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Battlefield GEOINT:Describing Why We Fight Where We Fight, to Anticipate the Battlefield of TomorrowNathan Scott5 May 2014AgendaProblem StatementApproachAssumptions - Geographic SpacesRe-thinking Battlefield Analytics - Geospatial Analysis of the Battlespace (GAB)Physical GeographyBehavioral GeographyCognitive GeographyTimeline

Problem StatementThe US Army utilizes an antiquated analytical process to analyze the battlespace. Focusing on the unified use of geospatial technologies and interconnected geographic spaces would best align the Army to understand the battlesapces of the future.ApproachTechnical Spatial Analysis Turned to HypotheticalRedefining What We KnowRebalance and incorporate best practicesMerge FieldsGeography - Geospatial Mathematics StatisticalPsychology Human cognition (why we do what we do)

Assumptions Geographic SpacesPhysical GeographyWhat Mother Nature presents in the battelspaceTraditional terrain analysisBehavioral GeographyWhat humans CAN do given the Physical GeographyComprehensive identification of all possibilitiesCognitive GeographyWhat humans CHOOSE to do given the Behavioral Geography possibilities

Geospatial Analysis of the Battlespace (GAB)Align Battlespace With Holistic ConceptEverything has an impact on everything else (Physics!)Utilize Geospatial Concept/Theory Technological approach with geospatial thinking Focus on databasing info for dynamic modelingNon-linear BattlespacesPhysical, Behavioral, Cognitive cyclic and always updatingPhysical GeographyTraditional Analyses WorkSlope, soils, vegetation coverTransition to using established NSG databasesConstant and consistent updatesStandardize analyses via models/toolsGIS community best practicesGoal to create consistent outcome for all usersIdentifies what Mother Nature is providing in the BattlespaceBehavioral GeographyBridges the gap between templating and geospatial analysesFocus is on using GIS to determine human/machine physical interactions w/ PhysicalRequires physical based modeling to determine all possibilitiesOutput is a comprehensive identification of all basal human interactions (Behavioral) with Nature (Physical)Cognitive GeographyHistorical intent was to determine threat courses of actionsShift in view to using GIS/GEOINT to predict what an threat is most likely to doProbability based approachUtilize big data and psychology to create probabilistic modelsFocus in on determining, from the Behavioral list what a threat is most likely to doFuture of GABFuture work needs to focus on Cognitive GeographyGIS, mathematics, and psychology mergeBegin to model what we know of human behaviorComprehensive system-based approachSensor to Database to Algorithm to InterfaceAnalytical re-thinking of how objects interact in spaceLinear? Chaotic? Probabilistic?

TimelineMay 2014Finish up research on Cognitive and Psychological human interactionsIncorporate final research into GAB future focusContinue Peer and Community Review of working documentJune 2014Finalize all documentsRe-Distribute for final reviewsAugust/Sept 2014Present researchQuestions ?Intelligence Preparation of the Battlefield (IPB)US Army Doctrinal ApproachFocus on:Defining the environmentDescribing environmental effectsEvaluating the threatDetermining threat actionsNon-unified process, emphasis is on product creation