BARE BASE PLANNING

The proposed software program will provide the USAF with a quick, efficient, and cost-effective means for "bare base" planning. The program is designed around two advanced software technologies. The first is the use of mapping programs to provide a representation of the physical environment surrounding the base location. Computer-based maps will function as entry points to the database that defines the physical environment. The second technology is the use of "smart" graphic icons to represent facility requirements. Each icon will contain all of the information needed to define the facility and its relationship to other facilities. The user need only "point and click" to place or move icons on the map. The program will also generate a construction schedule, materials list, equipment requirements and manpower skills needed to build the air base.