U.S. Army Engineer Research and Development Center (ERDC)’s Post

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (USACE), Jacksonville District Survey Boat Captain Kent Cardwell discusses USACE post-Milton condition surveys and why they are critical to re-opening our nation's ports after a storm. USACE is authorized to maintain federal channels. Following a storm, we conduct post-storm condition surveys to ensure channels did not sustain storm impacts, such as shoaling or objects in the channel causing navigational obstruction. Post-storm surveys are not a solo effort. #USACE conducts them in collaboration with the local port authority, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and contractors. This multi-partner approach ensures a swift and comprehensive channel assessment after the storm and ensures normal navigational operations can resume. #Milton2024 #USACE #TampaHarbor #PortTampaBay (Video by Mark Rankin)

TITAN Pre-Prototype is an exciting asset that provides a critical capability for both the intelligence and fires community program. The pre-prototype is meant to deliver space-based functionality to the TITAN program of record that will later be integrated into a single system. Read more about this cutting edge system in the attached article. #army #alldomain #deepsensing #armytech #artillery

Maxar WorldView Legion triples our overall capacity over high demand areas, and our capacity to cover 30 cm class imagery.    That’s great news for defence customers.    Satellite imagery with this level of clarity allows analysts to see vehicle types, personnel activities, individual plants and building/infrastructure construction details. It’s perfect for: ✅ identifying vehicles  ✅ monitoring critical infrastructure  ✅ small feature identification  ✅ mission mapping  ✅ locating combatants  ✅ damage analysis    #military #defence #defencetechnology #geospatialintelligence #geoint    Satellite imagery © 2024 Maxar Technologies Provided by European Space Imaging #safetyandsecurity #defenceindustry #defence #army

We are excited to announce that the US Navy is using Sofar’s Wayfinder platform to enhance safe routing at sea. 🔱 The Navy’s two primary weather forecasting centers, Fleet Weather Center - Norfolk (FWC-N) and Fleet Weather Center San Diego (FWC-SD), leverage Wayfinder’s optimized voyage guidance to identify safe and efficient route options for Military Sealift Command (MSC) ships. Wayfinder uses real-time data collected by Sofar’s global network of Spotter buoys to automatically generate a forecast along a vessel’s route and significantly reduce weather uncertainty. This empowers FWC personnel to validate forecast models, examine a vessel’s potential route options more efficiently, and reduce manual tasks. “Powered by our real-time ocean weather sensor network, Wayfinder will help the Navy scale its routing operations to support a heterogeneous fleet operating in conditions made more extreme by the effects of climate change,” said Tim Janssen, co-founder and CEO of Sofar. The Navy is piloting Wayfinder under U.S. Naval Meteorology and Oceanography Command (CNMOC) and Sofar’s five-year Cooperative Research and Development Agreement (CRADA). Read our full press release with CNMOC: https://bit.ly/40DTQM6 #SofarOcean #USNavy

ArcGIS Solutions June 2024 Release Sneak Peek #9: Weather Operational Effects Weather, terrain, and time constitute the basic environmental setting for all military operations. Favorable, and unfavorable, conditions can drastically impact the overall effectiveness of an operation and pose risks to both personnel and equipment.   If you are a geospatial specialist, or intelligence officer, who wants to understand the impact of weather on planned military operations, we believe the Weather Operational Effects solution will help.   Weather Operational Effects will help defense agencies understand weather conditions within an area of responsibility, analyze potential operational effects of weather, and share information with staff and leadership. #arcgissolutions #sneakpeek #esri #arcgis #militaryintelligence #defense #allsource

Various informative tools in FMV allow us to measure the speed, height, and area from video footage and add near real-time and archived FMV collections. It can be used for GeoINT, Emergency Management, disaster management, etc. #esri #mpping #fullmotionvideo #FMV #geoINT #defence #Emergencymanagement, #cartography #geoint #military #intelligencecommunity

Did you know that ship horns convey different messages depending on their sound patterns? They serve as the primary means of communication between vessels at sea. In maritime language, each horn blast carries a specific meaning, often indicating the maneuver a ship intends to execute. #shiphorn #didyouknow #shipdesign #shiprepair #shipengine #maritime #naval #navalarchitecture #vdengetechnology

🇫🇷🚤 The French Naval Hydrographic and Oceanographic Service (SHOM) has acquired the DriX H-8 surface hydrographic drone developed by Exail. The system is designed to support marine data collection for both civilian and military purposes and is capable of reaching deep-sea regions. The DriX H-8 can perform various missions, including seabed topography, wreck detection, seabed composition analysis, and preliminary studies for offshore wind farm development. General Manager of Shom, Laurent Kerléguer, said that the DriX H-8 “will mark a major step in the transformation of our hydrographic data acquisition resources.” #military #army #defense #defenseindustry #security #unmanned #france

ATTENTION ALL REDLEGS...you know who you are. Time to weigh in on what the best tube Artillery piece would be. Wheeled artillery...thoughts? Pro's? Con's? Can it keep up with maneuver? Personally, I'd like to see a modernized (auto loading, enclosed, GPS, etc) M110 (long tube) and even M109 that can keep up with maneuver forces, without breaking multiple torsion bars and simply can't keep up. #artillery #armyveteran #Veterans #Veteran #vetlanta #army #veteranhelpingveterans #veteransupport

Senop LILLY with its powerful uncooled thermal technology can detect objects and targets even in surprising places, where they are challenging to see with the naked eye alone.   LILLY is a perfect choice for any user operating in challenging conditions. It is a versatile and powerful sensor for observing, collecting target information, and sharing it. It has versatile connectivity options and can be integrated into any situational awareness system as well. You can use both day channel and thermal camera depending on environmental conditions or whether it is day or night. The device has excellent weather tolerance, it is resistant to moisture, cold and hot and it features a powerful laser rangefinder for long measuring distances and difficult visibility conditions.   #military #army #defenceindustry #defence #senop #security #defencetechnology #nightvision #situationalawareness #armedforces