cognika technology briefing
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Michael [email protected] (2437)
“Between 2001 and 2015 we will see a 70,000% increase in the areas under surveillance—all captured in motionvideo intelligence—yielding Yottabytes of video data.” - The Economist, 27 Feb 2010
NGA is currently storing over 20 million minutesof motion imagery
The Need
Cognika Provides “Automated” PED Now!
"The Army's ability to collect information far outpaces its ability to use the information collected" --‐ Lt Gen Richard P. Zahner
"We don't have enough time to discover data anymore. Especially when we are putting wide-areasurveillance into country rapidly right now. We have to increase discover ability. We have to allowthat analyst sitting on the ground looking at this massive amount of data, he or she does not havetime to sift through all this stuff."--‐ Gen. Koziol
"Today an analyst sits there and stares at Death TV for hours on end trying to find the single targetor see something move or see something do something that makes it a valid target. It is just a waste of manpower. It is inefficient." --‐ Gen. Cartwright
"Analysts spend 80% of their time researching, and only 20% of their time actually thinking aboutwhat that research means. Analysts need more time thinking and less time sifting" --‐ Gen. Vincent Stewart
"We're not going to manpower our way out of this, we desperately need more automated tools." --‐ Maj Gen James Poss
“Not Enough Eyeballs, Not Enough Pipes, Not Enough Disks”
Projected Personnel Requirements
o Current “imagery-centric” models and methodologies or traditional imagery analysis and storage do not scale to handle volume and velocity of FMV and other “INT” data currently being captured and stored world-wide
o Number of analysts required to exploit imagery using traditional methods would be infeasible
o Existing data storage constructs and bandwidth limitations do not support war fighters’ needs nor analysts ability to keep up with required information
Cognika Provides “Automated” PED Now!
Source: National Geo-spatial Intelligence Agency “NGA's Initiatives to Improve Motion Imagery Usage” [27-28]
17 November 2010
PED: Processing, Exploitation, Dissemination
audio
video
radar
Solution Find, Analyze, and View All Data Sets
• Multiple Mediao FMV
Searches INSIDE Video for Datao Documents
PDF, HTML, MS Office, etc.o Text
Metadatao HUMINT/SIGINTo Images
• Google-like Querieso “White Van AND Man”o Activity: Digging
• Scalable
Manage Information, Not Drown in it
Automated Approach Searches, Analyzes and Utilizes ALL Types of Data
o Reduces Analysts time Spent Searching for Relevant Data
o Assists Analysts in Finding Relevant Patterns inside Multiple Data Formats
o Creates an Automated Data Management Tool
o Simple and Accurate Output Leads to Time Sensitive Ability to Pursue Actionable Results
o Accessible from laptops, mobile devices, PCs etc.
Cognika Solution
Powerful Toolkit for Querying and Interpretation
Object Identification(White SUV)
Activity(Men Digging)
Metadata(Time, Location, Etc)
Flexible Customizable System
o Machine Learningo Latent Semanticso Reduce False
Positiveso Incremental
Heuristic Search
Extracting and Analyzing ContentFor All Available Data Files
Automated Usage of Real Time IED Intel
IED/Bomb is detonated
All intelligence is gathered, including images of the bomb and detonation device
CIDS Software Tool is run on all images and known data
Results reveal similarities among previously catalogued bomb intelligence
Bomb makers at location and their signature devices are highlighted by CIDSSoftware – Including Spatio-Temporal Reasoning
Connect the Dots Before the Blast
Search by Device Part Numbers (Link to similar known devices)
Search by Image
Search by Attribute(s)
Discovery at Cargo Screening
Linked to Catalogued Bomb Making Devices
Devices Linked to Known Bomb Maker
Real-Time AlertsEmail/Text Intercept
Call Intercept
HUMINT
UAV Video
Forensic Analysis
Intelligence Assessments
REAL TIME Alerts and Analysis Utilizing all INT
Man WalkingMan WalkingWith Weapon
Activity Detection Within Real Time Video
CIDS can discern between men walking and men walking with weapon. Robust system which limits rate of false positives
o Brings Real Time Intel to the Tactical Edgeo Near Real Time Indexing of ANY Data that s/w Accesses
o Alleviates the need for Large Centralized Storageo Makes Data Input Instantly Available to All Userso Index As-is, Where-Is
o Works on Inexpensive Commodity Hardware
o CIDS OMNIX Searches Large Scale Data Setso Architecture Based on Proven Commercial Scaling Methods
o Map-Reduce, as successfully utilized by AOL, Netflix etc.
o Light Bandwidth Requiremento Move Data As-Needed, When-Neededo XML, XSLT, JSON, PHP etc. Output formats o Caching Avoids Redundant Data Transfers
o Saves Bandwidth & Speeds Access
Key System Features
The System
Training: Query for ‘Men Gathering’
o Streamlined, Google-like interface
o Active monitoring chart
o Database of “machine learned” activities, etc.
o Simple point and click training for analysts
Men Gathering AND Ramadi/Baquba
System Usage
Men AND Truck
Man AND Weapon
Men Gathering
Men Gathering AND Ramadi/Baquba
Men GatheringRamadi, Al-Anbar Province08/22/11 22:04:13 – 22:05:09Five unidentified men leaving building, walking down street.Note: Known Bomb Maker at Location
Man AND WeaponRamadi, Al-Anbar Province08/09/11 02:48:18 - 03:52:42Unidentified man walking down streetNote: Man Digging and Weapon
Men AND TruckBaquba, Diyala Province07/28/11 23:38:04 - 23:39:19Five unidentified men walking, enter vehicleNote: Vehicle of Interest Tracked to Location
Geo-locationIntel ReportsImageryVideoNews
Activity Timeline
o Presents Significant Features of the OMNIX System
Timeline Chart that captures all Activities, OOI’s etc and Presents them in a Simple User Interface Allows user to choose what to Monitor and with a simple click, brings user to that Exact Section of the Video
o Date/Time Stamp for ease of reference
o Confidence Level to eliminate false positive review
o Color coding per object and activity for ease of reference
o Descriptors visually pictured on screen
o Video is played directly from each timeline ‘stamp’ with 1 click
Activity Timeline Screen Shot
o Real Time Cross-Media Search, Discovery and Analysiso Searches and Extracts Data from Inside FMV, HUMINT/SIGINT/Text/PDF
etco Automated Real Time Indexing of ALL Data
o Simple Training + Interface – No Intel Expertise Required
o Web-based, Desktop , Mobile Access Methods
o Open, Simple API o (REST or SOAP)
o Petascale Capabilities
Summary of Capabilities
• Real-Time FMV Search• Forensic Search• Change Detection• Multi INT Capabilities• Persistent Surveillance • Internet Exploitation• Information Operations• Incremental Heuristic Search• Intelligent Detection
• Activity• Object
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