TIGR is a Web-based information-sharing system that is available on secure laptops and allows soldiers to continuously update and add information about the areas where they are deployed. The system makes it simple to add notes, identify trouble spots, and update information on current maps and satellite imagery using the kind of map-based tools and social messaging media common to the Web.But its primary advantage has been in enabling troops who head out on new assignments to benefit from the findings of previous patrols. The rapid adoption of TIGR in the battlefield resulted in the system being developed more quickly and effectively than traditional military technology.
The system achieved Army-wide acceptance in just two years and is now in use by more than 50,000 soldiers, developers say. And it is now on track for delivery from DARPA to the Army as an enduring capability. Scheduled for delivery to the Army at the end of a two-year development plan, it will become a program of record, according to sources familiar with the situation authorized to speak on background only.
Efforts for further implementation are ramping up as the military looks to create a nonclassified version of the Secure IP Router Network-based system and fold in new capabilities.
For more, visit the Defense Systems article, TIGR keeps troops in the field safer, by Amber Corrin.
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