ADRS USER GUIDE Advanced Technology Group / ADRS
Introduction Publication v.2.1 - February 2013 The information contained in this document is intended solely for use by members of the USAF Auxiliary - Civil Air Patrol. This document and any accompanying lecture presentation has not been subjected to any formal testing, and is distributed on an as-is basis without any warranty either express or implied.
Introduction Table of Contents Overview..............................................................................................................1 How to use this Guide, System Workflow............................................................2 Sortie - Planning ...........................................................................................................3 - Execution..........................................................................................................
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Overview Advanced Digital Reconnaissance Systems The goal of ADRS is to provide resources to support current and future generations of CAP sensors and sensor platforms in reconnaissance operations. Mission planning tools, checklists, procedures, systems, and apps exist or are being created to support our national reconnaissance missions.
Overview How to use this guide The purpose of this user guide is to help you deliver high-quality images to CAP customers. The first thing any operator or crewmember needs to know is the system workflow. Let’s look at the steps involved in an imaging sortie: Imaging Sortie Workflow 1. Imaging sortie requested by customer. 2. Mission number assigned, request sent to Incident Commander. 3. Crew assigned and provided with sortie tasking. 4. Pre-sortie planning and preparation. 5. Conduct sortie. 6.
Sortie Pre-Sortie Planning As with any sortie, aerial and ground reconnaissance require that you plan for what you need to accomplish. As with SAR and other mission types, there are various types of recon sorties. Chief among these are Route Recon and Spot or Object Photography. Route recon is essentially the same as a route SAR tasking, except you are imaging the ground at various intervals.
Sortie Sortie Execution Proper execution of an imaging sortie requires planning, as discussed in the previous section. It then requires following the steps determined to be necessary during the planning phase. Your equipment checklists begin before walking to the aircraft or vehicle, and continue during the early portion of pre-flight. Ideally, equipment checks should be complete prior to leaving the ramp or parking lot. Important elements to consider during sortie pre-flight / pre-departure include: 1.
Sortie Post-Sortie Processing Aside from cleaning equipment [if necessary], putting rechargeable batteries on chargers, and storing items in a secure storage area, recon sorties have an additional post-sortie requirement: Getting images to the customer. The manner in which you perform this task will vary based on customer requirements and the availability of Internet access.
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Nikon D90 Nikon D90 Digital SLR The Nikon D90 digital SLR can be seen as a complex piece of equipment. It can also be seen as very easy to use if you follow the few basic steps outlined in this checklist. The purpose here is not to make you a Nikon D90 expert; the Nikon User Manual available online can be used for that. See the Reference section for Nikon D90 User Manual web site address. Use these abbreviated checklists when executing a recon sortie using the Nikon D90 DSLR: Pre-Sortie Checklist 1. 2. 3.
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AMOD AGL3080 AMOD AGL3080 GPS Logger The AMOD AGL3080 GPS logger captures Lat/Long, altitude, and other data continuously once powered on. Each second the device records this information to a log file which is used with ARGUS to display the sortie track [path] and perform geotagging. This means that the track log provides your position to within one second accuracy. Using the AMOD logger is easy, as seen below: Pre-Sortie Checklist - Part 1 1. Ensure that fresh batteries are installed.
Power ON/OFF button AMOD AGL3080 When sufficient numbers of GPS satellites are found and the position can be fixed, the Green LED will begin to blink, indicating good GPS signal reception and GPS data is being logged NowAMOD you can concentrate on and enjoy takingfrom photos! The logger receives power the PC whenever it is connected via USB cable. There isPower no need Off to power ON before connecting, or OFF afterward.
ARGUS ARGUS Image Server The Automated Recon Geotagging-image Upload System, ARGUS, provides many functions for CAP aircrews, ground teams, Incident Commanders, mission base staff, and customers. To use the features provided by ARGUS, you MUST use a GPS logger on each sortie, and the track log it creates must be in the standard NMEA format. See the Geotagging page for more information on GPS data loggers.
ARGUS Processing images using the ARGUS image server 1. Open Web browser and go to argus.ncr.cap.gov 2. Log in using your ID and password 3. Click Mission, Sortie, Image Upload Manager in upper-right corner to enter Upload Manager mode 4. Verify you are in Upload Manager mode 5.
ARGUS 6. Click on Mission folder number to open Mission folder - IC or mission manager should have created your Mission folder - create Mission folder if needed using actual WMIRS mission number - select year and type, enter number, and click Submit - click Mission folder number to open Mission folder - enter a description, e.g. Ardent Sentry 2012, and click Save Changes 7.
ARGUS 8. Click Sortie folder number to open Sortie folder, then enter a description of sortie objectives and click Save Changes 9. Click Upload Pictures and GPS Log Files 10.
ARGUS 11. Click Upload files to begin the upload process Once the GPS log file has been uploaded, an IC, mission manager, or even customer can view the sortie track. This allows a quick assessment of the area covered during the sortie, and whether additional sorties are needed to cover targets outside that area. 12. Sortie images files should have already been copied to a sortie folder on the PC - do this now if not already completed 13.
ARGUS Geotagging The geotagging process is how ARGUS matches individual images with the point on a track log where they were created. ARGUS matches the image and track location using the time. The GPS satellites operate on GPS time, which is UTC [Zulu] time without the leap year adjustment. Because a camera clock will likely not be set to exactly that time, ARGUS provides a way to reconcile the difference between GPS and camera time.
ARGUS Geotagging Methods ARGUS provides several methods to geotag your images. All methods provide the same result: Images [with location data] placed on the sortie track line. The following pages describe the geotagging methods available. The first method uses a photo of a GPS time display, and may be used with any camera. The second method uses a Google Map to display your location when the index image was taken; it may also be used with any camera.
ARGUS Geotagging using image of UTC clock display, continued... 4. After the sortie, upload your track log. Uploading the log first allows mission managers to see where the sortie went, and to decide if all required areas were covered. 5. Next, upload your images. You may upload individual images up to twenty at a time, or zip files containing numerous images. ARGUS automatically unzips any zipped files it receives. 6.
ARGUS Geotagging using visual map reference Follow the instructions below, which pick up where the upload instructions ended on page 15: 15. Once all files have been uploaded, begin the geotagging process by clicking Use this GPS log file to GeoTag the photos for this sortie 16.
ARGUS 17. In the GPS Track window, click on Display GPS Track - zoom in on track to area where index photo was taken - this is done to identify the exact location where your index photo was created Click Display GPS Track 18.
ARGUS 19. Select the index photo, then move the cursor directly to the right to avoid selecting an unwanted photo 20. Click the Map tab and select Satellite view Select index photo Click on Map tab Select Satellite view 21.
ARGUS 22. Click the Time Settings tab and click Start AutoTag Time Setting Tab Click Start AutoTag 23.
ARGUS to WMIRS ARGUS to WMIRS Interface ARGUS provides an interface to the Web Mission Information Reporting System, WMIRS. This allows images to easily be sent to a WMIRS mission record should there be a need to do so. ARGUS will send images from a selected mission/sortie folder to the WMIRS record with the same mission number.
ARGUS to WMIRS ARGUS to WMIRS Interface ARGUS can send images to a WMIRS mission record. Images are delivered to the WMIRS mission with the same number as your ARGUS Mission folder. Use the following steps to send images from an ARGUS sortie folder to WMIRS: 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. Login to ARGUS. Click Mission, Sortie, Image Upload Manager to enter Upload Manager mode. Click the state hosting your mission. Click your Mission folder number. Find your sortie in the list and click Agency Interface. 6.
ARGUS to WMIRS 7. In the window that appears, verify the following default selections: - Add visual labels = Yes - Size = full size - change the values in the window to those shown here, if necessary. 8. Click Send.
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Reference ADRS Reference Information ARGUS Image Server argus.ncr.cap.gov Recon Support cap-ny413.org/recon - Sortie Target List and other resources are available at this site ADRS web page capmembers.com/emergency_services/operations_support/adrs Advanced Technology Group atg.cap.gov Nikon D90 User Manual nikonusa.com/pdf/manuals/kie88335f7869dfuejdl=-cww2/D90_en.pdf AMOD AGL3080 GPS Logger User Manual module.amod.com.tw/files/Product/AGL%203080%20GPS%20Photo%20 Tracker%20User%20Manual%20V2.2.
Reference ADRS User Guide Change Log Version 2.1 - FEB 2013 1. Changed “System” to “Systems” in Overview section heading text on p. 1. 2. Changed ARGUS geotagging section to reference GPS time when creating index image from time display. Version 2.0 - 1 NOV 2012 1. Moved change log from Introduction section inside cover to separate page. 2. Reference to first section in table of contents [TOC] changed from Reconnaissance Overview to Overview to match actual section title. 3.
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