Coast Guard Maritime Services

Being and active duty member of the United States Coast Guard, I conduct multi-mission maritime services throughout the globe. I save lives, provide a safe transportation system, protect the environment, enforce laws and protect our national security. Over the years, these services have caused a demand for information system to revolutionize. These advances are needed to analyze and interpret data to coordinate responses to emergencies, track vital information and train personnel. One initiative that helped throughout our maritime and aviation service is Electronic Charting. We first navigated by means of landmarks- Mountains, trees or leaving trails of rocks. This only was effective within a small are of travel. For ocean traveling, we used a process called Dead Reckoning. Magnetic compasses were used and required complex calculations to figure out speed and distance of the cutter. Electronic Charting has reduced the opportunity of human error. We can accurately obtain positions throughout the globe in a matter of minutes. This has proven to be a great asset while conducting Search and Rescue, Law Enforcement, and Environmental response operations. Another asset that was impacted by Information systems was the ability to track information easily with more accessibility. One application …show more content…
Being a multi-mission organization, it’s pivotal to have access and tracks data that reports our capabilities, readiness and activities throughout the globe, at even given time. CGBI provides information from approximately 50 Information Technology systems within the Department of Homeland Security. Before this tool was implemented, there was no continuity of information throughout the service. Each command was investing numerous man-hours on spreadsheets and other metric bases. CGBI provides accurate data to help with budgetary decisions that are used for congressional