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Revision as of 16:27, 7 May 2007
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
- ACINT - Acoustic Intelligence - gathered from acoustical sources
- CBINT - Chemical and Biological Intelligence - gathered from chemical and biological weapons and hazards
- DEWINT - Directed Energy Weapon Intelligence - gathered from weapon related radio frequency, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, laser, and particle beams
- Effluent/Debris Collection - gathered from atmospheric effluents and debris
- EOINT - Electro-Optical Intelligence - gathered from optical monitoring of the electromagnetic spectrum
- MATINT - Materials Intelligence
- NUCINT - Nuclear Intelligence - gathered from the analysis of radiation
- RADINT - Radar Intelligence - gathered from radar sources. Note that this is often considered to be part of ELINT (q.v.).
- RF/EMPINT - Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence - gathered from radio frequency and electromagnetic pulse emissions
- Spectroscopic Intelligence
- OSINT - Open Source Intelligence - gathered from open sources
- STRATINT - Strategic Intelligence
- SIGINT - Signals Intelligence - gathered from interception of signals
- TECHINT - Technical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations
- FININT - Financial Intelligence - gathered from analysis of monetary transactions
- 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.
- VPBINT - Variable Programmable Beacon Intelligence - gathered via telematics from static and dynamic (mobile) variable programmable intelligent beacons. See 'generalised example' of Variable Programmable Beacon Intelligence system - potential capabilities, applications & component varieties.