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fyi,
[1] http://www.mitre.org/news/the_edge/
The Summer and Fall 2004 editions of "The Edge" [1] contain a number of
articles that discuss CoT.
See also [2].
[2] http://www.google.com/search?q=site:www.mitre.org+cursor+target
The DoD "XML Gallery" [3] requires a username and password to access most
of the info. CoT schemas are in there, but I'm not sure if they are the
latest ones in use.
[3] http://metadata.dod.mil
Paul
At 02:12 PM 2005-01-06, Ken North wrote:
>hhalpin@ibiblio.org wrote
>"Still, if someone was going to use XML in some capacity to shoot missles
>or aid in flying airplanes (which, given the increasing variety of things
>XML is used for, could happen soon!)"
>
>Fait accompli.
>
>"The advent of Cursor on Target is a fundamental augmentation of existing
>machine language standards," he continued. "Each battlefield system contains a
>myriad of data that takes time to learn and understand. CoT contains a kind of
>abstract of the key data that's common across the user communities. It
>provides
>a lightweight, simplified common interface language that contains the
>important
>elements. That means it can be quickly read, or understood, by the next user
>community in the chain.
>
>CoT isn't just a drawing board initiative, however, but is already at war and
>scoring impressive successes. Developed by a team comprising ESC, MITRE, Air
>Force Special Operations Command, Air Force Research Laboratory and the Navy,
>CoT was initially designated for deployment to special forces units to provide
>improved time-critical targeting. Tests have shown that sensor-to-shooter
>paths
>enabled with CoT software improve the speed of the process by nearly 70
>percent,
>while also significantly increasing firepower accuracy."
>
>The complete article is in the MIT Online archive at
>http://www.mit-kmi.com/archive_article.cfm?DocID=596
>
>
>
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