Advanced Data Analysis Fights IED
March 9, 2008
Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) in its mission to defeat Improvised Explosive Devices (IEDs) as weapons of strategic influence needed powerful analytics to gain critical, data driven insight into the structure, character, interactions and methods associated with the operational networks involved in the deployment of IEDs. This task involved various data challenges:
- JIEDDO received data from multiple sources in theater and from DOD and other US government agencies.
- Much of the data was not integrated or coordinated with data developed by other units or agencies, and much of it remained unstructured or lacked a common format or vocabulary.
- Also, data quality was problematic because of the amount that is manually keyed or handwritten, the lack of standard formats and templates, and the variety of sources.
SAS, the leader in business intelligence and analytical software and services, provided an analytical solution that addresses the challenges of data access, integration, quality and management and enabled the JIEDDO to integrate existing data from all relevant sources.
The SAS solution uses several tools, including data and text analysis, predictive modeling and optimization. Analysts and other end users receive detailed intelligence developed using data driven investigative techniques and link analysis based on social network theory.
The Joint Improvised Explosive Device Defeat Organization (JIEDDO) will spend up to $300 million this year on training to help soldiers learn how to deal with roadside bombs, the No. 1 killer of troops in Iraq
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