Maxar Intelligence, a leading provider of secure and accurate geospatial data, announced a strategic partnership with Anduril Industries to provide basic geospatial information for the latest command of command and management (C2) with mixed reality, which Anduril is developing for the US Army.
The C2 system supports the Soldier-Borne Mission Command Architecture program (SBMC-A), which will provide the US military with innovative mixed reality capabilities, що дозволяють накладати оперативну розвідувальну інформацію безпосередньо в поле зору солдата. Modern technologies will display digital data on top of the real world during combat operations and training. Detailed information is required for the functioning of the system, точні та актуальні тривимірні карти, які слугують просторовою основою для обробки розвідувальних даних.
SBMC-A — це не просто гарнітури, а комплексна програмна, network and integration platform, which turns each soldier into a node in a command and control network. Traditional systems, based on maps and radio communication, do not correspond to the speed and complexity of modern combat conditions. Integrating Maxar geospatial data with the Anduril Lattice platform, which is based on artificial intelligence, will provide soldiers with accurate operational information about terrain and threats in real time, increasing survivability and speeding up decision-making in difficult conditions.
Maxar provides this foundation through a software solution, which integrates with Anduril's Lattice platform, using Maxar's 3D operational terrain — a high-precision digital representation of the physical world. Maxar's automated software updates terrain data within hours of receiving new satellite images, ensuring compliance of the three-dimensional basis with real conditions during combat operations and training.
As part of the contract, Maxar and Anduril will develop a working prototype of a 3D base for the US Army, focusing on 14 priority locations. Partners will also work to achieve full operational readiness of the system. The collaboration builds on Maxar's previous involvement in the US Army's One World Terrain program, within which the company supplies three-dimensional map data from 2019 year.
Maxar's three-dimensional framework has key advantages for next-generation combat systems:
- High resolution images on a global scale: Maxar's 3D terrain data has resolution 50 cm, which allows identification of individual vehicles and structures, covering over 100 million square kilometers, or 95% the most important areas of interest.
- High data accuracy: Maxar 3D data provides accuracy within limits 3 meters in all dimensions, making them a reliable geospatial foundation for all data, coming in real time.
- Quick update: Maxar satellites can revisit the same location up to 15 times a day, and automated software transforms the image into an updated 3D terrain within hours, providing soldiers with the most up-to-date information on the battlefield.
Source: https://www.maxar.com