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Geospatial Expeditionary Planning Tool

Supporting DoD Engineers with Expeditionary Planning Tools (GeoExPT)

GeoExPT (Geospatial Expeditionary Planning Tool) is a decision support tool for planners providing the ability to build contingency beddown plans, aircraft parking plans, manage airfield damage, and select Minimum Airfield Operating Surfaces (MAOS) in accordance with USAF standards. GeoExPT includes templates, advanced placement and layout tools, constraints analysis, predefined units, sets, components, aircraft, and reports.

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Introducing the new GeoExPT for AutoCAD Map 3D

MORE THAN JUST ANOTHER VERSION, IT'S AN ENTIRELY NEW GEOEXPT!

The New GeoExPT for AutoCAD features a fresh interface to improve automated support for contingency beddown planning and sustainment operations. Built to support the mission objectives of contingency planning and sustainment operations with Aircraft Parking, Beddown Planning, and Airfield Damage Repair, the solution has been integrated as a plugin within Autodesk’s AutoCAD Map 3D software. The enhanced user experience provides the engineer with automated planning processes to provide operators with an interactive tool for rapid development of base layout plans and airfield damage repair (ADR).

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GeoExPT Classic

BUILT FOR THE ESRI ArcGIS PLATFORM

Originally designed nearly twenty years ago to be a decision support tool for planners, GeoExPT provided the means to create geospatially accurate base layout plans and meet bed-down and aircraft planning requirements. GeoExPT builds off the GeoBase Common Installation Picture (CIP) and over the last two decades, has been increasingly enhanced to provide advanced aircraft parking planning and tools for analyzing and repairing airfield damage. GeoExPT is the focal point of the Rapid Airfield Damage Repair (RADR) program by providing dynamic situational awareness, dissemination of data, and collaboration among engineers and operators to orchestrate the repair process.

GeoExPT is owned by the U. S. Government

 

For technical support assistance, please contact:

 

AFCEC ReachBack Center  AFCEC.RBC@us.af.mil

(Voice)  DSN:  523-6995;  COMM:  (850) 283-6995

(Fax)  DSN:  523-6193;  COMM:  (850) 283-6193

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Beddown Planning

RAPID DEVELOPMENT OF BASE LAYOUT PLANS

GeoExPT provides the engineer with automated planning process tools to allow for the rapid development of base layout plans. GeoExPT includes approved layout templates, advanced placement and layout tools, constraints analysis, predefined units, sets, components, and beddown planning reports. The Basic Expeditionary Airfield Resources (BEAR) Order of Battle planning wizard and time-phased planning visualization tool, assist the mission planner in developing facility models and beddown plans based on unit population and delivery schedule.

  • Constraints analysis tools ensure that all standoff distances are met during placement
     

  • Advanced placement tools are built-in to allow rapid and uniform placement of features
     

  • Asset management ensures that only the required assets are deployed to the Forward Operating Location reducing airlift and ensuring the appropriate quantity and length of assets are provided
     

  • Planning wizard, with playbook options, determines the UTC type and quantity based on the population required to be deployed
     

  • Time-phased planning visualization tool creates time-phased facility models based on the selected UTCs and delivery schedule; displays beddown plans for each phase of the delivery schedule; and visualize the site at each step in the process

GeoExPT User Interface
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Aircraft Parking

HELPING THE WARFIGHTER WITH CRITICAL AND STRATEGIC PLANNING

GeoExPT can automatically create parking plans based on established aircraft parking standards and AFI guidelines. GeoExPT uses the appropriate military and DOD standards to create automated aircraft parking plans on designated surfaces with flexible options and multiple solutions.​

  • Create parking plans based on military guidelines and restrictions
     

  • Define surface Entry Control Points and automatically create all marking lines, including turning radius lines
     

  • Take into account munitions standoffs and jet blast during parking
     

  • Allow both automatic placement and manual placement modes

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Airfield Damage Management

PLOT AND MANAGE AIRFIELD DAMAGE

GeoExPT has the ability to plot and manage airfield damage to aid in the creation of a Minimum Airfield Operating Strip (MAOS) for runways. Airfield damage can be plotted, imported, and managed within GeoExPT. It also integrates with the current airfield repair process by providing generation of the Repair Quality Criteria (RQC) Worksheets.

  • Determine repair times, repair order, and repair quality of damage
     

  • Plot and manage all airfield damage from identification to actual repair
     

  • Create MAOS for entire airfield including the taxi routes to and from parking surfaces
     

  • Automatically calculate RQC value for airfield repair and creates corresponding RQC worksheets
     

  • Generate a variety of MAOS and damage reports

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Training and Development

BASE-LEVEL TRAINING FOR HANDS-ON EXPERIENCE

DS2 staff members have implemented CONUS/OCONUS base-level training to provide GeoExPT users with hands on experience in using the application to successfully create tent city layouts and aircraft parking plans. The training includes a 2 day course with training slides, exercise guide and user guide. We have provided training to over 17 ACC bases, Silver Flag sites, and other locations as required.

GeoExPT is instructed as part of the core curriculum at the 3E5X1, Engineering Apprentice Course, Eagle Flag, and Silver Flag. Awareness training is also offered at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) and the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA).

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Technologies

INDUSTRY LEADING TECHNOLOGY FROM ESRI AND MICROSOFT

GeoExPT is built on top of the Esri platform and can be used with either Esri ArcEngine 10.X or ArcGIS Desktop 10.X. GeoExPT was built using Esri ArcObjects 10.X, Microsoft C#, and Microsoft .Net 4.0. In addition, GeoExPT uses 3rd Party and open source software.

Latest Released Version:

  • GeoExPT SP3 5.0.27.14

 

GeoExPT requires one of the following licenses for the Esri ArcGIS platform:

  • ArcGIS Desktop v10.x
     

  • ArcEngine v10.x

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