Mine Warfare Databases RDML Thomas J. Wilson, III Oceanographer of the Navy

Agenda Requirements Databases Applications Challenges..

Strategic Collection Requirements Process Prepares survey/production plan CMWC/ FLEETS CFFC CNO N096 COMNAVMETOCCOM NAVOCEANO Validates/Prioritizes Survey Requirements for execution Generates strategic MIW Requirements for Q-Routes, SLOCs, CVOAs, AOAs, Ports

Strategic Q-Routes, SLOCs, Ports Operational Tactical Contingencies MCM Data Collection Battle Space Preparation (CVOAs, AOAs) Increased Hostilities

MIW Survey Requirements CENTCOM –Total Survey miles : 620 nm –90% Complete PACOM –Total Survey Miles: 458 nm –< 5% (Survey ops ongoing) NORTHCOM –Total Survey Miles: 1700 nm –95% Complete EUCOM –Total Survey Miles: 3500 nm –NATO Survey Routes

3 yrs 8 yrs 3 yrs Nominal Refresh Requirements Arabian Gulf Analysis: -- Strong Currents -- Heavy Vessel Traffic -- Sediment Deposition Q-route location can minimize refresh requirements

Database Ownership Hunt & Sweep parameters & related performance (P y data) Bathymetry, Bottom Characteristics Water Currents, & Water Properties Maintained by: Data Sets: Contact data and related imagery (if available) Areas, Contacts, Notes, Worksheets, plans, etc. Everything of a specific operation Tactical Areas, Assets, Contacts, Plans Clearance Evaluations, Risk Assessments MEDAL Databases: Tactical MCM Environment System Performance Contact Survey Environment Fleet Users NAVO CSS CMWC/NAVO Mine Threat

Environmental Databases Temperature/Salinity/SSP –8 Million Profiles World-Wide.  Used for SQQ-32 Performance Prediction Currents –Provinced Current Speed by Season. –Major Forcing Functions Which Effect Current Speed  Used for EOD & MNV Deployment Optics –~ 400,000 Profiles Optical Profiles World-Wide  Used for Optical Systems (AQS-24, MNV) and Emerging Organic LIDAR (ALMDS, RAMICS, AQS-20A) Bathymetry –Worldwide varying resolutions  Used to define Mineable Waters and Sensor Allocation Summer Winter

Database Resolution Element: Resolution* Acoustic Imagery: < 10 cm Bathymetry: 20 m/2% depth Bottom Sediments : 100 m/0.003mm Bottom Roughness: 100 m/ < 10 cm Bottom Clutter: 100 m/ 3 per NM Mine Burial: 100 m SVPs: Per collection plan Currents 100m/0.5kt Optics: TBD (* NWP 3-15)

Application to Tactical Planning Environmental Folders –Bathymetry –Bottom Characteristics –Water Currents –Physical Properties (SVP) –Acoustics (minesweeping) –Magnetics (minesweeping) –Atmospherics –Bottom Features Route Survey Contacts Transparent, Pre-Built, A/B Worksheets Tracks Percent Clearance Time Plans MCM Plans Directory Equipment Mine Threat Environment UCPLN UCPLN Module MCM Plan GCCS-M MEDAL Segment

Environmental Databases Drive Tactics and Timelines“B1” B3 B2 B1 A3 A2 Must ASSUME Without “a priori” information Actual MIW Bottom Types Side Scan Sonar Imagery B1 B2 B3 Time Clearance Level Realistic Time/Risk Assessment Change Detection/Accurate Characterization results in up to 45% Reduction in Clearance Timeline

Operation Iraqi Freedom Take-aways Revised Tactics from Sweeping to Hunting based on initial AN/AQS-14 data/Diver Reports Increase Percent clearance from ~50% to 80% and ~ 4:1 timeline reduction Through-the-Sensor (AN/AQS-14) tactical data collection was critical for safe navigation of humanitarian/supply ships into Umm Qasr

Challenges Data collection in forward areas Improved Database Management Allied Cooperation and Data Exchange Digital High Resolution Databases… … Analog Tactics: B3 A1 B1 Q-Route Survey Log (Pre-1996) Digital ImageryDoctrinal Bottom Types + =