SISP SBIR (A01-207): Space Control is a key component of the Army's capability to deploy major forces globally within hours. Rapid deployment supported by Space Control, promotes and sustains operational and tactical dominance. FGM will model an Aggregated SPace Object (ASPO), which supports an integrated space control mission display at the Battalion Commander's level and among designated C4I nodes. It is defined by standard XML meta-language, DTD and data schema, and aggregates space satellite, surveillance and related data from various sources for intuitive visual presentation. The ASPO acquires a structured data representation using XML and XSL that can be used to represent object schemas and actual object instances. The ASPO construct enables user access and integrates information from multiple domains for unified space control mission presentation. To support new evolving classes of interoperable/platform independent applications, a "data strategy" needs to be defined. The key component of this "strategy" is data aggregation, the collection, and organization of data from disparate sources into a common representation that is efficient, and is easily exploited by mission applications. The ASPO is a scalable data object in a component-based architecture, which can evolve in order to integrate and be interoperable with other mission objects. The intended benefit of the Aggregated SPace Object (ASPO) is a mobile, platform-independent capability which enables operators to: access and aggregate unclassified space object and order-of-battle information; to refine it with organic sensor data; to consolidate the information into a single inexpensive display; and, to enhance space control mission planning and execution by implementing more intuitive visualization aids and through interoperability with other mission information objects. One of FGM's ongoing and related primary tasks is the development of a dynamic data fusion environment for data visualization and rapid information integration in the GCSS program for DISA, and for the Marine Corps, tools which bring battlespace visualization to the PDA environment. This technology is highly applicable to the SISP effort. The ASPO technology could easily become the cornerstone for database modeling and data mediation. Therefore, the data modeling technology can be applied in the commercial market as well, not just for space-related displays, but as a tool to further the evolution in e-business interoperability.
