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+# air-c2-cop
+A collection of scripts and files necessary for the creation of the Defense Solutions Air C2 COP project.
+
+The Air Operations Command and Control Common Operating Picture is a gallery of maps and apps for an Air Operations Officer to maintain a common operating picture for command and control. These include a 3D web application built in Web AppBuilder for situational awareness and analysis, an operations dashboard for real-time awareness and decision making, and story map journals to brief pre- and post-action. These applications all reference a central web map and web scene integrated with other real-time data inputs analyzed using GeoEvent Extension.
+
+###Repository Owner: [Joe](https://github.com/joebayles)
+
+* Merge Pull Requests
+* Creates Releases and Tags
+* Manages Milestones
+* Manages and Assigns Issues
+
+###Secondary: [Patrick](https://github.com/phill5136)
+
+* Backup when the Owner is away
+
+Additional information is available in the repository's [Wiki](https://github.com/Esri/solutions-geoprocessing-toolbox/wiki).
+
+## Sections
+
+* [Features](#features)
+* [Requirements](#requirements)
+* [Instructions To Get Started](#instructions-to-get-started)
+* [Resources](#resources)
+* [Issues](#issues)
+* [Contributing](#contributing)
+* [Credits](#credits)
+* [Licensing](#licensing)
+
+## Features
+
+## Requirements
+
+* ArcGIS 10.4.1 Enterprise
+
+## Instructions To Get Started
+
+
+## Resources
+
+* Learn more about [ArcGIS Solutions](http://solutions.arcgis.com/).
+* Learn more about [ArcGIS for Defense](http://solutions.arcgis.com/defense/).
+* Learn more about [ArcGIS Pro](http://pro.arcgis.com/en/pro-app/).
+
+## Issues
+
+* Find a bug or want to request a new feature?  Please let us know by submitting an issue.
+
+## Contributing
+
+Esri welcomes contributions from anyone and everyone through GitHub. Please see Esri's [guidelines for contributing](https://github.com/esri/contributing).
+
+When you contribute to this repository we ask that you follow the guidelines below. If you've got questions, or you get stuck, please ask the [Repository Owner](#repository-owner). We are here to help! Thanks.
+
+### Fork and Clone the Repo
+Start contributing to the solutions-geoprocessing-toolbox repo by making a fork and cloning it to your local machine.
+
+* Fork the **dev** branch from the repo on github.com.
+* Clone your remote onto your local system.
+
+### Set Your Upstream
+Setting the parent repo to get changes from.
+
+* `> git remote -v`
+
+if no *upstream* is listed continue with:
+
+* `> git remote add upstream https://github.com/Esri/air-c2-cop`
+* `> git remote set-url upstream --push no_push`
+
+check that an *upstream* is registered:
+
+* `> git remote -v`
+
+### Getting Changes from Upstream
+The solutions-geoprocessing-toolbox repo changes often, so make sure you are getting the latest updates often.
+
+* `> git fetch upstream`
+* `> git merge upstream/dev`
+*
+
+### Share Your Mods
+If you've made changes to the repo that you want to share with the community.
+
+* Commit your changes to your local
+* Sync local with your remote fork
+* Make a **Pull Request** from your remote fork on github.com.
+
+
+### Notes On Contributing
+* Always work in the **dev** branch, never in *master*. This helps us keep our releases clean.
+* Never merge Pull Requests. The [Repository Owner](#repository-owner) needs to test any updates to make sure the repo is stable.
+* Always log an [Issue](https://github.com/Esri/air-c2-cop/issues) for problems you find, though you should check through the existing issues to make sure it wasn't already logged. 
+
+
+## Credits
+
+
+## Licensing
+
+Copyright 2016 Esri
+
+Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0 (the "License");
+you may not use this file except in compliance with the License.
+You may obtain a copy of the License at
+
+   http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0
+
+Unless required by applicable law or agreed to in writing, software
+distributed under the License is distributed on an "AS IS" BASIS,
+WITHOUT WARRANTIES OR CONDITIONS OF ANY KIND, either express or implied.
+See the License for the specific language governing permissions and
+limitations under the License.
+
+A copy of the license is available in the repository's
+[license.txt](license.txt) file.
+
+[](Esri Tags: ArcGIS Defense and Intelligence Military Emergency Management National Security)
+[](Esri Language: Python)