Benefits

The MAPS Defense Suite provides users with a number of key features and operational benefits. These include:

• Time-based scenario modelling; enabling proactive planning of Force Elements.
  
  
• Integrated planning of Forces, Preparedness and Commitments; delivering the required capability.
  
  
• Rules-based searching; enabling intelligent selection of Force Elements and individuals.
  
  
• Single consolidated view of capability; giving comprehensive end user reporting.
  
  
• Integrated suite of applications; providing end-to-end military capability management.
  
  
• Comprehensive, easy to use, out-of-the box reporting and analytics; enabling MAPS users to gain insight into military capability, as well as responding to ad-hoc information requests such as parliamentary questions.
  
  
• Preparedness Management; enabling Force Elements to be held at a desired level of readiness to meet operational requirements.
  
  
• Easy identification of future problems within current plans.
  
  
• Enhancing budgetary control through planning the costs of operations and training.
  
  
• Identification of skills shortfalls and scheduling of training based on operational requirements.
  
  
• Criteria-based selection of individuals to augment operations.
  
  
• Raise, train, sustain and recover force packages, taking into account PERSTEMPO and OPTEMPO guidelines.
  
  
• Management of Whole Ship Coordination; including automated generation of the Watch and Station Bill creation and crew berthing.