MAPPING TASK FORCE-- DRAFT ITEMS FOR CONSIDERATION

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• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78-05927A000100110009-8
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• Document Creation Date: December 9, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 2, 1999
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Tasks
1) Prepare a comprehensive inventory of Civil Mapping
Agency resources (TOA and personnel including reimbursables).
2) Identify mapping requirements showing effort ($ and
personnel) expended against each; priority of the require-
ment;user supported rate of progress against the require-
reimbursement Government from sale of product,
i f -any.
identify and describe all (military and civil) MC&G
collection, production, data reduction and data storage
;capabilities. Determine costs. Determine extent used
?-~'against requirements. Show. interface between agencies,
4) Determine degree to which advanced technology can be,
or is being applied,against requirements; determine the
costs, benefits, and problems associated with using
advanced technology in areas where it is not being applied.
5) Establish criteria against which to measure a full range
.of community organizational alternatives, evaluate each
alternative against these criteria showing pros and cons.
Specify how each alternative may be implemented, e.g., by
legislation, reorganization plan, Presidential directive,
A-16 rewrite, continuation of status quo. 'Recommend pre-
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Issue: =, Ce tyal rata ?'':^.':
Discussion:
The map making art regLires collection,, processing and
correlation of an immense ~Lmo=t o.f.-fatza = e ' -;from many
sources to produce even a single finished sheet. modern
computer based systes now exist for common format stan-
dardized s o:o ~e c:. mapping type data, e.g., geodesy cadas-
tral, place names, physical features and elevations. The
Defense Mapping Agency has underway an experimental data
base/data bank concept which it feels will both greatly
speed up ;;ap and chart production and get interim products
into consv_mers' hands quickly.
Questions:
- is there sufficient. similarity of data used by the
individual components of the mapping community to
make a central data facility worthwhile?
Does the Defense data base/data bank concept provide a
take off point for civil application?
asks:
1) Determine if there is an across-the-board need for
datalthat would justify a computer based information
exchange system.
if there is a requirement for such a system, determine
how it should be programmed, funded and managed.
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issue: Liaison with r'oreign Mapping Orcanizations
During last year's discussion on possible revision to
Circular A-16, Defense suggested that a section should'be
added assigning responsibility f-ax Vreign v`h At that
time there were split views as to how liaison should be
conducted and which agency should be charged with lead re-
sponsibility given the fact that in some countries mapping
is a military function; in others civil; and in still others,
mixed.
Questions:
Should foreign liaison be assigned to a single agency
regardless olf counterpart affiliation or Shoul(3 lead
agency roles be split?
Should the LAGS remain subordinate to Defense?
Tasks:
1) Develop an inventory of foreign mapping organizations.
2) Determine subordination of each (military or civil).
3) Determine most appropriate subordination for ZAGS.
If other than Defense, propose a transfer plan.
Evaluate pros and cons of having single or multiple
U. S. agency responsibility for liaison.
Recommend most desired course of action.
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Discussion:
There is a large sum of money (20-25$ annually) spent for
MC&G within the.mapping community, with even more in intelli-
gence-related activities outside the boundaries of the community,
e.g.,in NRO programs. These programs are administered by a
number of. ,mapping organizations.
Questions:
there a comprehensive concept, plan or series of
objectives toward which this R&D is driving?
- How might reorganization of R&D activities improve
performance?
Tasks:
1) Assemble an inventory of mapping R&D efforts.
2) Determine the reasons for each effort and revalidate
as appropriate.
3) Determine if R&D gaps exist; propose solution.
4) Examine related clusters of projects for possibilities
of.overlap, combination, expansion or deletion.
5) Develop a general mapping R&D plan.
6) Recommend most appropriate R&D organization.
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