Remote Sensing Capability Development
Abstract
The Remote Sensing Capabilities Development (RSCD) project designs and fields capabilities intended to enhance maritime domain awareness using non-organic sensors. Seahorse is the unclassified name for RSCD's Top Secret / Sensitive Compartmented Information (TS/SCI) project that represents the Navy's use of non-organic sensors in a maritime environment. The enabling technologies behind Seahorse currently meet a Technology Readiness Level (TRL) of five (5) or more when employed in very controlled scenarios. RSCD is actively working to shorten and streamline the Seahorse Tasking, Collections, Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination (TCPED) cycle to meet speed of service and accuracy requirements. RSCD incorporates state of the art software in the form of Convolutional Neural Networks (CNN) and machine/continuous learning technologies, and results in a significant reduction of false alarm rates and number of Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT). Seahorse is relied upon by PACOM and CENTCOM to provide GEOINT solutions (detail held at a higher classification). Seahorse request for collections receive adequate priority within the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) collection management system. The RSCD project is transitioning Seahorse to a fully integrated, cloud-based, operational project. The system addresses Fleet Integrated Prioritized Capability List (IPCL) and capabilities gaps for increasing Battlespace Awareness and Intelligence Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR) capabilities to support Fleet TCPED processes. The System of System (SoS) solution utilizes automated Tasking, Processing, and Exploitation systems integrated into a single SoS. Fiscal Year (FY) 2021 funding is required to develop the operational, cloud-based architecture as well as develop the Test and Evaluation (T&E) and development environment. Additionally, FY2021 request provides for continued target data collection, enhancements on algorithms and the consolidation of numerous small image databases into one, cloud-based, image repository. FY2021 funds will develop and deliver algorithms in support of the RSCD project and will support Fleet Undersea missions. The operationalization of Seahorse supports the 2018 National Defense Strategy objectives of sustaining Joint Force military advantages, countering strategic competitors and rogue state military advancements, and streamlining development and fielding through rapid prototyping and experimentation. RSCD will accomplish this by investing in and leveraging advanced computing, "big data" analytics, machine learning, artificial intelligence, and advanced algorithms to ensure dominance in the maritime environment.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Project
- Publication Date
- Oct 01, 2021
- Source ID
- 2363_0604231N_5_1319_PB_2021
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