An Evaluation of Required Tools for the Imagery Analyst

Abstract

The drawdown in the military forces of the United States is leading to a reduction in both the numbers and experience level of trained imagery analysts. At the same time, emerging reconnaissance and surveillance system capabilities show great promise of increasing the coverage rates and sensed phenomenologies which may be obtained over the future battlefield. Automation may alleviate this "data overload" problem but only if it is applied with significant forethought. In order to prepare for technology insertion, the system designer must have a thorough appreciation of the tasks and preferred tools of the imagery analyst.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 1997
Accession Number
ADA358837

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms
  • Biomedical
  • Human Systems
  • Sensors
  • Space
  • Weapons Technologies

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Application Software
  • Change Detection
  • Computer Programming
  • Computers
  • Detectors
  • Employment
  • Human Factors Engineering
  • Human Systems Integration
  • Human-Machine Interfaces
  • Image Processing
  • Imagery Intelligence
  • Information Systems
  • Personnel Management
  • Surveillance
  • Target Recognition
  • Warfare

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Joint Military Operations and Doctrine.
  • Software Engineering