(Sanitized) JOINT SUPPORT OF THE (Sanitized) EFFORT IN DIGITAL IMAGE MANIPULATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05171A000200020075-4
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• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: February 17, 2004
• Sequence Number: 75
• Content Type: MF

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NPIC/TSG/RED- 219/ 7 0
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1. As a confirmation of our telephone conversation on
the 1st of September I would like to reassure ou of our.
continued desire for support of the reassure
effort in
digital image r Manipulation. Your support of this project
will significantly assist the Center in its efforts along
these lime .
2. It is understood that technical discussions between
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areas of mutual interest which you may support at about a
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a. Partial support of the IBI 360 rental
b. Software for implementation of the light pen
capability.
c. Software to provide segmentation and sequential
area processing.
d. Non-Fourier analysis investigations.
Continuation of these tasks is of great importance to NPIC.
Should you for example, discontinue support, NPIC would have
to divert funds from other areas to assume full support of the
360 computer and full funding ca:C personnel involved who are
now split between the NPIC and contracts. While the
tasks listed. above arc primarily in support of your own
efforts, they serve as well to advance; the technology in
areas of direct interest to NPIC. The segmentation tech-
niques and the software to implement the light pen will
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SuBBJECT; oint Support of IIEffort in
Digital I mmag?3 ipu at o
extend the capabilities
3. The p/:o sent NPIC col tract with terminates in
November of this year. Results obtained prior to that datc
are of groat importance to the C - A in guiding the direction
and level of follow-oil work with it is anticipated
that near the end of the FY 71 effort in this area, we will,
undertake a major program review to determine whether it is
feasible to coj: mence planning for a prototype image rianipula
tion hybrid facility combining both digital and analog tech-
We have appreciated the cooperation of I I and
niques.
the availability of the Patrick facility to allow us to move
ahead more rapidly with classified operatic nal imagery than
would otherwise have been possible. Continued access to this
facility and your joint support of thee:fort will
sig,ni_ficantly aid us in reaching a prudent ecision on the
bporational implementation of this technique.
In summary, if can fund the taslc.s proposed by
n ter' s program in digit -,al image
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manipulation and significantly assist us in being able to make
an early decision on the operational applicability of these
techniques.
Chief, Research , Engineer ng 131 l/1-SG
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