessons to

leadership on a semi annual basis (this may drive changes to the rule sets)• Rethink equipping and modernization (for some items) to implement

steady state investment (match technology pace requires internal assessment of MOS and supporting organizations)

• Consider upfront user tests for COTS to drive acquisition strategy• Contract out for cradle to grave; procure, maintain, calibrate, spares, train,

extend warranty and upgrade (10 year contract with modernization language)

• Change the Reward System– Measure efficiency and effectiveness to deliver fast, good and cheap

• Create a paradigm where we defend exceptions and establish automatic waivers based on designation

• Don’t equate dollars to risk

SUMMARY• Balance is hard; getting ahead is harder and staying

there is the challenge and the goal• COTS procurement and application should not be

rocket science;• Complexity and streamlining are opposing

constructs• We (Army) own the problem and the majority of the

solution space; industry is our partner; end user needs are our priorities.

QUESTIONS