Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core)

Providing the Common Virtual Environment (CVE) correlated terrain databases for Army training systems to enable Interoperability and ensure Fair Fight Accurate Representation of the Real Earth Environment

Training warfighters in real-time is imperative for Producer Certification Pilot Program establishes Five innovations distinguish SE Core’s unmatched ff 1:250K – Clean entire database, focusing on mission success and soldier survival. The U.S. Army's a standardized structure for U.S. Army geospatial production of correlated terrain databases: major geographic features, large landmarks, and transportation and hydrography infrastruc- Synthetic Environment Core (SE Core) Common data producing organizations (data co-producers) ff Precision Correlation Methodology ture Virtual Environment Management (CVEM) program to be certified as Trusted Partners for U.S. Army ff Four Quality Scales provides fully correlated terrain databases enabling Geospatial Enterprise (AGE) foundation geospatial ff Improved Transportation Networks ff 1:50K – Clean and align major cities, notable interoperability within live, virtual, constructive and data production and contribution. ff Automated Procedural Model Generation landmarks, navigationally-significant features, gaming training systems to allow warfighters to "train ff Synthetic Simulated Aerial Imagery and military installations SE Core Today as they fight." ff 1:25K –Clean, align, and digitize delineated Training today's warfighters requires accurate Precision Correlation Methodology major military training areas, airfields, and SE Core is the U.S. Army’s Program of Record (POR) representation of the real earth environment, To ensure the production of the highest quality areas of operations; including all buildings and under the Program Executive Office for Simulation, terrain datasets for customers, the SE Core team including geographic terrains with specific features structures Training & Instrumentation (PEO STRI), delivering and locations. The convergence of accuracy and created a managed correlation methodology to ff 1:12.5K – Clean, align, and digitize the high- fully correlated, common, geospatial terrain interoperability is the realization of Live, Virtual, identify and quantify the measure of correlation est resolution urban training areas and Military databases; ultra high resolution cultural and common Constructive - Integrating Architecture (LVC-IA). between alternate run-time representations of a moving visual models; Common Virtual Components Operations on Urban Terrain (MOUT) sites, with SE Core provides correlated, geospatial terrain common geospatial terrain dataset. (CVCs); and a common Computer Generated Forces every feature recognizable in satellite source databases for U.S. Army simulators, simulations SE Core uses Dignitas Technologies, LLC's C-nergy imagery, adding interiors for all buildings (CGF) for Training Aids Devices Simulators and and training systems to support the execution of and GameSim's Validate correlation test tools to Simulations (TADSS). combined arms and joint training, mission planning, ensure the databases have the most consistent SE Core is the U.S. Army’s focal point for all and rehearsals at homestation and deployed representation and highest fidelity to assess correlated synthetic environment requirements. The locations. It ensures virtual compatibility with all live, correlation and compatibility, and accelerate the SE Core program provides products to registered constructive and gaming systems. validation and quality control of correlated terrain users and developers in the U.S. and other select The SE Core CVE delivers six critical products: databases. C-nergy and Validate ingest multiple customers. SE Core saves customers and developers output formats such as OpenFlight, OneSAF Terrain 1. Geospatial Terrain Databases cost and schedule time, and helps ensure that Format, and others to perform automated and simulators and simulations correlate and interoperate 2. Common Cultural And Moving Models semi-automated testing with precise correlation, across critical training platforms. 3. Common Virtual Components (CVC) as well as provide a final quality control process before output and delivery to confederates and Army Geospatial Center (AGC) 4. Virtual OneSAF® Improved Transportation Networks The SE Core program participated in a pilot program consumers. 5. Simulation Standards SE Core is collaborating with Cognitics, Inc. to evaluate and test a standardized process in SE Core correlation measures include; quality 6. FAA Standard Airfield to increase the complexity and realism of compliance with the U.S. Army Geospatial Enterprise checks, edits and verification of terrain feature transportation networks in virtual and gaming standards, and policies. SE Core program has differences, such as existence, placement and 1. Geospatial Terrain Databases terrain databases. The result of this collaboration achieved a gold level rating, as a certified co- attributes, as well as surface differences in elevation The SE Core program produces high-quality includes: producer for the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC). terrain, object tops and materials, and the collision terrain databases to meet the U.S. Army’s changing The gold level rating identifies the data products between vertical surface variations. ff Reduced roadway undulations, elimination of missions and theaters of operation. Using raw and are suitable for operational use and are consistent small untrafficable embankments, construction processed geospatial terrain data from government Four Quality Scales of smooth shoulders, and representation of with the standards, profiles in accordance with and commercial sources, the SE Core team extracts, The SE Core team instituted a rigorous standard banked roads on curves the U.S. Army Geospatial Policy. The AGC Co- cleans, aligns, and correlates all source data into for Core Content collection based on the SE Core ff Trafficable transportation tunnels and other a consistent terrain Master Database (MDB) that Environmental Data Model. Additionally the network features. is non-proprietary, industry standard, and open team defined feature quality standards based on ff Complex intersections with spaghetti junctions formats that are run-time system independent. four scales within the MDB including: 1:250,000; and clover leafs Additionally, the MDB is readied for consumption 1:50,000; 1:25,000; and 1:12,500. SE Core’s Quality ff Multi-level bridges and overpasses with realistic in specific geospatial datasets and runtime formats Content Specification is derived from the National integration into the terrain used by specific training systems. Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) and SE Core provides terrain databases for an expanding United States Geological Survey (USGS) mapping specifications. They include: 1 number of PEO STRI programs and confederates. 2 Ultra High-Resolution Models and the Realism of Advanced Virtual Gaming Worlds

Automatic Procedural Model Generation the realism of today’s advanced virtual gaming ff Veritas Model Viewer - Provides model visualiza- SE Core has collaborated with U.S. Army’s Research, worlds and next generation display. tion including the capability to view static 3D Development and Engineering Command models such as buildings, vegetation and 3D Cultural Models (RDECOM) and the Rapid Data Generation (RDG) moving models such as vehicles and obstacles, ff Geospecific Models, representing unique fea- program to leverage technology from the GameSim’s and 3D life form models and animations.* tures in a specific terrain database, i.e., stadium, ff Veritas 2D/3D Viewer - Provides model visualiza- Procedural Model Generation Service (PMGS) theme park, landmark, etc. research initiative. PMGS is GOTS software that tionof simulation events and is integrated with ff Geotypical Models representing structures typi- procedurally generates fully textured 3D models. OneSAF, SE Core terrain and models, as well as cal of a region or area in the terrain database SE Core’s Automatic Model Generation software DIS/V-DIS and CTIA protocols. The viewer sup- ports OpenFlight, COLLADA, and FBX formats. uses PMGS to procedurally generate, based on the ff Ultra-High Resolution Buildings (UHRB) with Veritas is the LVC-IA and ITESS viewer.* feature content of each unique database, the precise interior rooms and multiple stories, and fully traversable – inside and out, up and down – by geo-typical regionalized models required. Automatic *Products currently under government review. OneSAF and gaming entities Model Generation reduces the cost of producing ® models simultaneously tailoring the model set for Common Moving Models (CM2) 4. Virtual OneSAF each database. SE Core develops realistic, common moving models SE Core developed and maintains the virtual to support the expanding Confederate partners Synthetic Simulated Aerial Imagery extension to OneSAF. Virtual systems now offer the model that is TRADOC Capability Manager - Virtual including EPX, Veritas, VSB3 and Open-flight formats. SE Core Synthetic Imagery tool produces simulated ability to train simultaneously with a realistic, 3-D (TCM-V) approved with data based on AVCATT These high definition models represent a vast variety full color draped imagery, simulated black and white simulated environment. SE Core specific models, and CCTT. of entities and placeable objects within terrain Controlled Image Base (CIB), ground surface imagery entities and units were created to support the needs databases. and maps, and full fidelity material maps. The of the virtual community, including CCTT, AVCATT, 5. Simulation Standards and the Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Synthetic Imagery tool supports the generation of SE Core's 1,160 plus models provide wheeled and Virtual DIS (VDIS) tracked vehicles, missiles, manned and unmanned Organization (JIEDDO). imagery for imaginary locations, improves correlation SE Core’s Virtual Distributed Interactive Simulation aircraft and devices, all supporting simulated sensor of features in real world locations, and provides cost Functionality includes; new fixed-wing aircraft and (VDIS) protocol provides the foundation for systems, including infrared and night vision. All SE effective support for seasons and climate regions rotary-wing aircraft flight mobility models, ground virtual systems’ interoperability and common Core models are posted to the U.S. Army Model depictions. Synthetic Imagery has none of the vehicle mobility models, and 78 unique orderable communication to other components within the Exchange (AME) for easy download, at no cost, by negative artifacts of real aerial imagery like color Behaviors and Interventions. Interactions with Live, Virtual, and Constructive Integrated Training AME registered users and organizations. variations from mosaicking, time-of-day shadows, manned modules are a main focus for the SE Core Environment (ITE). It is built upon the standard DIS or unwanted dynamic clutter (cars on the road). Virtual baseline. They allow SAF entities to interact with a focus on the virtual environment. Synthetic Imagery delivers affordable generation of 3. Common Virtual Components (CVC) with the manned module within a mixed unit as fully correlated aerial imagery. if it was fully integrated (SAF entities – Mount/ Army Model Exchange (AME) The SE Core product-line architecture features a Dismount, Follow, Halt, and Occupy). Entities are SE Core CVEM continues to provide easy online set of CVCs that enable plug-and-play operation 2. Common Cultural and indistinguishable between SAF and manned module access to all visual CM2s and 3D cultural models via including: Moving Models in a 3-D environment. the AME. SE Core is expanding AME data sharing ff SE Core Gateway - Provides the capability to by uploading all U.S. Army ITE terrain databases Virtual OneSAF includes Dynamic Terrain (DT) SE Core develops and provides hundreds of translate and filter Distributed Interactive Simu- to the AME. The SE Core shareable and reusable features such as craters, prepared fighting positions, common three-dimensional (3-D) cultural and lation (DIS) Packet Data Unit (PDU) traffic be- data includes source data (imagery, cultural models, and concrete barriers that can be placed or created moving models in ultra-high resolution that replicate tween multiple programs. The SE Core Gateway elevation, vector features) and system-specific during runtime. The DT features support Obstacle is simply intended to bridge the networks to runtime formats. Access to SE Core terrain databases interoperate in a single virtual "environment." Avoidance (OA), Line of Sight (LOS), and terrain is now easier than ever. that is repolygonized to include the changes to the ff C-nergy - Provides a user-friendly environment for manual and automated terrain databases terrain skin that the feature produces. Master Entity List (MEL) inspection. C-nergy supports side-by-side (with Virtual OneSAF supports fully integrated The SE Core Master Entity List (MEL) provides a list of linked camera view) and overlaid (where one is Transportation Tunnels including: LOS, routing CM2s, along with their Generation I and Generation wireframe) viewing to detect visually apparent through and over tunnels, collision detection (CD), II model names. It also provides a linking of the CM2s differences in datasets.* and OA of tunnel walls. Virtual OneSAF also has to Virtual OneSAF compositions, and VDIS tuples 3 a common and consistent damage vulnerability which aids in enabling interoperability. 4 Enabling the Full Integration and 6. FAA Standard Airfields The SE Core Team Leidos is the prime contractor for the SE Core Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) flight simulator Interoperability of Live, Virtual, Constructive program and leads a diverse team of small and quality airfields with full fidelity lights and markings large businesses in cooperation with SE Core POR are include in each dataset as specified by the user and Gaming Training Systems manager under PEO-STRI. Since 2005, the team requirements. has provided architecture analysis, development and technical and management support for the SE SE Core Program Evolution Core Architecture and Integration (A&I) initiative. Since 2005, SE Core has provided CVCs that are In 2010, the SE Core A&I and the Database Virtual reusable, adaptable, extensible, and interoperable Environment Development (DVED) initiatives were to multiple training simulation systems. SE Core combined into one program – the Common Virtual delivers a common network protocol, common Environment Management (CVEM) program. terrain, common environment, common damage Today the Leidos-led SE Core CVEM team operates assessment, common computer-generated on the cutting edge of virtual simulation systems, forces, common models, common scenarios, providing high quality, ultra resolution databases and SE Core Terrain Database Customers common sensors, common Command, Control, models as realistic and advanced as today’s gaming Communications, Computers, Intelligence, industry standards. The team is opening up the SE and Confederates: Surveillance, and Reconnaissance (C4ISR) interfacing Core architecture to expose the data; standardizing ff Aviation Combined Arms Tactical Trainer (AVCATT) and common underlying services necessary for and continuously updating the data stores; interoperable Fair Fights. accelerating the database production process; ff Non-Rated Crew Member Manned Module (NCM3) Today the top priority is building the SE Core critical decoupling the system to expand the toolset within ff Close Combat Tactical Trainer (CCTT)/Reconfigurable Vehicle resources for the ITE. The SE Core team has been production; maximizing the use of COTS and GOTS tools and eliminating high maintenance software; Tactical Trainer (RVTT)/Dismounted Soldier Training Systems (DSTS) producing and delivering the next generation of constructive and gaming databases to support and providing clean source data and cultural and ff Live, Virtual, Constructive-Integrating Architecture (LVC-IA) evolving training requirements. Going forward, this moving models to customers and registered users. ff Joint Land Component Constructive Training Capability (JLCCTC) approach will ensure SE Core’s training products Accelerated Response to U.S. Army meet the current and future U.S. Army training ff One Semi-Automated Forces (OneSAF®) Changing Missions needs. The SE Core CVEM Program is dedicated to ff Homestation Instrumentation Training System (HITS/Liive) accelerating the delivery of common terrain ff PM Gaming (VBS2) All SE Core components are shared databases, cultural and moving models and OneSAF to enable warfighters to train for ever-changing f f Longbow Crew Trainer (LCT) with registered users and developers missions in environments around the globe. The ff U.S. Army Central Command (ARCENT) for use with their own tools in success of U.S. Army training today and tomorrow depends on the SE Core Program. ff Common Driver Trainer (CDT)/Call for Fire Trainer (CFFT)/Virtual building products and systems that Clearance Training Suite (VCTS) are interoperable and compatible ff Warfighters' Simulation (WARSIM) with the U.S. Army’s LVC-IA. ff Flight School XXI

ff Joint Conflict and Tactical Simulation (JCATS)

ff After Action Review System (AARS)

ff Fire Support Simulation (FIRESIM)

ff Night Vision Image Generator (NVIG)

ff Virtual Battlespace 3 (VBS3)

ff Joint Deployment Logistics Model (JDLM)

ff Games for Training (GFT/VBS3)

5 6 SE Core Terrain Database Delivery Schedule AS OF SEPTEMBER 2014

DELIVERED (FY11-14)

Afghan East Fort Stewart Afghan East Enhanced (JIEDDO) Hawaii GFT McKenna (VBS) Afghanistan Japan GFT Campbell Caspian Sea Fort Bragg JBLM GFT Stewart Fort Campbell Fort Carson Jordan Korea Kuwait GFT Carson Fort Drum LCT Conversions (PM Apache) GFT Camp Buehring New Zealand ERF Bragg Fort Polk Germany ERF Hawaii Fort Riley Fort Richardson and Fort Wainwright ERF Caspian Sea

PLANNED (FY15-17)

Four ITE deliveries per fiscal year (e.g. Polk, JBLM 2016, Hood 2016, and Campbell 2016). Three large area Constructive Database deliveries per fiscal year (e.g. Caspian Sea 2016, DATE 2.2 2016, and Afghanistan 2016). Various other terrain database representation deliveries as required throughout each fiscal year (e.g. Camp Grayling 2016)..

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