REQUEST FOR FY 1973 FUNDS FOR FURTHER DEVELOPMENT OF THE NATIONAL AREA EXPLOITATION FILE

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP79B01709A001400020010-5
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: T
• Document Page Count: 2
• Document Creation Date: December 20, 2016
• Document Release Date: November 21, 2006
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: March 19, 1973
• Content Type: MF

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MEMORANDUM FOR: DDI Planning Officer
ATTENTION
SUBJECT
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Request for FY 1973 Funds for Further
Development of the National Area
Exploitation File
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1. The National Area Exploitation File (NAEF) is a computerized
data file which, working in conjunction with the CIA/OSP Area History .
File and utilizing the National Imgery Interpretability Rating Scale, records:
a. Each attempt to obtain (photography.
b. Whether or not the attempt was successful.
C. The date each successful attempt was
exploited (searched).
d. The interpretability of each exploitation
(i.e., the quality of the imagery in relation to defined
detection/ identification criteria).
management potential for NPIC.
Very simply, the basic objectives of the NAEF are to account for exploitation,
as well as attempted and achieved acquisition, and to record the utility
of the exploited imagery. These data will be in a form amenable to and
are essential for analytical use, as well as collection system planning and 25X1
programming. In addition, the system has a great deal of inherent
NRO review(s) completed.
NGA review(s) completed.
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2. On 28 June 1972, NPIC transferred from FY 1972 25X1A
funds to CIA/OSP (copy of authorization ed) for support to OSP
from (which also supports
OSP with respect to its Area History File) in initial development of the
NAEF. These funds will be expended by the end of this fiscal year.
Exploitation data from the USSR, East Europe, and Mongolian areas has
been collected since Mission I I shortly, NPIC will incorporate
all areas of the world where photographic collection is conducted into the
system. The NAEF file programming has been essentially completed by OSP
and the final versions of the initial series of output reports, four
in number with a computer plotting capability, will be completed in a month
or two.
3. It is anticipated that there will be additional computer
programming requirements, particularly in the output and report
generation areas, as persons become familiar with the rather impressive
file capabilities. The four initial reports should be viewed as a first
approximation of eventual applications. In addition, "fine tuning" of the
file will be necessary for, for example, holding down data storage needs,
and improving retrieval times. A relatively modest effort also will be
directed toward a more sophisticated and comprehensive approach
toward collection, exploitation, and interpretability accounting,
specifically in the areas of a finer grained unit of account than is now
utilized and the incorporation of point target data.
4. It is requested, therefore, on behalf of the Chairman, COMIREX,
14 March discussion, to CIA/OSP to continue this effort and accomplish
the additional tasks cited above.
that FY 1973 funds in the amount of be made available, per our
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