FY98 Program Element Descriptive Summaries / RDDS

0604726A Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS) (TIARA)

COST (In Thousands) FY 1996 Actual FY 1997 Estimate FY 1998 Estimate FY 1999 Estimate FY 2000 Estimate FY 2001 Estimate FY 2002 Estimate FY 2003 Estimate Cost to Complete Total Cost
DD85 Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS) 0 0 1946 1931 2398 1851 0 0 0 8126


A. Mission Description and Budget Item Justification: This program element, Integrated Meteorological System (IMETS), funds the development of the IMETS evolving upgrades to the IMETS Block II, integrating the Defense Information Infrastructure (DII) and Common Operating Environment (COE). The IMETS is a mobile tactical automated weather data receiving, processing, and dissemination system designed to provide timely weather and environmental effect forecasts, observations, and decision aid support to the Army. The IMETS is an Army-furnished system consisting of a standard shelter and vehicle, and Army Common Hardware and Software of the Army Battle Command System which will be operated by Air Force weather personnel and maintained within planned Army support for systems and components IAW AR115-10/AFR 105-3. This project supports research efforts in the engineering and manufacturing development phase of the acquisition cycle and is therefore correctly placed in Budget Activity 5.

Acquisition Strategy: The IMETS Block III development program will build on the Block II initiative including conversion to the DII and the Army C4I Technical Architecture. The IMETS NDI acquisition strategy has proven successful in the fielding of eleven systems since program initiation in FY92. This development strategy will be continued to include software modules as they mature and become part of the COE library. A common map server update is of primary focus along with increased user distributed communication environment interoperability. Weather tactical decision aid upgrades and updated forecaster aids will be developed to include products from the Air Force initiative of the High Resolution Weather Satellite Receiver, the Small Tactical Terminal for Defense Meteorological Satellite Program (DMSP) and high resolution domestic and foreign weather satellite data. Weather Application modules from the Army Research Laboratory will be integrated and fielded as a capability upgrade to the current software baseline.

FY 1996 Accomplishments: Project not funded in FY 96.

FY 1997 Planned Program: Project not funded in FY 97.

FY 1998 Planned Program:
1000 Develop, investigate and apply advanced technologies to the IMETS prototype for expanded capabilities and performance in the area of battlescale forecast modeling, addition to the Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid, evaluation of the DoD Meteorological Satellite Program Special Sensor Data, environmental record data, for integration into the Weather Effects database.
946 Evaluate, configure and integrate high performance expanded tech base prototype capabilities into operational IMETS prototypes
Total 1946




FY 1999 Planned Program:
1000 Continue to investigate, develop and apply advanced software and hardware processing, storage, display and input/output (I/O) technologies to tech base prototypes of high performance expanded weather applications capabilities.
931 Continue to evaluate, configure and integrate tech base prototype capabilities into operational IMETS prototypes
Total 1931


B. Project Change Summary FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
FY 1997 President's Budget 0 0 0 0
Appropriated Value
Adjustments to Appropriated Value
FY1998 Pres Bud Request 0 0 1946 1931


Change summary Explanation: FY 98 and FY 99 fund develop IMETS Block II integration of Army Research Laboratory and Air Force weather products.

C. Other Program Funding Summary

FY 1996

FY 1997

FY 1998

FY 1999

FY 2000

FY 2001

FY 2002

FY 2003		 To

Compl

 Total

Cost

OPA 2 - SSN: BW 0021-IMETS 7463 3140 1379 0 8846 0 0 0 Cont Cont


D. Schedule Profile FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Develop tech base prototype X
Expand Battlescale Forecast model X
Expand Integrated Weather Effects Decision Aid X X
Integrate Defense MetSat Program Environmental Data Record X
Develop/integrate Vis5D program X
Develop heat/cold tactical decision aid X
Generate basic Down Wind Message from BFM X
Develop Target Area Meteorological capability X
Develop visibility, thunderstorm and turbulence model X


A. Project Cost Breakdown FY 1996 FY 1997 FY 1998 FY 1999
Systems Development 1296 1281
Project Management 250 250
Matrix Management 350 350
Test 50 50
Total 1946 1931


B. Budget Acquisition History and Planning Information:

Performing Organizations
Contractor or Government Performing Activity Contract Method/Type or Funding Vehicle

Award or Obligation Date

Performing Activity EAC

Project Office

EAC

Total

Prior to

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Budget to Complete



Total Program
Product Development Organizations
Logicon 9600 9600
ARL MIPR 1000 1000 1800 3800
Misc. Contracts PWD 946 931 1800 3677
Support and Management Organizations
CECOM MIPR 649 649
Test and Evaluation Organizations: None


Government Furnished Property: None

Subtotal Product Development 9600 1946 1931 3600 17077
Subtotal Support and Management 649 649
Subtotal Test and Evaluation
Total Project 9600 1946 1931 4249 17726