Measuring Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Effectiveness at the United States Central Command: Data Visualization Tool Documentation
Abstract
The RAND Corporation research report Measuring Intelligence, Surveillance, and Reconnaissance Effectiveness at the United States Central Command describes research and analysis to aid CENTCOM J2 in developing repeatable, scalable, data-informed support for measuring the effectiveness of its intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) resources. To aid in that objective, our RAND National Defense Research Institute project team used Tableau to create a visualization tool that allows CENTCOM to display the performance and effectiveness of its support to ISR roles, sub-roles, and activities.1 The various visualizations provide both a high-level overview of CENTCOM ISR and a more nuanced understanding of the differences between regions, operations, platforms, sensors, and other variables we considered. Although designed to display data related to CENTCOM ISR support, the visualization could be adapted to a number of different uses. It may be most applicable for similar organizations, such as the Joint Staff and other U.S. Department of Defense geographic and functional Combatant Commands. This visualization tool should also be of interest to organizations and stakeholders inside and outside the federal government that conduct intelligence activities of any type or assess mission performance or effectiveness.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Jan 01, 2021
- Accession Number
- AD1121132
Entities
People
- Amanda Wicker
- Bradley Knopp
- Cortney Weinbaum
- David Luckey
- Sasha Romanosky
Organizations
- RAND Corporation