Good point. The "intel" word is a little scary to many people, but what we're really talking about here is what is called "situation awareness" - the troops know enough to spot danger, know friends, etc.
The soldiers use the tool to know the people and the terrain; this can indeed lower the violence, make aid programs more targeted and effective etc.
The current version of TIGR would work fine anywhere there was a static deployment. Having said that, TIGR is only as useful as the data it has captured, so what happens is the utility grows with time. New place, limited data = limited utility... although the imagery has been a consistent hit.
It will get out to the vehicles as fast as possible. I will say many of the users are enlisted, and I worked with some patrol soldiers who used it. Going to the vehicles is a big change - more collaboration tools needed, network non-existent, etc. Working on it, though.
TIGR was designed to help with that problem. It is partially in place in the US to help with training prior to deployment; the rollout has been really rapid and somewhat uneven. We hope to provide it to all the troops long before deployment.
The 1CD got caught in a bad fight in Sadr City right after rotating in, I think it was 2004. They have been strong proponents.
Deployment has been uneven, that is getting fixed.
Not as effective. Works for units that work the same AO, doesn't work for logpacs or out of area missions. Doesn't help much when a new unit comes in and has to come up to speed in days (many, many soldiers killed because they haven't had the time to become truly familiar with their AO). Relies on human memory (mine sucks). Not much detail - try describing the hidey-hole at that bend in the unnamed road.
TIGR fills a very real gap.
You have put your finger on why it is disruptive. C2 pyramids can operate in two ways. Accepted is top-down control, information fed up to enable same. In this sort of fight, far better to have the top of the pyramid act in support, to enable the bottom of the pyramid, which actually has the wherewithal to shape the battle.
Much more scary to thing of folks that are completely out of the fight, say in Tampa or similar, trying to run the entire operation. That is accepted theory, and it is stupid. Kills more people and far less effective, because action is based on a distorted perception of the actual conditions. I have been there, and believe me, people in Tampa or Washington don't have a clue.
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Good point. The "intel" word is a little scary to many people, but what we're really talking about here is what is called "situation awareness" - the troops know enough to spot danger, know friends, etc. The soldiers use the tool to know the people and the terrain; this can indeed lower the violence, make aid programs more targeted and effective etc.
The current version of TIGR would work fine anywhere there was a static deployment. Having said that, TIGR is only as useful as the data it has captured, so what happens is the utility grows with time. New place, limited data = limited utility... although the imagery has been a consistent hit.
It will get out to the vehicles as fast as possible. I will say many of the users are enlisted, and I worked with some patrol soldiers who used it. Going to the vehicles is a big change - more collaboration tools needed, network non-existent, etc. Working on it, though.
TIGR was designed to help with that problem. It is partially in place in the US to help with training prior to deployment; the rollout has been really rapid and somewhat uneven. We hope to provide it to all the troops long before deployment. The 1CD got caught in a bad fight in Sadr City right after rotating in, I think it was 2004. They have been strong proponents. Deployment has been uneven, that is getting fixed.
Not as effective. Works for units that work the same AO, doesn't work for logpacs or out of area missions. Doesn't help much when a new unit comes in and has to come up to speed in days (many, many soldiers killed because they haven't had the time to become truly familiar with their AO). Relies on human memory (mine sucks). Not much detail - try describing the hidey-hole at that bend in the unnamed road. TIGR fills a very real gap.
You have put your finger on why it is disruptive. C2 pyramids can operate in two ways. Accepted is top-down control, information fed up to enable same. In this sort of fight, far better to have the top of the pyramid act in support, to enable the bottom of the pyramid, which actually has the wherewithal to shape the battle. Much more scary to thing of folks that are completely out of the fight, say in Tampa or similar, trying to run the entire operation. That is accepted theory, and it is stupid. Kills more people and far less effective, because action is based on a distorted perception of the actual conditions. I have been there, and believe me, people in Tampa or Washington don't have a clue.