Section 1
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background
Joint Vision 2010 provides a conceptual template for channeling resources and technology to achieve full spectrum dominance in joint warfighting across the range of military operations through the application of new operational concepts. It provides a common direction for the Services in developing their unique capabilities within a joint framework of doctrine and programs as they prepare to meet the challenges and uncertainties of the future. Central to this vision of future warfighting are improvements in intelligence and command and control, which will provide the capability to gain the advantage over any adversary through the achievement of information superiority - the capability to collect, process, and disseminate an uninterrupted flow of information while exploiting or denying the adversary's ability to do the same. DoD Directive 5105.60 established NIMA and empowers the Director with a key role in achieving and sustaining information superiority for both the DoD and the Intelligence Community (IC) by making him the functional manager for imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial activities.
The C4ISR Architecture Framework (C4ISRAF) defines a common approach to ensure that the architecture description developed by the Commands, Services, and Agencies are interrelatable and integratable across joint and combined organizational boundaries. The USIGS Architecture Framework (UAF) applies this common DoD approach to the Imagery and Geospatial Community (IGC) in order to help evolve the United States Imagery and Geospatial Information System (USIGS) towards a seamless, interoperable, common operating environment. The UAF describes the relationship of USIGS component architecture views, including the Operational Architecture. The UAF also identifies and briefly describes specific USIGS Architecture products which are needed to develop and integrate the future USIGS.
The NIMA Operations Directorate Vision identifies significant improvements intended to meet the future needs of NIMA as the largest production organization in the USIGS and the IGC. This document, together with the NIMA Business Plan and the NIMA Strategic Plan, serve as the logical starting point for development of the initial USIGS Operational Architecture Description since NIMA has both USIGS and IGC-wide imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information responsibilities. The initial USIGS Operational Architecture Description included in this volume will be revised and expanded from their current NIMA-centric focus to include future community concepts as they are evolved and captured in other pertinent DoD and IC vision documents, including the Imagery and Geospatial Community Operations Vision into the 21st Century (TBR).
1.2 Purpose
The USIGS Operational Architecture Description document (UOAD) supports the USIGS Architecture goals to improve customer access to imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information by evolving from the current predominantly hardcopy production, storage, and distribution system to a predominantly digital, electronic analysis and information dissemination capability. USIGS Operational Architecture products also support the development of other UAF-directed products; the Planning, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (PPBS); the Capabilities, Programming, and Budgeting Systems (CPBS); and the requirements and acquisition processes.
1.3 Scope
Architectures define the structure of components, their relationships, and the principle and guidelines governing their design and evolution over time. There is an interrelated set of USIGS Architecture products for the Operational Architecture, the Technical Architecture, the Systems Architecture, the Data Architecture, and Migration Planning. USIGS Operational Architecture products identify operational elements, activities, and information flows.
1.4 Applicability
The UOAD provides data to be used in the development of USIGS Architecture documentation; and provides UAF-specified USIGS Operational Architecture products for use in the PPBS, and the requirements and acquisition processes.
1.5 Document Organization
This document is organized as follows:
Section I- Provides introductory information to include the Background, Scope and Applicability statements.
Section II- Identifies documents which have a major influence on the development of USIGS Operational Architecture documentation.
Section III- Outlines and defines key terminology specific to the USIGS Operational Architecture products contained in this document.
Appendix I- Presents the USIGS Operational Concept Diagram which is used to depict the "big picture" view of the operational environment.
Appendix II- Presents the USIGS Operational Relationship Chart which identifies operational elements and their relationships, and identifies "how business is done."
Appendix III- Presents the USIGS Activity Hierarchy which describes activities associated with specific tasks, the relationship among activities, and the decomposition of tasks.
Appendix IV- Presents the USIGS Activity Diagram which shows relationships among the tasks at any given level of the UISGS Activity Hierarchy.
Appendix V- Presents the USIGS Information Exchange Requirements Matrix which is based upon the USIGS Activity Hierarchy and USIGS Activity Diagram. Each line entry consists of a defined activity, a sender, a recipient, a specific information element, type of media, and appropriate classification and handling instructions.
Appendix VI- Consists of a unified Acronym List for the USIGS Operational Architecture Products document.
Appendix VII- Provides an extract from the USIGS Glossary of terms which appear within the context of the Operational Architecture products contained in this document.
Addendum I- Presents USIGS Operational Scenarios which provide brief textual and graphic descriptions of specific operational needs, activities, and/or processes which are intended to illustrate how tasks are, or will be performed in order to accomplish a given mission, or missions, within a particular architecture perspective. Since this product is classified, the Addendum is provided and maintained under separate cover.