Purpose of Concept of Operations
•To Confirm:
1.Stakeholder needs and expectations are captured
2.Implementation is linked to different  disciplinary missions, goals and objectives
3.Existing operational environment
4.Where IDTO can enhance operations
5.Potential future operational environment with IDTO (ID necessary functional parts to operate)
6.Establish a list of high level requirements
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The Concept of Operations (ConOps) is being used to document the intended purpose, goals and objectives and expected capabilities of a Multimodal Decision Support System. The purpose of the ConOps is:
1.To ensure that stakeholder needs and expectations are captured early;
2.To ensure that the implementation is linked to agency(ies) mission(s), goals, and objectives;
3.To identify existing operational environment and operations;
4.To identify where the IDTO could enhance existing operations/plans/functions;
5.To illustrate the future operational environment(s) with the IDTO, i.e. all of the functional parts that will be needed to operate; and,
6.To establish a list of high level operational requirements.
When systems engineering is applied to project development and implementation, the ConOps is normally grounded in a specific environment.  In this case, due to the foundational nature of this study, the ConOps is being developed as a generic application.  This could be viewed as a family of hypothetical systems.  However, to lend reality to the application(s) and fully engage stakeholder discussion and input, the ConOps will be developed around four scenarios that reflect real world conditions but are not based on specific locations.  The scenarios will be used to illustrate the potential variants of the concept.