<P>20The Military Engineer L January-February L 2010 ABCS has emerged as a powerful framework for organizing and shar- ing other layers of varied spatial and temporal data, matched to the founda- tion layer of a map. However, deployed forces use a number of incompatible geospatial data formats to collect this information, requiring repeated col- lections over the same area of interest. This, in turn, slows a commanders abil- ity to act decisively within the complex operational environment. For example, the Army alone has more than 40 geospatial data standards currently in use in Operation Iraqi Free- dom, and the average age of a typical tactical map is 25 years old, represent- ing an inef?cient and potentially inac- curate means of distributing actionable geospatial information to commanders at all levels. One of the AGCs primary goals is to correct several geospatial capability gaps preventing these systems from achieving a true common operational picture by enabling an Army Geospatial Enterprise (AGE). At its core, AGE is a distributed database and supporting infrastructure based on a common suite of interopera- ble software. AGE allows geospatial data and information to be collected, stored, fused, analyzed and disseminated hori- zontally from peer to peer and vertically from echelon to echelon, down to the individual soldier. AGCs people, projects and programs will equip commanders and soldiers with the ability to exploit a net-centric enter- prise environment that allows geospatial information to be collected once, then processed, exploited and shared among all soldiers and their organizations in a timely manner. These efforts will reduce redundancy, conserve scarce resources and personnel, and improve the prob- ability of mission success. (Contributed By Jamal Beck, AGC Public Affairs) For more information about AGC, read TMEs interview with Robert W. Burkhardt, SES, AGC Director and Army Geospatial Intelligence Of?cer, on pages 53-54 of this issue. Spray Foam to Improve Energy Efficiency Many soldiers know what its like to be in Iraq during the summer, when temperatures can reach 130° F, living in a tent or sleeping under the stars. How- ever, such conditions are a thing of the past on most posts in Iraq. As a whole, military personnel in Iraq live in the rel- ative comfort of community housing or air-conditioned transient tents. None- theless, those living in tents know how dif?cult it can be to keep tents sealed so the air conditioning will work properly. Even with operational air conditioning, tents can get as hot as 100°F during a hot afternoon. Multi-National Corps–Iraq (MNC-I) has contracted a group from Honeywell International to apply insulation spray foam, called Terra Strong, to buildings and tents in eight operating bases in Multi-National Division–South. The spray is designed to seal tents and buildings and provide an insulator be- tween the raw surface and the sun. The project was directed from MNC-I as an energy savings initiative while making it more comfortable for personnel, said Capt. Michael Griffeth, USAF, Division Engineers Contract Of- ?cer representative. The $12.5 million project will in- clude work on approximately 900 tents during the time the group will be op- erating. Tom Harris, Program Manager from Honeywell, explains the process can save up to 50 percent in energy con- sumption and fuel costs. It will have the added bene?t of employing 50 local na- tional workers from areas around Iraq. Honeywell has plans to open a location at Victory Base Complex in Baghdad to train Iraqis workers on the equipment. Well be leaving the equipment be- hind, he explained, so it can be used to improve the local living conditions and the economy. (Contributed by Sgt. 1st Class Jeffrey S. Mullett, USA, Army News Service) Airmen Build Up Reconstruction Yard for Drawdown Airmen of the U.S. Air Force 732nd Expeditionary Civil Engineer Squad- rons Detachment 6 (Det. 6) at Joint Base Balad, Iraq, are not only in the business of pushing dirt, but also of pushing the U.S. military closer to drawdown in Iraq. The airmen have been tasked to level off a Saddam Hussein-era muni- tions storage area to create a workspace for the restoration of more than 30,000 shipping containers that are slated to transport Multi-National Force–Iraq as- sets and equipment back to home sta- tions. Were preparing this site; moving thousands of yards of ?ll, cutting some areas and ?lling in some others, said Maj. Karlo Jajliardo, USAF, the construc- tion teams commander. And when were done, well have a yard thats ready for the contractor to move in, mobilize and start preparing containers. A new container costs about $5,000, while the cost of repairing one is esti- mated at $1,000. By using repaired units instead of buying new ones, projected savings total more than $100 million. But before repairs can begin, a dry, solid workspace must be constructed. A lot of the containers we have in- country simply arent seaworthy. So in- stead of scrapping them or buying new ones, we can repair these containers to help the U.S. drawdown efforts at a much lower cost, Maj. Jajliardo said. With eight to 15 airmen working daily on the approximately month-long project, the team was expected to meet its Nov. 15 deadline. Its not just heavy machinery guys working on this project, said Tech. Sgt. Orlin Rohde, USAF, a Det. 6 Heavy Equipment Operator. 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