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<p>162.84.244.94: /* MASINT */</p> <hr /> <div>'''Intelligence Gathering Disciplines'''<br /> <br /> ==[[HUMINT]]==<br /> - Human Intelligence - gathered from a person on the ground.<br /> *[[HUMINT#Patrolling (Military police, patrols, etc)| Patrolling (Military police, patrols, etc)]];<br /> *[[HUMINT#Strategic reconnaissance | strategic reconnaissance, as by Special Forces]]<br /> *[[HUMINT#Military attaches | military attaches]]<br /> *[[HUMINT#Diplomatic reporting | Friendly accredited diplomats]]<br /> *[[HUMINT#Prisoners of war (POW's) or detainees | Prisoners of war (POW's) or detainees]];<br /> *[[HUMINT#Refugees|Refugees]];<br /> *[[HUMINT#Traveler debriefing | Traveler debriefing(e.g., CIA Domestic Contact Service)]];<br /> *[[HUMINT#Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)|Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)]];<br /> *[[HUMINT#Espionage|Espionage]];<br /> <br /> ==[[GEOINT]]==<br /> - Geospatial Intelligence - gathered from satellite, aerial photography, mapping/terrain data<br /> * [[IMINT]] - Imagery Intelligence - gathered from satellite and aerial photography<br /> ==[[MASINT]]==<br /> - Measurement and Signature Intelligence<br /> <br /> *[[Electro-optical MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT | Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Tactical Countermortar Sensors | Tactical Countermortar Sensors]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Infrared MASINT| Infrared MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT | Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Optical Measurement of Nuclear Explosions| Optical Measurement of Nuclear Explosions]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#LASER MASINT | LASER MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Spectroscopic MASINT | Spectroscopic MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Hyperspectral Imagery MASINT | Hyperspectral Imagery MASINT]]<br /> **[[Electro-optical MASINT#Space-based Staring Infrared Sensors | Space-based Staring Infrared Sensors]]<br /> *[[Nuclear MASINT]]<br /> **[[Nuclear MASINT#Radiation survey and dosimetry | Radiation survey and dosimetry]]<br /> **[[Nuclear MASINT#Space-based Nuclear Energy Detection | Space-based Nuclear Energy Detection]]<br /> **[[Nuclear MASINT#Effects of Ionizing Radiation on materials | Effects of Ionizing Radiation on materials]]<br /> *[[Geophysical MASINT]]<br /> **[[Geophysical MASINT#Weather and Sea Intelligence MASINT | Weather and Sea Intelligence MASINT]]<br /> **[[Geophysical MASINT#Acoustic Intelligence MASINT | Acoustic MASINT]] (also known as [[ACOUSTINT]]- Acoustic phenomena)<br /> **[[Geophysical MASINT#Seismic MASINT | Seismic MASINT]]<br /> **[[Geophysical MASINT#Magnetic MASINT | Magnetic MASINT]]<br /> **[[Geophysical MASINT#Gravitimetric MASINT | Gravitimetric MASINT]]<br /> <br /> *[[Radar MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radar MASINT#Line-of-Sight Radar MASINT | Line-of-Sight Radar MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radar MASINT#Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) MASINT | Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radar MASINT#Non-Cooperative Target Recognition | Non-Cooperative Target Recognition]]<br /> **[[Radar MASINT#Multistatic Radar MASINT | Multistatic Radar MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radar MASINT#Passive Covert Radar | Passive Covert Radar]]<br /> *[[Materials MASINT]]<br /> **[[Materials MASINT#Chemical Materials MASINT|Chemical Materials MASINT]]<br /> **[[Materials MASINT#Biological Materials MASINT|Biological Materials MASINT]]<br /> **[[Materials MASINT#Nuclear test analysis|Nuclear test analysis]]<br /> *[[Radiofrequency MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radiofrequency MASINT#Frequency Domain MASINT | Frequency Domain MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radiofrequency MASINT#Electromagnetic Pulse MASINT | Electromagnetic Pulse MASINT]]<br /> **[[Radiofrequency MASINT#Unintentional Radiation MASINT | Unintentional Radiation MASINT]]<br /> <br /> ==[[OSINT]]==<br /> - Open Source Intelligence - gathered from open sources <br /> ==[[SIGINT]]==<br /> - Signals Intelligence - gathered from interception of signals<br /> *[[COMINT]] - Communications Intelligence<br /> *[[ELINT]] - Electronic Intelligence - gathered from non-communications electronic emissions<br /> ** [[FISINT]] - Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence<br /> ***[[TELINT]] - Telemetry Intelligence - the collection and analysis of telemetry data from the target's missile or sometimes from aircraft tests.<br /> ==[[TECHINT]]==<br /> - Technical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations, or environmental conditions.<br /> *[[MEDINT]] Medical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of medical records and/or actual physiological examinations to determine health and/or particular ailments/allergetic conditions for exploitation.<br /> ==[[FININT]]==<br /> - Financial Intelligence - gathered from analysis of monetary transactions<br /> <br /> ==See also==<br /> * [[Cryptanalysis]]<br /> * [[TEMPEST]]<br /> * [[Traffic analysis]]<br /> * [[Spy satellite]]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Intelligence gathering disciplines| ]]<br /> [[Category:Open source intelligence]]</div>

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