Exploring information superiority : : a methodology for measuring the quality of information and its impact on shared awareness / / Walter Perry, David Signori, John Boon.

• Author: United States. Department of Defense. Office of the Secretary of Defense.; Perry, Walt L.
• TeilnehmendeR: Signori, David, 1942-; Boon, John, 1959-; United States. Department of Defense.
• Year of Publication: 2004
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (176 pages)
• Notes: "MR-1467."

Assessing how technology contributes to information superiority and decision dominance a major challenge, in part because it demands quantitative measures for what are usually considered qualitative concepts. The authors have developed a mathematical framework to aid these efforts. Additional work, such as data fitting, experimentation, linking decisions and actions, historical analysis, and gaming will further advance knowledge in this area.

Table of Contents

PREFACE; CONTENTS; FIGURES; TABLES; SUMMARY; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABBREVIATIONS; GLOSSARY; Chapter One INTRODUCTION; RESEARCH OBJECTIVES; ANALYTICAL FRAMEWORK; LIMITATIONS; ORGANIZATION OF THIS REPORT; Chapter Two THE ANALYTIC FRAMEWORK; THE C4ISR INFORMATION SUPERIORITY REFERENCE MODEL; THE C4ISR ARCHITECTURE; THE NCW VALUE CHAIN; INFORMATION QUALITY; A QUANTITATIVE METHODOLOGY; SUMMING UP; Chapter Three THE PHYSICAL AND INFORMATION DOMAINS; THE PHYSICAL DOMAIN; THE INFORMATION DOMAIN; THE SENSOR SUBDOMAIN; THE FUSION SUBDOMAIN; THE NETWORK SUBDOMAIN; SUMMING UP

Chapter Four THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN; ANALYSIS IN THE COGNITIVE DOMAIN; MODELING INDIVIDUAL SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; MODELING SHARED SITUATIONAL AWARENESS; SUMMING UP; Chapter Five FUTURE WORK; REFINEMENT OF CURRENT RESEARCH; APPLICATION OF THE RESEARCH TO OTHER C4ISR ARCHITECTURES; Appendix A SOME DEFINITIONS; Appendix B CANDIDATE MODELS; Appendix C SPREADSHEET MODEL; BIBLIOGRAPHY