System and method for generating tactical routes

A system for generating tactical routes, the system comprising:

• a global positioning system having an input operable to receive user input to place one or more waypoints;
• the global positioning system further including a system for generating at least one additional waypoint at least partially responsive to the waypoint placed based on the received user input, the system for generating at least one additional waypoint including:
• an intervisibility database pre-populated with pre-computed optical lines of sight between locations or nodes in geographic terrain;
• an intervisibility analyzer for analyzing propagation of the pre-computed optical lines of sight between the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain;
• a speed analyzer for analyzing speeds of travelers across the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain;
• a cost generator for generating a blended cost grid using said intervisibility and speed analyses;
• and
• a route generator for generating routes that facilitate tactical movement based on said blended cost grid, the route generator computing intervisibility unions at the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain and minimizing intervisibility unions along the generated route.

A method for generating tactical routes, the method comprising:

• providing a global positioning system having an input operable to receive user input to place one or more waypoints;
• the global positioning system further including a system for generating at least one additional waypoint at least partially responsive to the waypoint placed based on the received user input, the system for generating at least one additional waypoint performing:
• pre-populating an intervisibility database with pre-computed optical lines of sight between locations or nodes in geographic terrain;
• analyzing with an intervisibility analyzer propagation of the pre-computed optical lines of sight between the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain;
• analyzing with a speed analyzer speeds of travelers across the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain;
• generating with a cost generator a blended cost grid using said intervisibility and speed analyses;
• and
• generating with a route generator routes that facilitate tactical movement based on said blended cost grid, the route generator computing intervisibility unions at the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain and minimizing intervisibility unions along the generated route.

A computer program product for generating tactical routes, and including one or more computer readable instructions embedded on a tangible, non-transitory computer readable medium, and configured to cause one or more computer processors to perform the steps of:

• pre-populating an intervisibility database with pre-computed optical lines of sight between locations or nodes in geographic terrain;
• analyzing with an intervisibility analyzer propagation of the pre-computed optical lines of sight between the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain;
• analyzing with a speed analyzer speeds of travelers across the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain;
• generating with a cost generator a blended cost grid using said intervisibility and speed analyses;
• and
• generating with a route generator routes that facilitate tactical movement based on said blended cost grid, the route generator computing intervisibility unions at the locations or nodes in the geographic terrain and minimizing intervisibility unions along the generated route.