Terra Harvest: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance force multiplier

Robert Heathcock; Colson Brasch

doi:10.1117/12.918638

24 May 2012 Terra Harvest: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance force multiplier

Robert Heathcock, Colson Brasch

Proceedings Volume 8389, Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR III; 83890J (2012) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918638
Event: SPIE Defense, Security, and Sensing, 2012, Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Abstract

The Defense Intelligence Agency's Terra Harvest program, launched in 2009, is developing an open, integrated battlefield unattended ground sensors (UGS) architecture that ensures interoperability among disparate UGS components and systems. Having successfully demonstrated a Terra Harvest-compliant UGS controller at Empire Challenge 2010, the program has since developed a Terra Harvest open architecture specification and developer's guide; created a web-based forum for architecture evolution and industry collaboration; and developed an array of asset plug-ins. These software plug-ins send data to or acquire it from an asset, and then convert it into a viable payload capable of supporting intelligence-driven operations. Building on this foundation, commercial vendors are developing field-ready implementations for Trident Spectre 2012. Once fully matured, Terra Harvest will streamline acquisition processes, reduce deployment timelines, and serve users as an intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) force multiplier.

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Robert Heathcock and Colson Brasch "Terra Harvest: intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance force multiplier", Proc. SPIE 8389, Ground/Air Multisensor Interoperability, Integration, and Networking for Persistent ISR III, 83890J (24 May 2012); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.918638

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