Effectiveness of an Error Key for Image Interpretation in Vietnam

Abstract

Experimentation to develop a specialized reference key to enable interpreters to avoid certain common errors in reporting information derived from imagery taken over Vietnam is reported in the present Technical Research Note. The research study, a joint effort of personnel of the Behavior and Systems Research Laboratory (BESRL) and of the North American Rockwell Information Systems Company (NARISCO), was undertaken to construct and validate a new type of reference -- an error key -- for use in Vietnam. The key was constructed from operational imagery of Vietnam territory with annotations pointing out types of error to be avoided. Evaluation was conducted using trained interpreters to determine if use of the error key would achieve the following effects on image interpreter reports: increase number of right responses; decrease number of wrong responses; and increase accuracy of identification.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Sep 01, 1972
Accession Number
AD0752437

Entities

People

  • Bruce Herrington
  • Harold Martinek
  • Richard E. Hilligoss

Organizations

  • United States Army Research Laboratory

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Accuracy
  • Analysis Of Variance
  • Construction
  • Errors
  • False Alarms
  • Identification
  • Information Systems
  • Instructions
  • Production
  • Psychology
  • Security
  • Southeast Asia
  • Surveillance
  • Systems Engineering
  • Test And Evaluation
  • Training
  • United States

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  • Computer Vision.
  • Strategic Security Studies
  • Technical Research and Report Writing.