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Field Manual No. 5-105

*FM 5-105 HEADQUARTERS DEPARTMENT OF THE ARMY Washington, DC, 30 September 1993

Table of Contents

PREFACE

CHAPTER 1 - TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINEER FUNCTIONS, ORGANIZATIONS, RESPONSIBILITIES, AND RELATIONSHIPS

Importance of Topographic Engineering

Topographic Functions

Critical Tasks of the Topographic Engineer

Terrain Analysis

Production

Standard Map Storage and Distribution

Knowledge of the Battle Space

Topographic Organizations

Unified and Specified Commands and Staff

DMA

Intelligence Staffs

Engineer Staffs

Topographic Engineering Center (TEC)

Corps of Engineers Laboratories

Topographic Engineer Units

Topographic Responsibilities and Support Relationships

DMA

Theater Army Engineer

Topographic Engineer Battalion Commander

ATTE

Corps Engineer

Division Engineer

CHAPTER 2 - TOPOGRAPHIC ENGINEER OPERATIONS

Employment of Units

Topographic Units Within a Theater of Operations

Topographic Units Outside the Theater of Operations

Command and Support Relationships

General Relationships

EAC

Corps

Division

Operations

Preparation for Topographic Operation

Data Bases

Geodetic Positional Data Bases

The Survey Information Center

Terrain Analysis Data Base

Production

Anaylsis of the Area of Operations

Mission Anaylsis

IPB

Factors Affecting Operations

Support to Military Operations

Force Projection

Predeployment Activities

Deployment and Entry

Decisive Operations

Restoration and Redeployment

Nation Assistance

Humanitarian and Disaster Relief

Communications

Technical Supplies

Technical Maintenance

APPENDIX - TOPOGRAPHIC OPERATIONS ANNEX TO CONPLANs/OPLANs/OPORDs

GLOSSARY

REFERENCES

AUTHORIZATION LETTER

*This publication supersedes FM 5-105, 9 September 1987.