1. Pg 1 of 10 AGI www.agi.com Collection Management and Analysis & Mission Planning Visualization Eric Patterson & John Ploschnitznig RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

2. Pg 2 of 10 AGI www.agi.com Collection Management Know your Target –Understand the Customer –Understand the Requirement –Translate the requirement into executable collection Know your Capability –Know your Platform (Speed, Height, Orbit, Signature, etc) –Know your Payload (Sensor Capability) Know your Application (STK provides the foundation) –Know your Collection Geometry (Sun, Moon, etc) –Know your Environment (Terrain, Weather, etc) RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

3. Pg 3 of 10 AGI www.agi.com TARGET Focus NGA Products Target Icon Environmental Data Sun Cone Terrain Mask Collection View North Sun Collection Cone CM Navigation Box IMAGERY: - NGA CIB05 TERRAIN: - DTED Level 1 RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

4. Pg 4 of 10 AGI www.agi.com Collection Capability Platform Location Platform Orientation Payload Constraint Payload Parameters Speed Slew Rates Memory Resolution Coverage Orbit Signature Azimuth Elevation AERODYNAMIC SPACE BASED Model: - BOEING ScanEagle (UAV) - Terra Washington DC Model RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

5. Pg 5 of 10 AGI www.agi.com The Application: ACPT Automated Collection and Planning Tool External Rules: 1. Thou Shall… 2. Thou Shall not…    STK Output RRI Output RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

6. Pg 6 of 10 AGI www.agi.com STK Application RRI Tools The Application: Mission Planning Visualization + Vehicle Signature Radar Model Detection Envelope * Signature generated using “RadBase” (Signature is based on PEC-Only model using PTD) 6 GHz VV 6 GHz Threat VV Polarization RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE

7. Pg 7 of 10 AGI www.agi.com Final Comments RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE Washington Research Office (703) 522-2310 (Rosslyn) Director: Jim Bower (703) 378-2230 (Chantilly) Engineers: John Ploschnitznig Engineers: Eric Patterson RIVERSIDE RESEARCH INSTITUTE