26 May 1998

PREFACE

1 INTRODUCTION

1.1 Background

1.2 Purpose of the USIGS Operational Architecture Description

1.3 Scope of the USIGS Operational Architecture Description

1.4 Applicability of the USIGS Operational Architecture Description

1.5 Document Organization

2 APPLICABLE DOCUMENTS

2.1 Reference Documents

2.2 Other Documents

3 KEY TERMS AND DEFINITIONS

APPENDIX I - USIGS OPERATIONAL CONCEPT DIAGRAM (OCD)

10.1 Introduction
  10.1.1 Background
  10.1.2 Purpose
  10.1.3 Scope
  10.1.4 Applicability

10.2 Operational Concept Diagram: Community View

10.3 Operational Concept Diagram: NIMA View
  10.3.1 NIMA Core Businesses and Supporting Services
    10.3.1.1 Information and Services Acquisition
    10.3.1.2 Information Production
    10.3.1.3 Information Access and Delivery
    10.3.1.4 Applications and Systems
    10.3.1.5 Customer Service
    10.3.1.6 Infrastructure
  10.3.2 Supplier Organizations
  10.3.3 Customer Organizations
  10.3.4 Information Flows

10.4 Achieving the Vision: NIMA/DO Operational Concept

10.5 Operational Concept Diagram: Relationship to Other Products

APPENDIX II - USIGS OPERATIONAL RELATIONSHIP CHART (ORC)

20.1 Introduction
  20.1.1 Background
  20.1.2 Purpose
  20.1.3 Scope
  20.1.4 Applicability

20.2 Operational Relationship Chart: Organizational View

20.3 Operational Relationship Chart: Directorate View
  20.3.1 Directorate of Operations
  20.3.2 Systems and Technology Directorate
  20.3.3 Corporate Affairs Department
  20.3.4 Executive Management Function
  20.3.5 Operational Relationship Chart - Significance

20.4 NIMA/DO: Operational Relationships

20.5 Operational Relationship Chart: Contextual View

APPENDIX III - USIGS ACTIVITY HIERARCHY (AH)

30.1 Introduction
  30.1.1 Purpose
  30.1.2 Scope
  30.1.3 Applicability

30.2 Activity Hierarchy
  30.2.1 "As-Is" Model
  30.2.2 "To-Be" Model

APPENDIX IV - USIGS ACTIVITY DIAGRAM (AD)

40.1 Introduction
  40.1.1 Purpose
  40.1.2 Scope
  40.1.3 Applicability

40.2 Activity Diagram
  40.2.1 "As-Is" Model
  40.2.2 "To-Be" Model

APPENDIX V - USIGS INFORMATION EXCHANGE REQUIREMENTS MATRIX (IERM)

50.1 Introduction
  50.1.1 Purpose
  50.1.2 Scope
  50.1.3 Applicability

50.2 Information Exchange Requirements Matrix
  50.2.1 "As-Is" Model
  50.2.2 "To-Be" Model

APPENDIX VI - ACRONYM LIST

APPENDIX VII - USIGS GLOSSARY EXTRACT