Army combat forces involved in global military operations require knowledge of the terrain and accurate positioning and navigation capability to effectively perform their missions. Combat critical data from satellite-based systems to augment ground and airborne data collection, processing, and dissemination systems are crucial for the delivery and use of the needed information and intelligence in near-real time. The Army is developing ground-based testbed systems to utilize terrain and weather data collected from space-based platforms to enhance Army commanders' battlefield capabilities, and is researching new applications for the NAVSAT Global Positioning System and the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency-sponsored (DARPA) LIGHTSAT program that are unique to the Army. In addition, the Army is designing experiments to be conducted on the Space Shuttle.


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    Title :

    Army Space Systems For Terrestrial Applications


    Contributors:

    Conference:

    Airborne and Spaceborne Lasers for Terrestrial Geophysical Sensing ; 1988 ; Los Angeles,CA,United States


    Published in:

    Publication date :

    1988-04-12





    Type of media :

    Conference paper


    Type of material :

    Electronic Resource


    Language :

    English