| | Multi-Spectral Imagery Materials Exploitation System (MIMES) |
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| | Primary Purpose | Provide spectral imagery and geospatial product |
| | support to the nation's nuclear deterrence and |
| | strategic warfighting missions, as well as |
| | regional CINC strategic and tactical operations |
| | worldwide. First prototype of a military |
| | multi-spectral imagery production system. It's a |
| | state of the art digital image processing |
| | system. Conceived and developed by the USAF |
| | Strategic Air Command with assistance from the |
| | Defense Support Program Office (DSPO). Provides |
| | the capability to process and exploit |
| | multi-spectral and panchromatic imagery to |
| | support mission needs. |
| | Sub-Functions | Support to mission planning and execution in the |
| | form of image maps, terrain categorized (TERCAT) |
| | products, and perspective view products. Support |
| | to Unified Commands, DoD, and national |
| | assessments of designated missile forces in |
| | support of strategic and tactical warning, |
| | planning, targeting, and execution. Mapping, |
| | charting, and geodesy support to the Single |
| | Integrated Operational Plan. |
| | Equipment Requirements | (Hardware) Four Sun/ULTRA 60 workstations, four |
| | Sun/ULTRA 2 workstations, , four Windows NT Dual |
| | Chip Pentiums, two Apple Power PCs; (Software) |
| | ERDAS Imagine, ERIPS, and ENVI. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | N/A |
| | Crypto Requirements | N/A |
| | Normal Locations | A DoD asset utilized by all Unified Commands. |
| | Information Managed | LANDSAT, SPOT, IRS, and IKONOS imagery. |
| | Products Created | Image-based products to support headquarters |
| | planning activities, custom products, contingency |
| | planning, and training programs. Analysis |
| | Image, Image Graphic, Custom Format Graphic, |
| | Change Image/Reference Image, Perspective View, |
| | Mosaic Image, and Terrain Categorized Graphic are |
| | standard products supported by MIMES. Products |
| | may be provided in hardcopy, or on 8mm tapes and |
| | CD-ROMs. Production times vary depending on |
| | factors such as area size, scene availability, |
| | process required, and priority of request. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | USAF (US Strategic Command). |
| | Current Fielding Status | Operational since 1988. |
| | Known Problems | None. |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. |
| | Point of Contact | USSTRATCOM J2613, Offutt AFB, DSN 271-7784, comm |
| | (402) 294-7784/8950, FAX comm (402) 232-5126 |
| | Updated by | Capt J. F. Moffatt, USMC, CCSC-01 |
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