For unattended persistent surveillance there is a need for a system which provides the following information: target
classification, target quantity estimate, cargo presence and characterization, direction of travel, and action. Over highly
bandwidth restricted links, such as Iridium, SATCOM or HF, the data rates of common techniques are too high, even
after aggressive compression, to deliver the required intelligence in a timely, low power manner. We propose the
following solution to this data rate problem: Profile Video. Profile video is a new technique which provides all of the
required information in a very low data-rate package.
In a multi-layered command structure, information from unattended ground sensor systems has typically been
transferred from the observation area to the highest level of command. The information is analyzed from many such
regions and disseminated to the appropriate forward operating base as intelligence or action orders. Some missions, like
the detection and interdiction of Time Critical Targets, may be hampered by the current data dissemination timeline.
Therefore alternate, faster methods of providing actionable intelligence into theater are required for these missions.
This paper discusses alternative architectures that reduce the information dissemination time line from the sensor fields
through the command center and back down to the quick reactionary forces.
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