Setting up connectors for i2 Overwatch
When you create or configure connectors for use with i2 Overwatch, your connector schema must use the Overwatch semantic type GUIDs. This ensures that entities returned by your connector are recognized by Overwatch and can be displayed on the map.
Each connector has its own schema, which is an XML file that defines the types of entities the connector supports. For entities to appear on the Overwatch map, the entity types in your connector schema must match the Overwatch semantic types listed below.
You can use the Overwatch Schema template Example Material\i2 Analyze\OverwatchSchema.xml in the Overwatch installation folder as a starting point for your connector schema.
For more information about creating connectors, see the documentation on using the i2 Connect SDK to create connectors in JavaScript or TypeScript, or the documentation on using the i2 Connect REST SPI in your language of choice.
Military entity semantic types
The following table lists the military entity semantic type GUIDs that Overwatch recognizes. Use these GUIDs in your connector schema to ensure compatibility with Overwatch features.
Entity Type | Semantic Type GUID |
|---|---|
Aircraft | guid42C94280-6D50-49F2-A590-FD13A8D893B8 |
Unit | guid13f0f7f4-caae-4db9-af4e-c66e476f6ebe |
Vessel | guid103d9da7-0953-4c2d-afe7-066a1c324eb9 |
Vehicle | guidcbac0f3c-7bf7-4a22-abfd-7f55e4374039 |
Spacecraft | guid0a45e75c-4c7d-4b63-a83a-2215ee78e767 |
Equipment | guid29920C6A-DDF4-427B-A002-A7F7AEAB0BAA |
Missile | guid505950eb-5872-4cfb-99e3-124f2ee46456 |
Person | guid8A586959-9837-47DE-8DBF-BC7031F01545 |
Facility | guid56bb5c01-5122-4acd-a9e5-e952aa0ab093 |
CyberSpace | guid15d165c5-0c69-46bf-8744-1aef30c22391 |
Event | guid1409ABE3-FB08-4DFA-B25A-BB0D141E3FBF |
Organization | guidB30A4137-A537-420B-B481-C5DF922152AF |
Generic entity semantic types
The following table lists the generic entity semantic type GUIDs that Overwatch recognizes.
Entity Type | Semantic Type GUID |
|---|---|
Commodity | guidD3676BFD-BAE1-465d-BF49-4AD816CD34D3 |
Account | guidAB9A5D8B-9D78-47FE-8302-C167B64D45CC |
Communications Device | guidDB820CCD-D028-4B20-A3AE-57374B83EFD4 |
Location | guidCD3DB3DB-55F6-440A-9BB8-3F3EE4DB4D52 |
Electronic Media | guid1A94FAC1-F88D-4498-9FCB-900B9721BDC3 |
Document | guid3FF99984-6D1C-4265-866D-4980DC756E26 |
Social Media Account | guid1e2ea890-b292-480e-838d-32321f107ca6 |
Social Media Post | guida274e05b-4978-46a7-9fb1-f9687c7ea3da |
Electronic Message | guid2ff87717-0965-4ecb-ab03-54ca6573ce7a |
General property semantic types
The following table lists general property semantic type GUIDs.
Property | Semantic Type GUID |
|---|---|
Name | guid77591248-AE21-4853-8F0E-C91F8E33E32F |
Geospatial property semantic types
For entities to appear on the Overwatch map, they must have valid geospatial properties using the following semantic types.
Property | Semantic Type GUID |
|---|---|
Geospatial (Degrees) | guidB66D144B-B6DB-4bb5-8222-6F649514EDAB |
Longitude | guid14BCA0EC-D67A-4A67-BC36-CFF650FD77A9 |
Latitude | guid5304A03B-FE47-4406-91E7-0D49EC8409A6 |
Datum | guid9A5BB6AF-5CF8-45b5-98F0-1C3F6B19A90E |
British National Grid | guidEB38FD92-2F55-4669-976F-B29FF1978872 |
Degrees Minutes Seconds | guid8BD6D1F3-6B4D-4509-8157-3FD57AB78CCE |
Easting | guid7877FB38-38DC-4fea-87BD-838A6EA66F51 |
Northing | guidC319A593-C6D6-4cd0-91EF-14A932488F3B |
MGRS | guid0123E750-2064-41fa-9E30-3C7F6F9BD551 |
UPS | guid3830C7AE-7747-464c-8FEA-B3F796E79EA2 |
UTM | guid63622B04-7EBE-435b-BF58-FA85BAB6A513 |
Range, direction, and speed property semantic types
The following table lists property semantic types for range, direction, and speed.
Property | Semantic Type GUID | Description |
|---|---|---|
Range | guidb1fef79b-0011-48f7-9c73-863c4c7000cc | Range in metres |
Max Range | guid234d2d37-c5f9-4efe-ad9e-80c9bb0d6bf0 | Maximum range in metres |
Min Range | guiddff09360-b92c-4299-89b5-b6b98465a9f7 | Minimum range in metres |
Direction | guidaa0f7f91-8081-42f0-976e-a5a64d16916a | Direction in degrees |
Speed | guidca61bc23-0d65-475a-a726-0caf7a9015bd | Speed with unit (e.g., 70mph, 100kph) |
Symbol identification (SIDC) semantic type
The following table lists the SIDC property semantic type.
Property | Semantic Type GUID |
|---|---|
SIDC | guid46E39FEF-87EC-444f-9EAA-570638001AE1 |
Text amplifier property semantic types
These properties correspond to military symbology text amplifiers.
Property | Amplifier | Semantic Type GUID |
|---|---|---|
Quantity | C | guid8BACDBBD-0DCC-4272-82E8-987507CAF643 |
Reinforced Or Reduced | F | guiddb84bd5d-56bf-4a28-97db-c58af6114d5c |
Staff Comments | G | guid94ec1a65-a029-456a-8e61-eccacc34fbc3 |
Additional Information | H | guidbf5b6aaf-0a71-4779-915e-171d20cd6795 |
Unlisted Point Information | H1 | guidebffce59-cd66-40c9-bd1a-ebc5fc15b5d0 |
Evaluation Rating | J | guidd2e3d85c-3b98-4a70-b7e0-f69e96a3e6c0 |
Combat Effectiveness | K | guida8665f42-3d66-480e-b094-0d5100dfbd56 |
Signature Equipment | L | guid561119a1-132a-48ce-84dc-ba0eac0b397a |
Higher Formation | M | guid7ee6cc10-c949-45d1-b935-8a7c43b5adae |
IFF/SIF or AIS | P | guidd4a6e2bb-0a5d-4433-8772-0bd5e2339d7e |
Unique Designation | T | guid6a7d318c-c096-41d8-a7d2-c039d2b42ef1 |
Type | V | guidbe81ac60-d731-45e9-bd3a-9a928b09d210 |
Date Time Group | W | guid0e921546-d4f0-4a3a-923b-cae23cf3d7d7 |
Altitude Or Depth | X | guid168b3214-3699-4ae8-ab6d-607c89a7b933 |
Location | Y | guid78c10d3f-c907-4249-9e60-bd4d0c9b8341 |
Special Headquarters | AA | guid35875ee7-3837-4840-9ba4-fc460f2fa302 |
Platform Type | AD | guid095bfb51-9c2c-4539-8321-e945e36fc9c8 |
Equipment Teardown Time | AE | guid6977644f-a001-4112-88aa-d6d63aaaacb9 |
Common Identifier | AF | guid5dc8b377-4eb7-4c08-9583-02d3e5f6c625 |
Engagement Bar | AO | guid86090775-08b4-41eb-b38c-2ae75cba4b9d |
Guarded Unit | AQ | guid357e67a9-a2a3-4a50-bb64-019b0a668074 |
Special Designator | AR | guid214deb94-3c3b-4f86-8963-23c8762fdddb |
Country | AS | guid63a80793-476f-4467-9811-2fab9beba3b5 |
Capacity Of Installation | AT | guid3aa92715-c133-4915-b21a-f282d28e7787 |
Headquarters Element | AW | guid8026f7f2-4832-4511-8bc5-29d5037434db |
Installation Composition | AX | guid55b1deba-428c-41a5-8008-edc14318fcca |
Network Identifier | AY | guid7e891d72-d7a4-4921-8cb6-5e8b77a44dda |
Troubleshooting
If entities from your connector do not appear on the Overwatch map, verify the following:
Semantic type mismatch: Ensure your connector schema uses the exact Overwatch semantic type GUIDs listed above. Entity types that do not match will not be recognized by Overwatch.
Missing geospatial properties: Entities must have valid geospatial properties (such as Latitude and Longitude) with the correct semantic types for Overwatch to display them on the map.
Coordinate format: Ensure that latitude and longitude values use a period (.) as the decimal separator, regardless of regional settings.