Cultural GEOINT Foundation Based Operations...National Research Council, Mapping Sciences Committee, Workshop on “Participatory Mapping and Sensing: Challenges and Opportunities,”

“Human Geography,” circa 2008

Human Factors

Human Terrain Analysis

Human Socio-

Cultural Behavior

Cultural GEOINT

Socio-Cultural Dynamics

Human Dimension Analysis

Human Dimension

Foreign Culture Analysis

Foundation Based Operations

Human Dimension


Human Factors Foreign Culture Analysis

Human Terrain Analysis: a multi-disciplinary scientific approach to describe and predict geospatial and temporal patterns of human behavior by analyzing the attributes, actions, reactions, and interactions of groups or individuals in the context of their environment



Foundation Based Operations (FBO): incorporates demographics, ethnicity and tribes, religion, languages, economics, politics, and other data themes into the newly created HG Domain- Term used by NGA


Cultural GEOINT: this is the term used by Marine Corps Intelligence Activity (MCIA) to describe their efforts at geospatially describing and analyzing human terrain/factors/geography/etc.

Cultural GEOINTHuman Socio-Culture Behavior (HSCB): a modeling program used to enable DOD and USG to understand and effectively operate in the human terrain during non-conventional warfare and other missions

Human Socio-

Cultural Behavior

Human Factors: the psychological, cultural, behavioral, and other human attributes that influence decision-making, information flow, and information interpretation by individuals or groups at any level in any state or organization

Cultural Geography Modeling: Understanding and influencing the civilian population at the tactical level in support of current operations - Used by TRADOC

Cultural Geography Modeling


Human Dimension: the presence, activities (including transactions – both physical and virtual), culture, social structure/organization, networks and relationships, motivation, intent, vulnerabilities, and capabilities of humans (single or groups) across all domains of the operational environment (space, air, maritime, ground, and cyber)

Foreign Culture Analysis (FCA): [all source analysis of] shared demographics, norms, values, institutions and artifacts which assists in anticipating the actions of population within the operating environment

Human Dimension Analysis: the effective understanding of anything associated with the Human Dimension, across all five domains, that could impact the security, safety, economy, or environment

Socio-cultural Dynamics (SCD): information about the social, cultural, and behavioral factors characterizing the relationships and activities of the population of a specific region or operational environment.-Initially employed by DIA in order to facilitate the better intelligence analysis of foreign populations in relation to DOD missions and threats


Human Factors


Human Socio-Cultural Behavior





Human Dimension

Cultural GEOINT

Human Geography

Human Factors


Human Socio-Cultural Behavior





Human Dimension

Cultural GEOINT

Socio-Cultural Intelligence and Analysis: Whole of Government?

Human Geography

Human Geography (HG): Why people do what they do and where they do it.

J. Rowland Illick

20102007

2007200720042002

National Research Council, Mapping SciencesCommittee, Workshop on “ParticipatoryMapping and Sensing: Challenges andOpportunities,” 10/29/2010. Keith Clarke on VGI:“Someone – please take control!”

“Whole of Government” Approach to

Human Geography

• “3-Ds” – Defense, Diplomacy, and Development– 2009 QDDR (Department of State and USAID)

• Leadership – inside and outside of government Worldwide Human Geography Data Working Group (wwhgd.org)

• A return to (human) geography• Networks & Partnerships: discover, coordinate,

collaborate • Participatory mapping and citizen sensing; VGI• “The government’s tools are our children’s toys”…information is merely the means to an end.

e.g.Land UseDemographicsGlobal ClimateSea Surface TemperatureDigital Elevation

e.g.Food and FiberDisaster PreparednessBiodiversityCoastal Sensitivity

e.g.Land Use/Land CoverPrecision AgricultureHydrologic ModelingTransportation Planning

e.g.Smart GrowthPublic HealthDisaster ResponseWeather

INDIVIDUALSCALE

GENETICSCALE

Global

Genetic

The new digital data landscape

Adapted, with permission, from Dan Sui, The Ohio State University

Presenter

Presentation Notes

SCALE Persistent surveillance Citizen sensors (Michael Gould) Movement INSIDE buildings (Michael Rosemann’s talk on Meat Pack: Hijack) Ethical concerns; Digital Dumpster Diving; Slavery.

bestavailable

databa

d questionsscience

databasesobjectivity

remotely

strategycollections

model hypothesis

sampling

paradigm

analysismodeling

information

sensed

positioning

global

availability

network

existing

surrogate

search

existing

workmethods

science-based

digital

complexscientific

system

field

approach

maps

availability

inquiryengine

proposal

Courtesy of Melinda Laituri

Presenter

Presentation Notes

“Authoritative” Data. No data are more authoritative than that produced by stakeholders. Ownership/Transparency/not always easy. No such things as a data-poor environment.

Courtesy of Melinda Laituri

• Priorities

• Gaps

• Scale

• Cost

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Presenter

Presentation Notes

TARGET PRIORITIES AND GAPS; APPROPRIATE SCALE ; FOUNDATION AND DEEPER. BUILD DISCOVERABLE AND SEARCHABLE INVENTORIES. COST OUT/RESOURCE THE EFFORT. (NEED TO BE SATISFIED AT SOME POINT WITH FOUNDATION EFFORTS) Macroscope: cognitive process of geographers’ perspective that allows them to visualize earth processes extending over vast regions or even the whole globe while still maintaining the finest measurable detail. (from Jerry Dobson’s article in GIS World).

Documents

Cultural GEOINT Foundation Based Operations...National Research Council, Mapping Sciences Committee, Workshop on “Participatory Mapping and Sensing: Challenges and Opportunities,”