<title>Concepts of situational awareness for the digital battlefield</title>

Abstract

This paper provides an overview of the Joint Direction of Laboratories Data Fusion Group Data Fusion Process Model and in particular the role and functions of Situational Awareness within it. Additionally, the processing and technological aspects of executing this function automatically in software are discussed, as are the technological shortfalls and research requirements to advance existing capabilities toward improved and more reliable Situational Awareness processing.