GEOINT (Definition) - ANSWER The exploitation and analysis of
imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually
depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the
Earth.
GEOINT (Acronym) - ANSWER Geospatial Intelligence
Imagery Analysis (definition) - ANSWER The science of converting
information, extracted from imagery, into intelligence about activities,
issues, objects, installations, and/or AOIs.
Visual clue categories of image analysis - ANSWER Size, shape,
shadow, tone, texture, pattern, location, and association
Imagery analysis processes (in order) - ANSWER Detection,
identification, and evaluation
Hydrography (definition) - ANSWER The science that measures and
describes the physical features of bodies of water and the land areas
adjacent to those bodies of water.
, Bathymetry (definition) - ANSWER The study of underwater depth of
lake or ocean floors.
Geodesy (definition) - ANSWER The science of mathematically
determining the size, shape, and orientation of the Earth, and the
nature of its gravity field in four dimensions (in space over time).
Seven categories of GEOINT products (both standard and specialized): -
ANSWER Aeronautical, Nautical/Hydrographic,
Topographical/Terrestrial, Precise Positioning & Targeting, Geodesy &
Geophysics, Geographic Names, & GEOINT Analysis.
Geospatial Analysis (definition) - ANSWER The science of extracting
meaning from geospatial data and using Geographic Information
Systems (GIS) to uncover and investigate relationships and patterns in
all forms of geospatial data to answer intelligence or military issues.
Three major elements of GEOINT: - ANSWER Geospatial data,
imagery, and imagery intelligence
Sensor Phenomenology (definition) - ANSWER The study and use of
sensor technology, literal and non-literal, which allows discovery,
observation, and characterization of natural occurring and measurable
occurrences (spatial, spectral, radiometric and temporal).
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