Local operational picture
{{Short description|Military concept for an understanding of the local environment}}
{{Wiktionary|local operational picture}}
Within military operations, a local operational picture (LOP) is a single identical display of relevant (operational) information of the battlespace (e.g. position of own troops and enemy troops, position and status of important infrastructure such as bridges, roads, etc.) constructed for local use.
A LOP is an emerging military concept. Although, there are literary examples that suggests that a LOP is for the use of a platoon commander and its coverage range is 250 meter radius."Challenge # 30: Local operational picture: Improving local area awareness", Candidate Design Challenge 7 Submissions, Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Soldier Design Competition VI, Academic Year 2008-2009 {{cite web |url=http://18.125.1.109/sdc/Challenge30.htm |title=Challenge # 30: Local operational picture: Improving local area awareness |accessdate=2009-03-11 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://archive.today/20110529135732/http://18.125.1.109/sdc/Challenge30.htm |archivedate=2011-05-29 }} A LOP assists a platoon commander to achieve situational awareness.
Relationship to the COP
Various LOPs may be shared electronically and fused into common operational picture (COP). Generally, sharing the LOP to form a COP implies that the LOP is replaced by the COP and hence has limited duration.
Construction
A LOP is constructed with the aid of platform mounted/dismounted sensors that determine geo position and signatures.
See also
References
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Further reading
- {{cite book |author=Headquarters, Department of the Army |authorlink=United States Department of the Army#Headquarters, Department of the Army |title=FM 3–0, Operations |date=27 February 2008 |place=Washington, DC |publisher=GPO |isbn=9781437901290 |oclc=780900309}} ({{cite web |title=Source A |url=http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/repository/materials/FM3-0(FEB%202008).pdf |access-date=2013-08-31 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121202210635/http://usacac.army.mil/cac2/Repository/Materials/FM3-0(FEB%202008).pdf |archive-date=2012-12-02 |url-status=dead }} {{cite web |title=Source B |url=http://downloads.army.mil/fm3-0/FM3-0.pdf |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20090213063854/http://downloads.army.mil/fm3-0/FM3-0.pdf |archivedate=2009-02-13 }} Retrieved 31 August 2013.)
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