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Working Group 7 Charter
ISR and Intelligence Analysis
(Last Updated 28 January 2005)
Purpose: The purpose of
the Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance (ISR)
and Intelligence Analysis Working Group is to promote the exchange of
analytical techniques, permit the peer review of methods and results, and
provide a means for continued growth of military operations research and related
disciplines as applied to intelligence analysis and ISR across the spectrum of
peace, crisis, Stability and Support Operations (SASO), and Major Combat
Operations (MCO).
Discussion:
Traditionally, Operations
Research has considered the use of quantitative mathematical and statistical
methods to such areas as collection management, Processing, Exploitation, and
Dissemination (PED) analysis, automated exploitation aids, etc.
However, historically Operations Research has also included the organized
use of multidisciplinary teams combining less mathematical areas such as
psychology, political science, cultural specialists, etc. in concert with
probabilists, optimizers, and others to solve hard problems, including those in
the intelligence arena.
The
ISR and Intelligence Analysis Working Group seeks to provide a forum for
intelligence analysts to present their work – whether it is focused on
optimizing ISR assets, providing actionable intelligence to commanders and
decision makers, or the use of Operations Research techniques by foreign
military organizations.
Other
Working Groups: Working
Group 7 conducts joint sessions with other Composite Group B Working Groups.
These include Working Group 5 "The Operational Contribution of
Space," Working Group 6 "Battle Management/Command and Control
(BMC2)," Working Group 8 "Information Operations/Information Warfare
(IO/IW)" and Working Group 9 "Electronic Warfare and
Countermeasures."
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