Synthetic natural environment
Encyclopedia
A Synthetic Natural Environment (SNE) is the representation in a synthetic environment
of the physical world within which all models of military systems exist and interact (i.e. climate, weather, terrain, oceans, space, etc.). It includes both data and models representing the elements of the environment, their effects on military systems, and models of the impact of military systems on environmental variables (e.g. contrails, dust clouds from moving vehicles, spoil from combat engineering).
(DARPA)'s Synthetic Theater of War "Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration," ca. 1998.
) (e.g. buildings, bridges, roads) since its conception, the word "natural" in SNE made the term confusing. Furthermore, the original term SNE was not meant to include cultural factors (see Synthetic psychological environment
).
Synthetic environment
Synthetic environment refers to simulations on the internet that represent activities at a high level of realism, from simulations of theaters of war to factories and manufacturing processes...
of the physical world within which all models of military systems exist and interact (i.e. climate, weather, terrain, oceans, space, etc.). It includes both data and models representing the elements of the environment, their effects on military systems, and models of the impact of military systems on environmental variables (e.g. contrails, dust clouds from moving vehicles, spoil from combat engineering).
History
The term SNE was born out of Defense Advanced Research Projects AgencyDefense Advanced Research Projects Agency
The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is an agency of the United States Department of Defense responsible for the development of new technology for use by the military...
(DARPA)'s Synthetic Theater of War "Advanced Concept Technology Demonstration," ca. 1998.
Evolution
Although SNE was meant to include cultural features (see Synthetic human-made environmentSynthetic human-made environment
In a synthetic environment, Synthetic human-made environment refers to the representation of buildings, bridges, roads, and other man-made structures.-Further reading:...
) (e.g. buildings, bridges, roads) since its conception, the word "natural" in SNE made the term confusing. Furthermore, the original term SNE was not meant to include cultural factors (see Synthetic psychological environment
Synthetic psychological environment
In a synthetic environment, Synthetic Psychological Environment refers to the representation of influences to individuals and groups as a result of culture In a synthetic environment, Synthetic Psychological Environment (SPE) (or rules of behavior) refers to the representation (i.e. modeling) of...
).
Further reading
- Braudaway, Wesley Ph.D., "Chapter 3 Synthetic Natural Environments Representation", University of Central Florida, http://www.iems.ucf.edu/about/faculty/proctor/Interoperability%20Text/Chapter%203/Synthetic%20Natural%20Env%20-%20Final.htm