![]() Typically, automated processing techniques are applied to narrow in on the most important information in the imagery stream. ![]() To accomplish this, PED cells must sift through every shred of imagery that comes off the sensor. Their products are used in near-real time to conduct tactical operations that maximize force effectiveness and minimize risk of life. Here's how I describe a PED cell and it's goals:Ī PED cell is a special group war fighters and analysts who work to produce intelligence products from a steady stream of imagery delivered from in-theater collection assets. However, PED in the context of the defense intelligence mission takes on a very unique meaning. Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination might seem obvious to those who work with geospatial imagery, after all, it's the way we turn data into an answer. These days I most commonly hear the acronym as part of a “PED Cell”. ![]() One TLA, or three letter acronym, that keeps coming up in my world is PED or Processing, Exploitation, and Dissemination. It’s not only the organizations (DoD, NGA, DIA, CIA, NSA, etc) but the technical terms too (NTM, HSI, ATR, OGC, CDP). ![]() The people who work in the Defense and Intelligence Community will attest to the large number of three letter acronyms they encounter daily.
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