A core tenet of “network centricity” is that shared situational awareness enables collaboration and self-synchronization which in turn enhances decision superiority, and speed of command. Too often though, the variety of systems brought to the fight present disparate means of moving and presenting information. Each system provides a value to the mission, but that value is lost because decision-makers must toggle between systems, creating a disjointed operational view and decaying the timeliness of actionable information.

Image Commander V1.2 is a Windows-based common operational picture (COP) tool for the fusion of disparate static imagery-based sensors using standards-based interfaces. Image Commander V1.2 enables the aggregation and display of multi-source and multi-media data from disparate static imagery sensors and facilitates rapid and effective sharing of information such that those that are conducting military, homeland defense, and law enforcement missions, can “pull” information from ubiquitous standards-based repositories. By aggregating disparate systems into a single cognitive interface, mission teams can mitigate the “information stovepipes” created by having to monitor multiple discrete systems and displays.