Data Cleaning for Air Force Applications

Abstract

There is more data available to the Air Force now than ever before. Leveraging this data deluge for useful applications making use of this data in meaningful ways has been an ongoing challenge. There are numerous commercial off the shelf programs which have the power and capability to deal with large, complex data sets; however, use of these commercial products are limited by licensing costs, restrictions on proprietary information including source code, security, and the users familiarity and proficiency with the software. Even the widely used Microsoft Excel program, while useful, has its limits in terms of data size and speed of processing. Additionally, the Air Force faces the challenges presented by outdated data architectures, restricted visibility and data sharing capabilities, and a limited number of data science experts in the force. The purpose of this research is to answer the question: How can the Air Force empower Airmen to leverage data as a strategic asset by facilitating the process of data cleaning to make it fit to purpose?

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Jun 01, 2020
Accession Number
AD1106526

Entities

People

  • Giovanna Espegio

Organizations

  • Air Force Institute of Technology

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • C4I
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Human Systems

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Big Data
  • Computer Programming
  • Computer Programs
  • Computer Science
  • Computers
  • Data Analysis
  • Data Management
  • Data Mining
  • Data Science
  • Data Sets
  • Data Storage Systems
  • Descriptive Analytics
  • Information Science
  • Network Science
  • Spreadsheet Software

Readers

  • Aerospace logistics and air mobility.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Systems Analysis and Design

Technology Areas

  • AI & ML
  • AI & ML - DoD AI Strategy