Data to Decisions Advanced Technology

Abstract

The OSD Data to Decisions (D2D) program (PEs 0602663D8Z and 0603663D8Z) uniquely address three specific gap areas not addressed by Component Science and Technology: minimal dedicated D2D research to support Joint and emerging mission areas; DoD needs a mechanism to increase responsiveness of Component D2D research and lower the time-to-solution across a broad DoD-wide user base; and limited investment in multi-disciplinary research investigations of D2D issues and solutions. The D2D program establishes the demonstration and experimentation environment to conduct independent evaluations of research efforts that have the most potential of minimizing the impact of the increasing amount of information available and required to support military operational decision-making. The intent is to leverage existing research investments within defense S&T and provide proper evaluations and assessments to facilitate technology transition. The Applied Research program concentrates on the Development portion of this collaborative effort, focusing on the development of improved algorithms (relative to FY 2012 state of the art) to be demonstrated and validated in the 6.3 D2D program test bed. The D2D Advanced Development (6.3) program uses a spiral development model with four-steps. Each year Operational teams will choose a series of cross-service challenge problems dominated by a specific sensing modality. Representative data for each of those problems will then be collected for testing against that problem. A Development team will design algorithms and data management architectures using high-level languages and self-test on controlled data sets to address those challenge problems. Independent assessment will occur with sequestered data sets, but each development tool will also be tested against new sensors not included in the self-testing to determine fragility and applicability. A transition team will host the developed algorithms as services in a spiraling prototype system that will support rapid prototyping and transition.

Document Details

• Document Type: Project
• Publication Date: Oct 01, 2014
• Source ID: P366_0603663D8Z_3_0400_PB_2014

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Fields of Study

• Computer science

Readers

• Defense Technology Research and Development.
• Enterprise Information Systems Architecture and Joint Command Capability Interoperability Support.
• Small Business Innovation Research Program (SBIR) EDI Research and Innovation.