Geographic Information System Support for Army Ranges The Operational Range Inventory Sustainment (ORIS)

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Geographic Information System Support for Army
RangesThe Operational Range Inventory
Sustainment (ORIS)

• Lisa GreenfeldUSAEC TSS410-436-1508

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Objectives of Brief

• History and Overview
• Status
• What ORIS provides to the Army

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Situation
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What is ORIS?

• An inventory of all US Army ranges.
• A joint HQDA initiative with ACSIM/DAMO-TRS
• Includes
• CONUS and OCONUS
• Active Army, NGB, USARC
• Range footprints (GIS)
• Environmental and range use information for each
  range
• All 478 installations 10,523 ranges (currently)
• Land owned or used by Army for training
• Each installation is updated at least every 5
  years

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Background

• The range inventory was congressional, defense
  and regulatory driven
• Active/Inactive (A/I) Range Inventory
• July 2000 - Dec 2002
• 478 Sites, 7 quarters of operation
• ORIS is the update the original A/I Range
  Inventory
• Spatial and Tabular information about ranges
• Range uses
• Environmental conditions on ranges
• Munitions
• Each installation will be updated every 2-5 years

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Drivers

• DODD 4715.11/12
• Mandates establishment and maintenance of an
  operational range inventory
• DODD 3200.15
• the spatial range inventory of operational ranges
  must be updated at least every five years

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DODD 3200.15 Definitions January 10, 2003

• E2.1.1. Operational Range. A military range that
  is used for range activities is not currently
  being used, but is still considered by the DoD
  Component to be a range area is under the
  jurisdiction, custody, or control of the
  Department of Defense or has not been put to a
  new use that is incompatible with range
  activities. Also includes OPAREAs, and active and
  inactive ranges that are defined by 40 CFR 266
  (reference (al)).
• E2.1.2. Range and Operating Area (OPAREA).
  Specifically bounded geographic areas that may
  encompass a landmass, body of water (above or
  below the surface), and/or airspace used to
  conduct operations, training, research and
  development, and test and evaluation of military
  hardware, personnel, tactics, munitions,
  explosives, or electronic combat systems. Those
  areas shall be under strict control of the Armed
  Forces or may be shared by multiple Agencies.

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Status

• Began 1st Semester FY04 in June 2004 (120
  installations)
• FY04 1st Semester drafts are being delivered by
  contractor for review by Government
• Overlapping 2nd Semester FY04 and 1st Semester
  FY05
• 16 month year
• Began FY04 in 4th quarter
• FY05 contract awarded March 2005
• 1st Semester FY05 installations are in Korea
• 22 installations
• Many changes since last inventory
• Distribution of the load of installations for
  ease of Govt review

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ORIS Methodology

• ORIS is an iterative process of information
  gathering, site visit, data compilation,
  verification of tabulated results, and the
  production and submission of project deliverables
  to include the following

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Tabular and Graphic Information for Every Range
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Relational Database Query Functions
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Global to Installation Scale
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GIS Provides Location Based Links to Other Data
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How it relates to other data

• Spatial overlays in GIS
• (our range data is 124000)
• IFS links
• INSNO
• FACNO
• Environmental link
• FFID
• Other (not great, but sometimes works)
• Installation name
• Range Name
• State Name
• MACOM
• FCC
• Etc

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Find the Environmental Conditions Required

• Training requires realistic situations
• Coordinating with MACOMs to develop an
  interactive web page to search by training type
  and by environmental conditions.

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Assist in Planning New Range Development

• Stationing, and training activities to meet
  training goals and requirements in an
  environmentally conscientious manner

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Evaluate the Effect of Trainingon Different
Types of Environments

• Range and Training Land Program (RTLP)
• Systematically evaluates the impacts of training
  to the land
• GIS provides a medium to investigate
  relationships between information about the land
  on which ranges sit and the ranges themselves

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Maximize the Utility of Armys Ranges

• Range coordination
• IMA regions
• FRMAP

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Provide a Visual Representation and
Communication Tool of Armys Ranges

• GIS provides a quick and easy way to communicate
  between different groups and communities.
• Information can be viewed concurrently
• A picture is worth a 1000 words (and acronyms)

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Questions?