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| The basic types of imagery are? |
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| 1.Electro-optical, Infra-Red and Synthetic Aperture Radar. |
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| The current imagery sources (platforms) that can generate imagery used by the military are? |
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| 2.National technical means (6000), and the air breather systems: Predator, IGNAT, Shadow, Global Hawk, P-3 Orion, U-2 Dragon Lady, E-8 JSTARS and Eagle. |
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| The two most common structure types for residential areas in Afghanistan and Iraq are? |
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| Adobe (Afghanistan) Tri-Brick (Iraq). |
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| The key features that could assist you in identifying a mosque are? |
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| 4.Orientation to MECCA, Halla, Dome, Minaret, Covered Arcade, washing station, Courtyard opposite the Halla, proximity to other structures, upkeep of building, noon-time activity of Friday. |
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| Metadata allows the community to? |
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| 5.Search and Archive imagery. It also interfaces with other applications in geo-positioning. MOST IMPORTANTLY IT PROVIDES GEO-COORDINATES. |
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| What impact does light, shadow and image angle/obliqueness have on target marker placement?(and ensure you state each is important |
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| 6.Obliquity and error can skew the coordinates of an image increasing the search time in terrain recognition. In mountainous terrain, look angle adverse and obliquity can be challenging. Shadows can help identify what you are looking at. Washout (too much light) can inhibit image resolution. |
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| CE is Circular Error; it is? |
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| 7.The geospatial position horizontal accuracy expressed in feet or meters at 90% probability. |
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| LE is Linear Error; it is? |
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| 8.The geospatial position vertical accuracy expressed in feet or meters at 90% probability. |
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| CE and LE should be reported at? |
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| 9.Should be reported at 90% for targeting. |
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| Combined CE and LE determine? |
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| 10.The Target Location Error. |
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| 11.Is the difference between the actual and expressed location of a target. TLE is intrinsic to the sensor. |
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| 12.Circular Error Probable: the geospatial horizontal accuracy expressed in feet or meters at 50% probability. CEP is intrinsic to the weapons system. |
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| 13.Height-Above-Ellipsoid is the distance above or below an ellipse with a mathematically defined regular surface used to express a geometric model of the earth. It was derived by using satellites to find the exact center of the earth and creating an ellipse a 3,930 mile radius from that point out to the 45 degree latitude lines. |
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| 14.Mean Sea Level is a tidal datum that is arithmetic mean of hourly elevation observed over a specified 19year cycle. It averages out tidal highs and lows caused by the changing effects of the gravitational forces of the sun and the moon. |
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| The CE and LE category 1 is standard for targeting is? |
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| The EGM native to DPPDB is? |
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| It is important that you have all the current Digital Point Positioning Data Base (DPPDB) for? |
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| 17.Your AOR and purge obsolete DPPDB for accuracy and currency of the imagery. |
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| The default color box Falcon view will display if you do not have DPPDB coverage of an area is? |
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| 18.Do not have DPPDB coverage of an area is red; if you do have coverage it is green. |
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| The typical data size for one 60x60 DPPDB image with all segments is? |
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| The EGM conversion process that must be used when DPPDB derived coordinates are used for ATACMS is? |
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| You would use a segment that has a higher (decreased accuracy) CE and LE when the feature you are looking for is? |
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| 21.Not on the current segment or it has a raster burn through it. Or unit SOP or COCOM state which ones to use. |
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| Some of the key features or characteristics you can use to properly employ terrain recognition to assist in identifying a location (bldg., etc.) from a MONO image to DPPDB are? |
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| 22.Buildings, roads, rivers, streams, rooftops, AC units, trails, hills, depressions. |
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| The category 1 facilities are? |
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| 23.Diplomatic, religious, cultural, historic sites, NGOs, medical facilities, public education facilities, civilian refugee camps, POW camps, facilities with environmental concerns, dams and dikes. |
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| The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) maintains and posts what? |
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| 24.The global holdings list and DPPDB. |
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| The first two numbers in the “D” number of DPPDB imagery represent? |
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| 25.The year the DPPDB was developed. |
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| On your screen you have a yellow North Arrow. To rotate that arrow up as a default in start up you? |
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| 26.Tool-program options-environment options-rotate imagery north up-MUST RE-EXTRACT. |
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| When mensurating a target’s location the active marker should be? |
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| The combatant Commander for their AOR maintains? |
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| To “Refine a point” in PSS-OFF you? |
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| 29.Double click one of the imagery chips, click the magnifying glass, then use the arrow keys to move the point where you want it. Do the same for the procedure for the other imagery view to get he point in the same place on both chips, then click get coordinates. |
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| To change the reference position marker’s color and shape go to ? |
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| 30.The Markers drop down in PSS-SOF, click Properties, and then click Reference positions. |
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| If you want to save a number of mensurated coordinates from PSS-SOF to an Excel, Word, or PowerPoint spread sheet you utilize? |
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| 31.The Command drop down in PSS-SOF and click “Copy to Clipboard” |
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| To import the No Strike List and add those points to your imagery go to the? |
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| 32.The Graphics drop down and check “Import no Strike List”. When they are loaded check, “Add no Strike points” |
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| GEOTRANS is a NGA validated program that? |
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| 33.Allows converting geographic coordinates among a wide variety of coordinate systems, map projections, and Datum’s. |
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| When importing the Global Holdings List text file on to your computer or server it should? |
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| 34.Be placed in the Images/DPPDB folder on your computer or server. |
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| A PFI isa digital file consisting of a 3-D template, correlated from DPPDB stereo reference imagery and a? |
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| 35.A single National Image Transmission Format (NITF) file. PFI files are also NGA validated and approved for targeting with circular error, linear error terms. |
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| The following applications support PFI files: |
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| 36.PFED, DPSS Scene matching, Handheld-Sync (HHS), PFIG, DIEE, PFI-Viewer-Handheld (PFIV-H), and NITF Viewer. |
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| In the DIEE program the image can be custom rotated by selecting? |
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| 37.View, Custom Rotate, and using the custom rotate icon to rotate the image. |
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| Collateral persons/Objects are non-combatant persons/Objects defined by? |
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| 38.LOW and/or ROE that are NOT lawful military TGT’s in the circumstances ruling at the time. |
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| What mandates individuals who derive coordinates in the employment of coordinate-seeking weapons be certified by NGA or an NGA accredited service, Geographic Combatant Command/Functional Command (GCC/FCC) or allied program. |
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| Which TC is the Army CONOPS that defines the training and certification standards and procedures for the Army Precision Fires Target Coordinate Mensuration (TCM) Program. |
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| 41.A base reference for a coordinate system used to model the earth; there are two categories of Datum’s; Horizontal and Vertical. |
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| 42.Mono imagery is 2-D representation of a 3-D world. Stereo imagery uses multiple image captures of the same area and allows us to look at the same thing from two different angles. Stereo imagery allows us to accurately determine feature height. |
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| 43.The difference between the reference elevation and the actual terrain elevation creating a possible horizontal error. |
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| What are error sources for image obliquity? |
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| 44.Sensor locations, altitude, look angle/sensor accuracy and ground track. |
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| Key features or characteristics to properly employ terrain recognition are? |
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| 45.North arrow orientation, look angle, lakes, rivers, roads and paths, structures and buildings, vegetation and soil patterns, light and shadow. |
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