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Intelligence Gathering Disciplines

HUMINT

Human Intelligence—gathered from a person on the ground.

GEOINT

Geospatial Intelligence—gathered from satellite, aerial photography, mapping/terrain data

IMINT—Imagery Intelligence: gathered from satellite and aerial photography

MASINT

Measurement and Signature Intelligence

OSINT

Open Source Intelligence—gathered from open sources.

Can be further segmented by source type; Internet/General, Scientific/Technical and various HUMINT specialties (e.g. trade shows, association meetings, interviews, etc.)

SIGINT

Signals Intelligence—gathered from interception of signals

COMINT—Communications Intelligence
ELINT—Electronic Intelligence: gathered from non-communications electronic emissions
- FISINT—Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence
  - TELINT—Telemetry Intelligence: the collection and analysis of telemetry data from the target's missile or sometimes from aircraft tests.

TECHINT

Technical Intelligence—gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations, or environmental conditions.

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.

FININT

Financial Intelligence—gathered from analysis of monetary transactions

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 '''Intelligence Gathering Disciplines'''
-* [[HUMINT]]  - Human Intelligence - Intelligence gathered from a person on the ground
+==[[HUMINT]]==
-* [[IMINT]]   - Imagery Intelligence - Intelligence gathered from satellite and aerial photography
+Human Intelligence—gathered from a person on the ground.
-* [[OSINT]]   - Open Source Intelligence - Intelligence gathered from open sources
+*[[HUMINT#Espionage|Espionage]]
-* [[SIGINT]]  - Signals Intelligence - Intelligence gathered from interception of signals
+*[[HUMINT#Diplomatic reporting|Friendly accredited diplomats]]
+*[[HUMINT#Military attaches|Military attaches]]
+*[[HUMINT#Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)|Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)]]
+*[[HUMINT#Patrolling (Military police, patrols, etc)|Patrolling (Military police, patrols, etc.)]]
+*[[HUMINT#Prisoners of war (POW's) or detainees|Prisoners of war (POWs) or detainees]]
+*[[HUMINT#Refugees|Refugees]]
+*[[HUMINT#Strategic reconnaissance|Strategic reconnaissance, as by Special Forces]]
+*[[HUMINT#Traveler debriefing|Traveler debriefing (e.g., CIA Domestic Contact Service)]]
+==[[GEOINT]]==
+Geospatial Intelligence—gathered from satellite, aerial photography, mapping/terrain data
+*[[IMINT]]—Imagery Intelligence: gathered from satellite and aerial photography
-To be included?
+==[[MASINT]]==
-* [[ELINT]]   - Electronic Intelligence - Intelligence gathered from electronic sensors
+Measurement and Signature Intelligence
-* [[MASINT]]  -
+*[[Electro-optical MASINT]]
-* [[TECHINT]] - Technical Intelligence
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT | Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Tactical Countermortar Sensors | Tactical Countermortar Sensors]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Infrared MASINT|  Infrared MASINT]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT | Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Optical Measurement of Nuclear Explosions| Optical Measurement of Nuclear Explosions]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#LASER MASINT | LASER MASINT]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Spectroscopic MASINT | Spectroscopic MASINT]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Hyperspectral Imagery MASINT | Hyperspectral Imagery MASINT]]
+**[[Electro-optical MASINT#Space-based Staring Infrared Sensors | Space-based Staring Infrared Sensors]]
+*[[Nuclear MASINT]]
+**[[Nuclear MASINT#Radiation survey and dosimetry | Radiation survey and dosimetry]]
+**[[Nuclear MASINT#Space-based Nuclear Energy Detection | Space-based Nuclear Energy Detection]]
+**[[Nuclear MASINT#Effects of Ionizing Radiation on materials | Effects of Ionizing Radiation on materials]]
+*[[Geophysical MASINT]]
+**[[Geophysical MASINT#Weather and Sea Intelligence MASINT | Weather and Sea Intelligence MASINT]]
+**[[Geophysical MASINT#Acoustic Intelligence MASINT | Acoustic MASINT]] (also known as [[ACOUSTINT]]- Acoustic phenomena)
+**[[Geophysical MASINT#Seismic MASINT | Seismic MASINT]]
+**[[Geophysical MASINT#Magnetic MASINT | Magnetic MASINT]]
+**[[Geophysical MASINT#Gravitimetric MASINT | Gravitimetric MASINT]]
+*[[Radar MASINT]]
+**[[Radar MASINT#Line-of-Sight Radar MASINT | Line-of-Sight Radar MASINT]]
+**[[Radar MASINT#Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) MASINT | Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) MASINT]]
+**[[Radar MASINT#Non-Cooperative Target Recognition | Non-Cooperative Target Recognition]]
+**[[Radar MASINT#Multistatic Radar MASINT | Multistatic Radar MASINT]]
+**[[Radar MASINT#Passive Covert Radar | Passive Covert Radar]]
+*[[Materials MASINT]]
+**[[Materials MASINT#Chemical Materials MASINT|Chemical Materials MASINT]]
+**[[Materials MASINT#Biological Materials MASINT|Biological Materials MASINT]]
+**[[Materials MASINT#Nuclear test analysis|Nuclear test analysis]]
+*[[Radiofrequency MASINT]]
+**[[Radiofrequency MASINT#Frequency Domain MASINT | Frequency Domain MASINT]]
+**[[Radiofrequency MASINT#Electromagnetic Pulse MASINT | Electromagnetic Pulse MASINT]]
+**[[Radiofrequency MASINT#Unintentional Radiation MASINT | Unintentional Radiation MASINT]]
+==[[OSINT]]==
+Open Source Intelligence—gathered from open sources.
-see also:
+Can be further segmented by source type; Internet/General, Scientific/Technical and various HUMINT specialties (e.g. trade shows, association meetings, interviews, etc.)
-* [[cryptanalysis]]
-* [[traffic analysis]]
+==[[SIGINT]]==
+Signals Intelligence—gathered from interception of signals
+*[[COMINT]]—Communications Intelligence
+*[[ELINT]]—Electronic Intelligence: gathered from non-communications electronic emissions
+**[[FISINT]]—Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence
+***[[TELINT]]—Telemetry Intelligence: the collection and analysis of telemetry data from the target's missile or sometimes from aircraft tests.
+==[[TECHINT]]==
+Technical Intelligence—gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations, or environmental conditions.
+*[[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.
+==[[FININT]]==
+Financial Intelligence—gathered from analysis of monetary transactions
+==See also==
+*[[Cryptanalysis]]
+*[[Meteorological intelligence]]
+*[[Spy satellite]]
+*[[TEMPEST]]
+*[[Traffic analysis]]
+[[Category:Intelligence gathering disciplines| ]]
+[[Category:Open source intelligence]]

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