Tracking and disrupting dark networks: Challenges of data collection and analysis |
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Authors: | Nancy C Roberts |
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Affiliation: | (1) Department of Defense Analysis, School of Operational and Information Sciences, Naval Postgraduate School, Root Hall 103H, Monterey, CA 93943, USA |
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Abstract: | The attack on September 11, 2001 set off numerous efforts to counter terrorism and insurgencies. Central to these efforts
has been the drive to improve data collection and analysis. Section 1 summarizes some of the more notable improvements among
U.S. government agencies as they strive to develop their capabilities. Although progress has been made, daunting challenges
remain. Section 2 reviews the basic challenges to data collection and analysis focusing in some depth on the difficulties
of data integration. Three general approaches to data integration are identified—discipline-centric, placed-centric and virtual. A summary of the major challenges in data integration confronting field operators in Iraq and Afghanistan illustrates the
work that lies ahead. Section 3 shifts gears to focus on the future and introduces the discipline of Visual Analytics—an emerging
field dedicated to improving data collection and analysis through the use of computer-mediated visualization techniques and
tools. The purpose of Visual Analytics is to maximize human capability to perceive, understand, reason, make judgments and
work collaboratively with multidimensional, conflicting, and dynamic data. The paper concludes with two excellent examples
of analytic software platforms that have been developed for the intelligence community—Palantir and ORA. They signal the progress
made in the field of Visual Analytics to date and illustrate the opportunities that await other IS researchers interested
in applying their knowledge and skills to the tracking and disrupting of dark networks. |
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