Posted on Feb 10, 2015
When does open source information become “open source intelligence?”
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I was not MI, so I am interested in the community's take on this.
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Information plus Analysis.
Data by itself is not intelligence. It's just information.
So having a map is information. Even putting enemy locations down is just information. However when you start to convert those locations into "types" of units that becomes Intelligence. Because that is Analyzing the Data you have.
100 men, with specific gear, wearing specific uniforms, becomes a specific Unit.
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On the open source side. Same thing.
Take available information, and provide analysis to create Intelligence.
Data by itself is not intelligence. It's just information.
So having a map is information. Even putting enemy locations down is just information. However when you start to convert those locations into "types" of units that becomes Intelligence. Because that is Analyzing the Data you have.
100 men, with specific gear, wearing specific uniforms, becomes a specific Unit.
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On the open source side. Same thing.
Take available information, and provide analysis to create Intelligence.
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