| | Combat Terrain Information Systems (CTIS) |
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| | Primary Purpose | Combat Terrain Information System (CTIS) provides |
| | automated terrain analysis and visualization, |
| | terrain data base |
| | development/update/management/distribution, and |
| | graphics reproduction. |
| | Sub-Functions | CTIS is a suite of systems consisting of the: |
| | Digital Topographic Support System-Heavy |
| | (DTSS-H), DTSS-Light (DTSS-L), DTSS-Deployable |
| | (DTSS-D), High Volume Map Production (HVMP) |
| | equipment, and DTSS-Survey (DTSS-S). |
| | Equipment Requirements | Army Common Hardware Software 2 (CHS 2) Sun |
| | Ultra-2 workstations with 19-inch CRT displays or |
| | 20-inch flat panel displays, Hewlett Packard |
| | 750C, 755C or HP Design Jet 650C plotters, 126 GB |
| | RAIDS (256 GB for FY00 upgrade), full-color |
| | scanner, and associated peripheral equipment, |
| | including 11 GB of disk storage, a CD-ROM |
| | reader/writer, and various other digital input |
| | and output devices and various associated |
| | peripheral devices. |
| | Connectivity Requirements | CTIS is configured for communications with other |
| | Army Battle Command CTIS Systems (ABC) over the |
| | ABCS LAN using either fiber optic or copper wire, |
| | and includes secure and commercial voice |
| | telephone capabilities. |
| | Crypto Requirements | None. |
| | Normal Locations | Echelons Above Corps (EAC). Utilized by Division |
| | terrain teams. |
| | Information Managed | Digital terrain data/Digital Mapping Agency |
| | products, imagery. Produces laser terrain base |
| | intelligence products, mobility, line of sight, |
| | special products, avenues of approach, image |
| | maps, terrain updates. |
| | Products Created | CTIS functional capabilities include creation of |
| | a variety of custom tactical decision aids (TDAs) |
| | including: 1) Intervisibility, 2) Mobility, 3) |
| | Tactical Dam Analysis Model (TACDAM), 4) IMETS, |
| | 5) Terrain Elevation, and 6) Special Purpose |
| | Products such as helicopter landing zones. TDAs |
| | generated on the CTIS can be output as Map |
| | Products that include all applicable marginalia. |
| | Lead Service/Contractor | United States Army/Lockheed Martin |
| | Current Fielding Status | DTSS-H: Fielded, System Upgrade (First 5 |
| | Systems) Feb 00 - Apr 00. DTSS-L: Milestone III |
| | Decision Jan 98, First Article Test Feb 00 - Apr |
| | 00. DTSS-D: Fielded, Cyclic Upgrade Development |
| | Jan - Apr 00. HVMP: ACT II/III Contract FY00 - |
| | FY01. |
| | Known Problems | None |
| | DIICOE Compliance Rating | Not rated. |
| | Point of Contact | David E. Thacker, Project Director CTIS, |
| | dthacker@tec.army.mil, COMM: (703) 428-6876, |
| | DSN: 328-6876. Web info at : |
| | http//www.tec.army.mil |
| Updated by | Capt Doug Mays, USMC, CCSC-01. |
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