Activity-based Intelligence: Principles and Applications (The Artech House Electronic Warfare Library)

"This new resource presents the principles and applications in the emerging discipline of Activity-Based Intelligence (ABI). This book will define, clarify, and demystify the tradecraft of ABI by providing concise definitions, clear examples, and thoughtful discussion. Concepts, methods, technologies, and applications of ABI have been developed by and for the intelligence community and in this book you will gain an understanding of ABI principles and be able to apply them to activity based intelligence analysis. The book is intended for intelligence professionals, researchers, intelligence studies, policy makers, government staffers, and industry representatives. This book will help practicing professionals understand ABI and how it can be applied to real-world problems."--Provided by publisher Forward -- Preface -- Chapter 1. Introduction and Motivation -- Chapter 2. ABI History and Origins -- Chapter 3. Discovering the Pillars of ABI -- Chapter 4. The Lexicon of ABI -- Chapter 5. Analytical Methods and ABI -- Chapter 6. Disambiguation and Entity Resolution -- Chapter 7. Discreteness and Durability in the Analytical Process -- Chapter 8. Patterns of Life and Activity Patterns -- Chapter 9. Incidental Collection -- Chapter 10. Data, Big Data, and Datafication -- Chapter 11. Collection -- Chapter 12. Automated Activity Extraction -- Chapter 13. Analysis and Visualization -- Chapter 14. Correlation and Fusion -- Chapter 15. Knowledge Management -- Chapter 16. Anticipatory Intelligence -- Chapter 17. ABI in Policing -- Chapter 18. ABI and the D.C. Beltway Sniper -- Chapter 19. Analyzing Transactions in a Network -- Chapter 20. ABI and the Search for Malaysian Airlines Flight 370 -- Chapter 21. Visual Analytics for Pattern-of-Life Analysis -- Chapter 22. Multi-INT Spatiotemporal Analysis -- Chapter 23. Pattern Analysis of Ubiquitous Sensors -- Chapter 24. ABI Now and Into the Future -- Chapter 25. Conclusion This authoritative resource presents the underpinnings and applications in the emerging discipline of activity-based intelligence (ABI). This book defines, clarifies, and demystifies the tradecraft of ABI by providing concise definitions, clear examples, and thoughtful discussion. This book offers a comprehensive overview of ABI's principles and methods - developed by the U.S. Intelligence Community - and how they apply to intelligence analysis. Readers find insight into the evolution of intelligence in an era of dynamic change and diverse threats. Practicing professionals will gain an in-depth understanding of ABI and how it can be applied to real-world problems.