Multi-INT fusion to support port and harbor security and general maritime awareness

Louis Von Kahle; Robert Alexander

doi:10.1117/12.667203

10 May 2006 Multi-INT fusion to support port and harbor security and general maritime awareness

Louis Von Kahle, Robert Alexander

Proceedings Volume 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V; 620116 (2006) https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667203
Event: Defense and Security Symposium, 2006, Orlando (Kissimmee), Florida, United States

Abstract

The international community's focus on deterring terrorism has identified many vulnerabilities to a country's borders. These vulnerabilities include not only airports and rail lines but also the ports, harbors and miles of coastline which many countries must protect. In seeking to address this challenge, many technologies, processes and procedures have been identified that utilize single point or single source INT's (i.e., sources of intelligence - signals: SIGINT, imagery: IMINT, and open-source: INTERNET). These single source data sets include the information gleaned from shipping lines, port arrival and departure information and information from shipboard based electronic systems like the Automatic Identification System (AIS). Typically these are evaluated and incorporated into products or decisions in a singular manner and not with any reference or relationship to each other. In this work, an identification and analysis of these data sets will be performed in order to determine: •Any commonality between these data sets, •The ability to fuse information between these data sets, •The ability to determine relationships between these data sets, and •The ability to present any fused information or relationships in a timely manner In summary, the work served as a means for determining the data sets that were of the highest value and for determining the fusion method for producing a product of value. More work can be done to define the data sets that have the most commonality and thus will help to produce a fused product in the most timely and efficient manner.

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Louis Von Kahle and Robert Alexander "Multi-INT fusion to support port and harbor security and general maritime awareness", Proc. SPIE 6201, Sensors, and Command, Control, Communications, and Intelligence (C3I) Technologies for Homeland Security and Homeland Defense V, 620116 (10 May 2006); https://doi.org/10.1117/12.667203

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