An Automated Approach to Global Trends Analysis for Installation Planning.
Abstract
Effective strategic planning at the headquarters level must relate Army installations to the political, economic, demographic, environmental, and technological climate of the world as a whole. However, the ability of planners to synthesize the many issues and trends involved in long-range planning is limited by the mass of available data on constantly global conditions affecting Army installations. TRENDS is a prototype intelligent data management system designed to help Army planners on the headquarters level keep abreast of global trends that affect long-range facilities plans. TRENDS models a dynamic process of locating information in, and incorporating new information into, a continuously updated database program. This microcomputer-based system uses a hypertext interface to reference global trends by title, category, or keywords. The system summarizes expert information on the implications of selected trends, lists titles of additional source information, suggests names of associated trends, and explains the relationships between global trends. TRENDS includes a telecommunication package and accommodates the use of outside word processors to allow users to give feedback and expand the database with their experience, ideas, and expert knowledge.
Document Details
- Document Type
- Technical Report
- Publication Date
- Sep 01, 1991
- Accession Number
- ADA240782
Entities
People
- Deborah L. Fields
- Ilker R. Adiguzel
- T. J. Kim
Organizations
- Construction Engineering Research Laboratory