Term
| how was imagery first recognized as an advantage in battle during the AMERICAN CIVIL WAR FROM 1861 – 1865 |
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Definition
| The Union Army employed several aeronauts to use their hot air balloons to hover above lines and report on Confederate activities. |
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| What is the primary imagery systems on CVN/LHD/LHA |
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Definition
| DCGS-N (Distributed Common Ground Systems – Navy |
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| What is the first imaging system to provide all weather, near real-time imagery |
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Definition
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| What are the three imaging systems |
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Definition
EO (Electro-Optical)
IR (Infrared)
RADAR (SAR) |
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Term
| Describe EO (Electro-Optical) |
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Definition
| Detects reflected electromagnetic energy and requires an illumination source (i.e. Sun or artificial light) to detect useful information |
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Definition
| Imagery produced as a result of electromagnetic radiations emitted or reflected from a given target surface |
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Definition
| Detects the presence of objects and determines their location by using radio waves |
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Term
| What is the purpose of the Image Product Library (IPL) |
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Definition
| Used to store, query, and retrieve imagery to support individual organizations. |
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Term
| What is the purpose of the Precision Targeting Workstation (PTW): |
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Definition
| Strike analyst use for targeting purposes |
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Definition
| (Initial Photo Interpretation Report) |
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Term
| what is IPL (Image Product Library) |
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Definition
| - Used to story, query, and retrieve imagery to support individual organizations |
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Term
| What is IMINT (Imagery Intelligence) |
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Definition
| A gathering discipline which collects information via satellite and aerial photography |
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Term
| What is NGA (National Geospatial Agency) |
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Definition
| Provides geospatial intelligence in support of national security |
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Term
| What is PTW (Precision Targeting Workstation) |
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Definition
| strike analyst use for targeting |
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Term
| What is DCGS-N (Distributed Common Ground System – Navy) |
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Definition
| program provides the Navy’s primary intelligence, surveillance; reconnaissance and targeting (ISR&T) support capability |
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Term
| What is the first attempt to satisfy requirements for a space-based satellite imaging system |
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Definition
-KH-4 CORONA
-CIA’s first attempt to satisfy requirements for a space-based satellite imaging system
-Electro-Optical (EO) reconnaissance satellite |
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Term
| NGA (National Geospatial Agency) |
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Definition
| Provides timely, relevant, and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of national security |
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Term
| NRO (National Reconnaissance Office) |
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Definition
| Builds and operates US reconnaissance satellites for the U.S. government and provides satellite intelligence to several government agencies |
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Term
| NSG (National System for Geospatial Intelligence) |
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Definition
| The technology, policies, capabilities, doctrine, activities, data, and people needed to produce geospatial intelligence |
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Term
| What is the First Phase of imagery exploitation |
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Definition
| Bean Counting; Time dominant; exploitation of newly acquired imagery within a specified time from receipt |
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Term
| What is the second Phase of imagery exploitation |
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Definition
| Pattern Analysis; Non-Time Dominant; detailed exploitation of imagery scheduled within the bounds of analytic requirements and timelines of need |
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Term
| What is the third Phase of imagery exploitation |
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Definition
| Predictive Analysis; In depth, long-range analysis; most detailed reports |
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Term
| What are the strengths of a full motion video? |
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Definition
| Allows the intelligence community to discern patterns of life and behaviors associated with people and the networks they operate in which often leads to an opportunity to conduct a raid |
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Term
| What are the weaknesses of full motion video? |
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Definition
-Massive amount of data
-Hours of video that may not be used
-Mis-interpretation of data |
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Term
| What is the importance of UAVs |
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Definition
-Unmanned Aerial Vehicle
-Also known as a drone
-Unpiloted and/or remotely piloted
-Used primarily for military and special operation missions; may also be used in civil applications |
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Term
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Definition
| systematic transformation of the latitudes and longitudes of locations on the surface of a sphere or an ellipsoid into locations on a plane |
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Term
| What is the the scale and uses of GNC (Global Navigation and Planning Chart) |
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Definition
| 1:5,000,000; shows international and political boundaries, cities, primary highways, roads, and rail networks; Conic Projection |
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Term
| What is the the scale and uses of JNC (Jet Navigation Chart) |
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Definition
| 1:2,000,000 and 1:3,000,000; supports high-altitude computer assisted radar navigation/bombing by strategic aircraft |
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Term
| What is the the scale and uses of ONC (Operational Navigation Chart) |
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Definition
| 1:1,000,000; standard worldwide small-scale aeronautical chart; designed for medium altitude |
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Term
| What is the the scale and uses of TPC (Tactical Pilotage Chart) |
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Definition
| 1:5,000,000; shows specific terrain and man-made features |
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Term
| What is the the scale and uses of JOG-A (Joint Operations Graphic-Air) |
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Definition
| 1:250,000; an aeronautical chart for international and joint service air/ground tactical operations |
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Term
| What is the scale and uses of COMBAT CHART |
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Definition
| various scales; depicts almost equal amounts of sea and land over areas of particular interest for potential amphibious operations |
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Term
| What is the scale and uses of ESCAPE AND EVASION CHARTS |
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Definition
| Survival aids designed to assist an evader in ground navigation and basic survival |
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Term
| What is the scale and uses of HYDROGRAPHIC CHARTS |
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Definition
| Several types of output, harbor, approach, coastal and nautical chart |
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Term
| What is the scale and uses of TOPOGRAPHIC CHARTS |
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Definition
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Term
| What is the scale and uses of CG (City Graphic) |
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Definition
| 1:12.5k to 1:35k; large scale lithographic map of populated places and environs portraying streets and through-route information |
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Term
| What is the scale and uses of WORLD MAPS |
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Definition
| large scale traditional maps |
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Term
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Definition
| Large scale traditional maps |
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Term
| Describe Flight Information Publication |
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Definition
| Consist of airport, heliports, NAVAIDS, waypoints, flight obstructions; used for flight planning |
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Term
| Describe Air Target Materials |
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Definition
| Critical elements supporting strike missions |
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Term
| Describe Automated Air Facilities Information File (AAFIF) |
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Definition
| Contains information on airfield surfaces runway lengths, taxiway aprons, etc. |
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Term
| Describe Chart Update Manual (CHUM) |
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Definition
| last printed in March 2004 |
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Term
| Describe Electronic Chart Update Manual (ECHUM) |
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Definition
| Contain a cumulative listing of uncharted obstructions 200 feet or higher; updated monthly |
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Term
| Describe Compressed ARC Digitized Raster Graphics (CADRG) |
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Definition
| A jointly-coordinated common compression of (ADRG) for use in any application requiring rapid display of map image or manipulation of the image of a map in raster form |
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Term
| Describe Electro-Optical (EO) |
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Definition
| Displays images of an area that has been attacked |
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Term
| Describe Digital Terrain Elevation Data (DTED) |
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Definition
| uniform matrix of terrain elevation values; provides basic quantitative data for all military systems that require terrain elevation, slope and gross surface roughness information |
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Term
| Describe Combined Maritime Forces CENTCOM (CMFC |
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Definition
| Utilized as the primary maritime coordination network in the CENTCOM AOR |
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Term
| What grid systems and coordinates used on different maps and charts? |
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