Joint Service Common Operating Environment (COE) Common Geographic Information System Functional Requirements

This document establishes the functional requirements for the Joint Service Common Operating Environment (COE) Common Geographic Information System (CGIS) subsequently designated as CCGIS. The COE concept provides for an aggregate set of computer-based tools and standards to support the means by which the Joint United States Armed Forces can employ and sustain tactical forces in the theater of operations. AI1 military service command and control echelons are expected to benefit from the capabilities that the COE concept provides through the interoperability of each 8ervice's C41 Tactical Decision Systems (TDS). The goal of COE as to provide a common software/hardware reference and interface standard to support the many combat systems allowing each to retain control of their computing resources and application, yet offering the integration of common information and low level software components to achieve interoperability. Through this integration, the resulting system i8 to realize a level of interoperability among the C4I systems and cost savings through the use of common threads. One such common thread is the Geographic Information System (GIS) whose map display and analysis functionality are common to many of the original combat systems. The purpose of this document is to present the Functional Requirements for the Common Geographic Information System (CGIS) element which will ultimately be integral to the COE suite of proposed standards and C4I systems and designated as CCGIS. One should note that participation in COE is voluntary and includes organizations within each military service.