Data Integration to Explore the Dynamics of Conflict: A Preliminary Study

Abstract

This thesis is an exploration of the concepts of data integration with respect to military operations. It is an attempt to establish practices that analysts and operators can use to integrate many types of data from disparate sources. The project focuses on two software platforms: Palantir Technologies and Google Earth. These specific programs are utilized because they provide off-the-shelf products that are easy to use, require little training, and are compatible with each other. Using these software packages, the authors attempt to integrate data with geospatial, temporal, and relational data to gain greater understanding and insight into complex problems.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Dec 01, 2008
Accession Number
ADA494111

Entities

People

  • Eric Hartunian
  • Wade A. Germann

Organizations

  • Naval Postgraduate School

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Autonomy
  • Energy and Power Technologies
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cognition
  • Data Analysis
  • Electronic Mail
  • Ethnic Groups
  • Geography
  • Governments
  • Information Science
  • Man Borne Improvised Explosive Devices
  • Military Organizations
  • National Security
  • Public Administration
  • Reliability
  • Societies
  • Southeast Asia
  • Students
  • Terrorists
  • Training

Fields of Study

  • Computer science

Readers

  • Distributed Systems and Data Platform Development
  • Software Engineering
  • Strategic Security Studies