Department of Defense standard for precision targeting, geopositioning services, and photogrammetric applications; adopted by U.K. Ministry of Defence for in-theatre operations.

BAE Systems’ Common Geopositioning Services (CGS) program combines with SOCET GXP^® — the company’s commercial, off-the-shelf (COTS), geospatial exploitation tool — to provide an all-source precision geolocation capability with reliable and accurate 3-D coordinates and statistically valid error estimates.

CGS Geopositioning Workflow Wizard interface with SOCET GXP.

CGS merges COTS and government off-the-shelf (GOTS) software applications for Solaris^™ and Windows^® platforms for precision geopositioning services in defense and intelligence applications. Using SOCET GXP as the integrated viewer, CGS can deploy as a stand-alone targeting workstation, setting the standard for target-location error determination.

CGS delivers standard GOTS applications that integrate with various services-based architecture systems such as Distributed Common Ground System (DCGS)-Navy, DCGS-Army, Global Command and Control System – Imagery and Intelligence Information (GCCS-I3) and DCGS-Air Force 10.2. Its applications also work with COTS and GOTS ELTs and viewers and with targeting; command and control; and intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems.

CGS engine

The CGS engine provides core geopositioning services, validation support, mensuration, and output product generation. All CGS services include rigorous error propagation and estimation and are validated by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency for tactical, national, Digital Point Positioning Data Base (DPPDB*) data source, and commercial imagery.

CGS applications

CGS offers several GOTS applications to support end-to-end use as a targeting workstation. Moreover, CGS simplifies user interactions with powerful workflow wizards including geopositioning, resection, and two levels of geopositioning workflow modes that enable various end-user operations. An aimpoint-verification workflow supports downstream verification and updates for CGS-generated aimpoint products. To decrease targeting time, workflow applications can be bypassed using SOCET GXP in direct mode.

CGS output products

CGS generates numerous finished products, including electronic files supporting machine-to-machine interfaces with other applications. Products and formats include PowerPoint^® and Star Office briefings, Joint Targeting Toolbox responses, cursor-on-target (CoT), JPEG, HTML, Tasked Target Text Data XML files, Local Point files, text, comma-separated variable files, and Autonomous Target Acquisition and Mission Target Folders products.

Supported sensor types

• AESA
• APS-149
• ASARS 2
• ASARS 2 CIP
• ASARS 2 MOBSTR
• ATARS MAEO
• DPPDB
• Global Hawk^® EO/IR
• Global Hawk^® SAR (pre-production)
• IKONOS^® (commercial)
• NTM
• Orthographic
• Predator^® EO Legacy (“WESCAM Skyball”)
• QuickBird (commercial)
• RAPTOR^®
• RSM – (Gridlock SMART images)
• Shadow
• SHARP EO/IR
• SYERS
• TARPS CD

Sensors handled via resection

• ATARS IR
• ATARS LAEO
• Controlled imagery base (CIB*)
• Future image architecture (FIA)
• Global Hawk SAR (production)
• Images with no support data
• JPEG
• JSTARS SAR
• P3 SAR (AN/APG-73)
• Predator MTS
• SYERS 2
• TARS EO

External interfaces

• Fast Assessment Strike Tool – Collateral Damage (FAST CD)
• Global Command and Control System–Imagery and Intelligence Information (GCCS-I3)
• Image Product Library (IPL)
• Joint Weaponeering System (JWS)
• Joint Targeting Toolbox (JTT)
• T3D tasking interface
• Joint Targeting Workstation (JTW)
• Military Integrated Database (MIDB)
• Portable Flight-Planning System (PFPS)
• Product and Image Coverage Tool (PICT)
• Theater Battle-Management Core System (TBMCS) – Unit-Level Intelligence (TULI)

Downloads

• Targeting with SOCET GXP and CGS (PDF)
• Memorandum of Record: CGS v2.3.1 receives validation with SOCET GXP v3.0.2