Classifying Infrastructure in an Urban Battlespace Using Thermal IR Signatures

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to determine whether hyperspectral (thermal/IR) data could be used to characterize infrastructure in the urban battlespace. The Future Force needs to dominate the urban battlespace to the same degree that the current force dominates open terrain. This can be accomplished by enabling greater Urban Battlespace Environment (U-BE) awareness through the decision phases of USECT (Understand, Shape, Engage, Consolidate, Transition). The Future Force needs tools that use automated prediction, pattern recognition, and reasoning decision support to understand the battlespace environment in a collaborative network-centric environment. Infrastructure classification using hyperspectral IR data from remote sensors will help fill this need.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Nov 01, 2006
Accession Number
ADA481325

Entities

People

  • Arjun Majumdar
  • Jonathan Trovillion
  • Michael J McInerney
  • Robert Lozar
  • Tarek Abdallah

Organizations

  • Engineer Research and Development Center

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Air Force
  • Battlespace
  • Classification
  • Databases
  • Detectors
  • Environment
  • Heat Transfer
  • Infrastructure
  • Materials
  • Pattern Recognition
  • Radiation
  • Remote Detectors
  • Remote Sensing
  • Simulations
  • Solar Radiation
  • Surface Temperature
  • Urban Areas

Readers

  • Defense Technology Research and Development.
  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Urban Planning and Geography.

Technology Areas

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