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GIS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF ARMY EQUIPMENT

GIS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF ARMY EQUIPMENT. LT GEN AKS CHANDELE, AVSM DIRECTOR GENERAL CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS & SENIOR COLONEL COMMANDANT. GIS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF ARMY. Introduction Defence environment Engineering support challenges 

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GIS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF ARMY EQUIPMENT

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  1. GIS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF ARMY EQUIPMENT LT GEN AKS CHANDELE, AVSM DIRECTOR GENERAL CORPS OF ELECTRONICS AND MECHANICAL ENGINEERS & SENIOR COLONEL COMMANDANT

  2. GIS FOR ENGINEERING SUPPORT OF ARMY Introduction Defence environment Engineering support challenges  GIS application in mgt of logistics  Relevance and applications of GIS for EME  Conclusion

  3. 850 850 850 850 850 850 DIMENSIONS OF WARFARE • Land • Water • Air • Space • Cyber Space N

  4. Technology has revolutionised the modern day battle field.  

  5. Network Centric warfare Requires Revolution in Military Logistics (RML)

  6. NATURE OF FUTURE WARFARE Emerging at short notice, being of short duration and fought at high tempo and intensity  Non-linear operations  Deeper and wider combat zones with greater integration of land, naval and air forces  Improved accuracy, lethality and stand-off capability of weapons leading to greater destructive capability  Ascendancy of NCW and Information Warfare (IW) 

  7. GIS ENABLES NCW BY • Providing an infrastructure for flow of spatial information from battle space sensors to the war fighters across challenging network environments • Permitting the dispersion of spatial data and functionality across the network and  supporting scalability from GIS servers • Playing a major role in improving efficiency and effectiveness in logistics processes • Providing a competitive advantage to both users and providers of logistics services • Enabling storage, manipulation, analysis and display of geographically referenced data

  8. ENGINEERING SUPPORT CHALLENGES

  9. ENGINEERING SUPPORT CHALLENGES • Before commencement of hostilities   • Ascertaining the dependability state of the widely dispersed equipment at all levels by the stake holders • Visibility of spares and other relevant assets in real time • Delineating processes for quick mobilisation of assets to any location where the requirement arises • Processes to re-direct assets in case move of combat elements commences prior to restoring equipment to its fully serviceable condition 

  10. ENGINEERING SUPPORT CHALLENGES(contd) • In the Tactical Battle Area (TBA) to  regenerate combat power • To be able to track in real time the geographic location of Engineering Support Elements vis-à-vis the weapon systems needing attention  • Be able to remotely assess the requirement of the spares    and skills needed to recycle the casualty and accordingly     deploy optimally equipped  team(s) to undertake repairs  • Be able to identify the best route to be taken by the repair    elements to reach the location in the shortest time frame     keeping in view the  imperatives of terrain, weather, battle field    milieu and any other factors

  11. ENGINEERING SUPPORT CHALLENGES(contd) • Be able to deploy, redeploy and switch engineering support    elements in consonance with plans of the Commanders • Be able to move replenishment vehicles (land or air) to the    mobile repair groups for rebuilding their capability by providing    them spares  and other resources needed, in the earliest time frame possible • Be able to render professional advice to the repair elements    by experts who may be remotely located  • Optimally utilise all available resources available in a     geographical area  • Be able to mobilise resources in anticipation of casualties    based on the appreciation of the Commanders

  12. GIS APPLICATION IN MGT OF LOGISTICS

  13. GIS APPLICATION IN MGT OF LOGISTICS • Administration and Infrastructure -- a spatial decision sp tool for engg sp asset management • Human Resource Mgt -- Flexible workforce mgt based on project/product • Product / Technology Development -- Examination of effects of spatialisation in process/product • Fleet Management-- Route planning, tracking of fleet, positioning of maint & repair dets, redeployment ,recovery of casualities etc • Asset Management -- Optimisation of warehouse usage

  14. RELEVANCE AND APPLICATIONS OF GIS TO CORPS OF EME

  15. RELEVANCE AND APPLICATIONS OF GIS TO CORPS OF EME • Role.The role of Corps of EME is to achieve and maintain the operational fitness of the electrical, mechanical, electronic, medical, optical and aviation equipment of the Army • Task • Promote reliability and maintainability of all eqpt which are the repair responsibility of EME • Render advice to the staff, arms and other services regarding the Engineering support needed to ensure higher availability of their vehs and eqpt at all times

  16. RELEVANCE AND APPLICATIONS OF GIS TO CORPS OF EME • Prepare procedures and issue instructions concerning repair and maintenance to all concerned • Plan & execute in situ repairs to widely dispersed eqpts in Tactical Battle Area • Ensure maintenance of eqpt in an operationally fit state through periodic inspections, defect investigation, modification, product improvement/upgradaton and repairs • Recover vehicles or eqpt casualties • Keep track of major critical assemblies for overhaul of weapon systems

  17. PROJECT EMERALD Edeployed over the entire geographical distance of the country. Possibility of frequent moves necessitated by operational situation. EME has ME manpower and material resources ventured into the development of a suitable ERP package, EMERALD(Electronics & Mechanical Engineers Reliability Availabilty & Logistics Delivery) Deliverables from any ERP solution would be more ‘knowledgeable’ if they were enabled ‘spatially’.

  18. GIS APPLICATIONS FOR EME TASKS • Greater Visualisation Capability • Provides visual location along with asset data • Offers visibility of engg sp resources and proximity details • Enriching the spatial context • Offers more meaning to the asset related aspatial data • Helps in identifying a trend • Re-deployment of Resources • Provides deeper knowledge about the asset locations • Helps in dynamic shifting of work or material resources • Location of assets for maintenance purposes

  19. GIS APPLICATIONS FOR EME TASKS(Contd) • Enhancing Prediction Accuracy • Analyses and visualises spatially enabled patterns • Assists in mobilising resources in anticipation of casualties • Road Space Management System • Provides a spatially knowledgeable analysis of the various routes • shortest path analysis • Fleet Management System • To supervise, manage, locate schedule and maintain vehicle fleets • Maintenance planning, work packaging, estimating, capacity planning, and supply chain management

  20. GIS APPLICATIONS FOR EME TASKS(Contd) • Satellite Images for Veh Recoveries • Fly through assists in 3D visualisation of casualties • Accurate estimation of recovery resources • Remote Diagnostics & Repair of Eqpts • Powerful tool for planning remote diagnostics of faults on the eqpts • Tasking of mobile repair teams • Implementation of focussed logistics • Tracking of major critical assemblies for overhaul through RFID tags • Provides in transit visibility of spares, tools, test equipments etc

  21. CONCLUSION

  22. THANK YOU

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