Improving Intelligence Analysis via Automated Information Processing and a Correlation Analytic Mindset

Abstract

The explosion of intelligence collection platforms and sensors, and the general explosion in data are overwhelming current information processing tools, creating a data overload problem. Analysts are unable to manually access, fuse, and analyze all available data, hurting the quality of assessments provided to commanders and decision-makers. Automated processing tools promise to leverage big data." However, analysts are not taught what big data is, how to use automated processing tools, or how analysis will change in a big data world. This paper argues for a change in the intelligence analysis mindset from inferred causality to data-driven correlations that enable predictive intelligence assessments.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Mar 23, 2017
Accession Number
AD1176638

Entities

People

  • Tyson Wetzel

Organizations

  • Marine Corps University

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • C4I
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Air Power
  • Big Data
  • Data Analysis
  • Department Of Defense
  • Digital Data
  • Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Information Processing
  • Information Systems
  • Intelligence Analysis
  • Intelligence Analysts
  • Intelligence Collection
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Military Intelligence
  • Military Organizations
  • Mobile Phones
  • National Security
  • New York
  • Signals Intelligence
  • Social Media
  • Surveillance
  • Warfare

Fields of Study

  • Engineering

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Educational Psychology
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Technology Areas

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