A newsfeed for C2 situational awareness

Coalition partners use C2 information systems (C2IS) to achieve shared situational awareness in support of business processes. Typically, a C2IS presents battlespace objects on a map. However, not all relevant information can be indicated to the user by means of tactical symbols. Moreover, due to the dynamics of the battlefield, the statuses of battlespace objects change over time and these changes may go unnoticed by the operator. The authors propose the concept of a C2 newsfeed that turns structured operational data into short text messages to report on relevant changes in the theatre of operations. The newsfeed takes into account contextual knowledge (time, place, role of the users, etc.), domain knowledge, and history (e.g., past status of an object) to produce concise textual descriptions. The newsfeed is designed as a micro service in a generic, web-based C2 demonstrator that supports the MIP4 Information Exchange Specification (MIP4-IES) and the MIP Information Model (MIM). In our paper, we will give a brief overview on the cloud-native architecture of the C2 demonstrator and the integration of the newsfeed.