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Situational awareness through shared maps

Rheinmettal delivers integrated technologies to the German military that improve soldier safety through enhanced situational awareness and collaboration.

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Integration and Dissemination

Brick by Brick

Built through joint efforts, the National Museum of the United States Army is a tribute to the history of soldiers and their stories.
OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

ArcGIS AllSource: Revealing opioid diversion

The networks between physicians, treatment centers, pharmacies, and patients can be examined and understood with a geographic lens.
OPERATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

Gaining a collaborative edge with shared maps

Rheinmetall delivers integrated technologies that improve German military soldier safety with situational awareness and collaboration.
3D visualization & analytics

Custom configuration settings in ArcGIS Earth

Learn how sharing custom configuration settings in ArcGIS Earth across your organization can save time and improve efficiency.
3D visualization & analytics

ArcGIS Earth for disaster response and aid

ArcGIS Earth is ideal for assisting with disaster response missions to understand changes and collaborate with colleagues seamlessly.
3D visualization & analytics

ArcGIS Earth: Underground visualization & analysis

Explore an example of underground visualization and analysis in ArcGIS Earth with a rendering of a mine in Bruceton, Pittsburgh.
Planning and Analysis

GIS: Hub of the Foundation GEOINT Collection Cycle

ArcGIS provides a multi-intelligence environment for integrated collection across all five intelligence disciplines.
planning and analysis

National Guard calls on predictive model

The Louisiana National Guard consumes geospatial models and maps to guide storm-recovery and COVID-19 operations.
Operational Intelligence

COVID-19: Army corps uses maps and models

USACE combined model inputs to guide hospital capacity building and used map-based apps to determine the best places to build temporary hospitals
Integration and Dissemination

US Navy puts tactical tools to the test

Warfighters use GIS to integrate information inputs from sensors and drones. A common operational picture tracks locations and movements.
Integration and Dissemination

High-fidelity insight from medium-resolution image

At any given time, more than 50,000 ships are at sea or in port throughout the world. These include military ships, cargo ships, and tankers.
Integration and Dissemination

Integrating diverse intelligence technologies

Flexible technology makes it easy for the US Navy to stand up purpose-driven apps.
Integration and Dissemination

Reducing the warfighter's cognitive load

Real-time information delivery and analysis help the US Navy optimize resources and capabilities to support the mission at the moment.
Production and Analysis

MGRS/USNG coordinates to web map made easy

Explore two workflows for Military Grid Reference System (MGRS)/US National Grid (USNG) coordinates.
Production and Analysis

Plan a historic battle

Explore a new tutorial demonstrating how you could have used Military Tools for ArcGIS to save lives and hasten victory.