Joint Mapping Tool Kit (JMTK)
JMTK is a collection of ANSI C Application Programmer Interfaces (APIs) that provide Mapping, Charting, & Geodesy (MC&G) functionality to mission applications within the DoD Common Operating Environment (COE)
JMTK development began in 1993; initial concept was to combine existing software from the Air Force (CMTK), Army (TEM), and Navy (Chart)
Supported platforms include Solaris 7/8, Windows NT/2000 & HP-UX 11
JMTK is organized into four components:
- Utilities (JMU) – Provides datum transformation and coordinate conversion (DT&CC), unit of measure conversion, and platform independence
- Spatial Database (JMS) – Provides capabilities to import, query, retrieve, and export standard NIMA products and other geospatial data formats
- Analysis (JMA) – Provides a collection of terrain analysis algorithms that exploit the geospatial data provided by JMS
- Visualization (JMV) – Renders standard NIMA products and analysis results
NIMA manages JMU, JMS, and JMA; DISA manages JMV
For more information, please visit http://www.jmtk.org/