COMMENTS CONCERNING THE INFORMATION MATERIAL/HANDLING SYSTEMS PROGRAM

• Document Type: CREST
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: August 26, 2005
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: October 18, 1965
• Content Type: MF

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PAG/IPO/M-122-65
18 October 1965
MEMORANDUM FOR:
Assistant for Plans & Development, NPIC
SUBJECT:
Comments Concerning the Information/Material Handling
Systems Program
REFERENCE:
a.
b.
Memorandum NPIC/P&DS-370-65 dated 13 October 1965
Memorandum PAG/M-1025-65 dated 23 September 1965
1. The Photographic Analysis Group agrees that there exists within
NPIC an urgent requirement for a review and probably revision of its entire
information processing system. The PAG recommendation concerning this
subject is contained in reference (b), a copy of which is attached. How-
ever, we can not endorse, at this time, a Government sponsored research
and development program in the field of information/material handling as
it relates to imagery exploitation processes as proposed in reference (a).
This position is predicated on several factors as follows:
a. This problem is too important to be coordinated on a crash
basis with a one or two day deadline as proposed in your cover
memorandum (reference a).
b. The proposal presented in reference (a) appears to be in
obvious conflict with an Information Processing Division proposal
on System Analysis. In the opinion of PAG, a Systems Analysis should
be conducted prior to launching a program such as proposed in
reference (a). Certain important in-house actions are necessary
prior to any system analysis and, again, these actions are outlined
in reference (b). Any program of system analysis and development
must be based upon a Comprehensive System Plan which remains to
be established. The Plan must be designed to provide total support
to the NPIC's national Mission.
It is imperative that this planning be accomplished by experienced
NPIC personnel who are relieved of their normal tasks and responsibilities
and able to devote full time to the design of this Comprehensive System
Plan. A suggested composite planning group is listed in the last para-
graph of reference (b).
Assistant for Photographic Analysis, NPIC
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SUBJECT: Comments Concerning the Information/Material Handling
Systems Program
Attachments:
1. NPIC/P&DS-37o-65
2. PAG/M-1025/65
Distribution :
1 - P&DS/NPIC (with
1 - Exec Dir/NPIC
1 - Dep/Dir/NPIC
1 - Tech Adv/NPIC
1 - Asst/Ops/NPIC
1 - Asst/Admin/NPIC
2 - IPO/PAG/NPIC
2 - PAG/NPIC
1 - Ch/IPD/NPIC
1 - Ch/CSD/NPIC
1 - Ch/TID/NPIC
1 - Ch/PD/NPIC
1 - Ch/PSD/NPIC
1 attach)
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