Use of Geo-Information Technologies When Conducting Combat Operations in Modern Conditions

Abstract

The article considers the actual problem of the specifics of attracting additional resources when conducting military operations in modern conditions using the latest technologies and geo-information systems. The purpose of the article is to systematize modern technical means, namely geo-information systems for military purposes, which significantly affect the outcome of hostilities. An important task is the use of the latest technical and organizational developments. The authors consider in detail the advantages of using geographic information systems with up-to-date databases of attributive information and their use by both command and rank-and-file members of the Armed Forces. This will be facilitated by the spread of specialized applications that can be installed on an ordinary smartphone. In turn, the speed of making an informed decision will be influenced not by the availability of relevant information but also by the speed of decision-making. The solution to this problem will be facilitated by the developed interface of the latest software tools. The authors of this study solve the following tasks: they analyses the features of modern military operations and the conduct of hostilities with the help of modern technology and software tools. The authors systematize the features of attracting additional resources when conducting hostilities in modern conditions. The article proposes a general scheme for the use of human resources in modern warfare, as well as the collection, and processing of information, the formation of a database, and further use of data with the help of military GIS. The authors suggested using the interaction of satellite communications, modern methods of obtaining intelligence, and the interaction of headquarters and units directly performing combat tasks. As a promising direction for the development of the Armed Forces, it proposed to attach tasks to a digital information map and to accumulate and transfer information using modern geodatabases and data processing by modern battle management systems such as «ARTA» and «DELTA». Keywords: geoinformation technologies, geoinformation systems, armed forces, civil society, intelligence, database, UAV