GEOINT Collection Strategy Evaluation Method

A GEOINT collection strategy evaluation method must be flexible enough to evaluate small and large scale collection operations and emphasize the accountability of every organization associated with establishing the collection requirements. Additionally, the evaluation method should be as simple as possible to ensure seamless implementation and not add extra burden to those that will have to implement it. As a collection manager evaluates the collection strategy they must be able to reference the indicators analysts have identified to determine if the GEOINT they are tasking is answering the requirements they are attempting to satisfy. These indicators can be pulled from the operational assessment model and use Measures of Performance (MOPs) …show more content…
Establishing metrics to evaluate the collection and identifying the usefulness of the collection would assist the collect managers as they further develop the collection strategy for follow on ISR missions, this applies to both airborne GEOINT collection and NTM. A collection manager should be sensor agnostic, meaning they shouldn’t care where the intelligence is coming from, only that the intelligence is satisfying the requirement. A collection manager is also concerned with the efficiency of the collection strategy, as stated above, there are more collection requirements than the capacity to collect and analyze. This forces the collection manager to make tradeoffs within the collection deck as they seek to satisfy higher priority targets and still obtain some collection on the lower priority …show more content…
Answering the PIRs will inform the commander’s decisions and contribute towards the accomplishment of mission objectives which is the intent of the intelligence directors. GEOINT, just as other intelligence disciplines, must inform decision makers. Ideally, the intelligence provided grants the commander the decision space they require to thoroughly review their options and decide on a well-developed course of action. ISR is concentrated on answering PIRs and should have a method of evaluating GEOINT collection which provides feedback and informs the collection manager if its implementation is meeting expectations. ISR collection fuels an analysis fusion cell’s ability to make informed assessments of what is currently happening, provide context to observed activity, and directly contributes to the commander’s ability to make the most informed decision possible which is the ultimate purpose of intelligence