Joint Data Management Research
Abstract
This is a new start program. (U) As the Department of Defense increases the capability and capacity to generate increasing amounts of data from numerous sensors in the battlespace, the issue of handling very large data sets has become more challenging. This is in part due to Department of Defense response to a changing threat environment where there is an expansion of the types of sensors deployed, new types of information collected, and different features used to classify these new threats. From a technical perspective, sensor processing speeds have outpaced the speed and ability to transport, store and process the data created. Science and technology investigation into new and novel ways to manage and exploit this data is required to more efficiently use sensor assets and effectively use information in a timely fashion. (U) This applied research program will explore ways to apply emerging mathematics and information sciences to improve machine processing of large amounts of data beyond simple data processing and information distillation. This level of automated processing must lead to a better understanding of the information presented at higher levels of decision making. As a part of this effort, the development of challenge problems will be established to define metrics in the way data and decision problems are solved (inference, prediction, analysis). The metrics, models and methods that result from this definitional work will be validated through warfighter and analyst demonstrations and experiments. Successful results will be measured in a reduced time to access information, reduced time to effect a decision, less information handling required, and redefining operational processes.
Document Details
- Document Type
- R2 Budgetary Justification
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2011
- Source ID
- 0602663D8Z_2_0400_PB_2011
- Change Summary Explanation
- Service Agency Name
- Office of Secretary Of Defense
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