Logistics Site Planning and Operations Tool – LOGSPOT

Project Number (JTEG Assigned) MC-09-0004
Project Title Logistics Site Planning and Operations Tool – LOGSPOT
Service Army
Command PM PAWS
Implementation Depot  
Project Lead Mr. Pete Grazaitis, AMSRD-ARL-HR-MB, 410-278-5895, DSN 298-5895, PJG@ALR.ARMY.MIL
TI Goals Supported P-1, S-2, C-3
Focus Area Work Load/Work Force/Material Management
Platform General Ground Vehicle (Tracked or Wheeled)
Platform Specific  
Implemented Technology Deployable flexible Hoeline Distribution System
Problem Definition An automated planning tool to support the planning and layout of an Assault Hoseline distribution system up to ten miles in length that accounts for terrain related constraints has been identified as a critical Warfighter need.
Proposed Solution After technical review and discussion between ARL, TARDEC, CASCOM, and PM Petroleum and Water Systems (PM PAWS), it has been determined that previous work done by ARL under an SBIR initiative (A99-112) and spin off technologies for the Rapidly Installed Fluid Transfer System (RIFTS) can be leveraged and quickly updated with additional technical features to provide a geospatial analysis tool for PAWS planning of the Assault Hoseline System
Expected Result
  1. (1) Completed demonstration of an assault hoseline fuel distribution plan for a terrain scenario up to ten miles in length.
  2. Validation that the distribution plan accurately accounts for terrain and environmental concerns.
Benefits ARL’s logistic decision support technology automates the trace planning process by providing:

  1. Easy ingestion of the necessary NGA terrain data
  2. Required knowledge encapsulation
  3. Terrain analysis
  4. Map-based visualization, manipulation and
Unfunded Requirement  Yes
Start FY  FY09
Completion Date  
WIP Yes
Implemented No
Comments SBIR Topic Reference A99-112 DAAD17-01-C-0038. SBIR complete, but follow on development required and unfunded.