COMIREX ORGANIZATION

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: General CIA Records
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP87B00028R000100020010-3
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 11
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 13, 2011
• Sequence Number: 10
• Publication Date: April 9, 1982
• Content Type: MEMO

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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Committee on Imagery Requirements and Exploitation
DCI/ICS-82-4530
9 April 1982
SUBJECT : COMIREX Organization (U)
Attached for your information are a series of charts outlining the
current organization of COMIREX. (U)
Executive Secretary
Attachments:
1. COMIREX Organization
2. COMIREX Functions
3. EXRAND Functions
4. IPS Functions
5. OPSCOM Functions
DISTRIBUTION: Com 38 (CMX Org)
Plus: 1 cy Senior Review Panel
Plus.
This memorandum is downgraded to
UNCLASSIFIED when appended docu-
ments are removed.
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SECRET Attachment 2
COMIREX
Advise, Assist, and, as Directed, Act for the DCI With Respect to the Collection, Processing, and Exploitation
of Imagery.
Recommend and Coordinate Policies, Directives, and Guidance for Imagery Collection, Processing
and Exploitation.
Maintain Cognizance of Plans, Programs, and Practices Relating to Imagery Collection, Processing, and
Exploitation and Recommend Requirement Changes as Appropriate.
Advise DCI of the Responsiveness of Existing and Potential Collection and Exploitation Resources to
National Needs.
Formulate Guidance for: Programming of Collection and Processing Resources, Mission Planning and Tasking,
Imagery Exploitation, and the National Data Base of Image-Derived Information.
Assure the Validity and Practicality of Guidance in Light of Changing National Circumstances, DCI Objectives
and Priorities, Cost Effectiveness, and Certain Risk Considerations.
Monitor, Evaluate, and Report Status and Effectiveness of Coverage and Imagery Products in Terms of Utility,
Quality, Timeliness, and Cost.
Provide Interface for Research and Development on Imagery Processing and Interpretation Equipment at
National and Departmental Levels.
Ensure Exchange of Information for Coordinated Equipment Procurement.
Recommend, Advise, and Develop Procedures Governing the Utilization of OvPrhpad Immnaru Prnrim-fe f
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COMIREX
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SECRET Attachment 2
Advise, Assist, and, as Directed, Act for the DCI With Respect to the Collection, Processing, and Exploitation
of Imagery.
Recommend and Coordinate Policies, Directives, and Guidance for Imagery Collection, Processing
and Exploitation.
Maintain Cognizance of Plans, Programs, and Practices Relating to Imagery Collection, Processing, and
Exploitation and Recommend Requirement Changes as Appropriate.
Advise DCI of the Responsiveness of Existing and Potential Collection and Exploitation Resources to
National Needs.
Formulate Guidance for: Programming of Collection and Processing Resources, Mission Planning and Tasking,
Imagery Exploitation, and the National Data Base of Image-Derived Information.
Assure the Validity and Practicality of Guidance in Light of Changing National Circumstances, DCI Objectives
and Priorities, Cost Effectiveness, and Certain Risk Considerations.
Monitor, Evaluate, and Report Status and Effectiveness of Coverage and Imagery Products in Terms of Utility,
Quality, Timeliness, and Cost.
Provide Interface for Research and Development on Imagery Processing and Interpretation Equipment at
National and Departmental Levels.
Ensure Exchange of Information for Coordinated Equipment Procurement.
Recommend, Advise, and Develop Procedures Governing the Utilization of Overhead Imagery Products to
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Review ? foreign intelligence related imagery processing and
exploitation . programs
Identify areas where ? ? imagery processing, exploitation, and
equipment technology require intelligence program support
Provide for exchange of technical data regarding R&D programs,
critical technologies, and analytic methodologies related to image
acquisition, processing, and exploitation
Identify long-range projections ? imagery processing and exploitation
technology trends and applications
Foster commonality ? R&D efforts ? e imagery intelligence organizations
c Provide a coordinating forum for:
? procuremnt to meet common needs
Re-distribution ? "Surplus" imagery processing and exploitation equipment
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Imagery ? ? Subcommittee (IPS)
Define collection strategies for advanced collection systems to include:
Project future ? collection ? and evaluate capabilities
of advanced systems to respond to these needs
Evaluate utility of and make recommendations as to the acquisition of
new and enhanced collection capabilities
Review and recommend new and modified measures of imagery system performance
Develop new concepts, procedures and plans related to intelligence imagery
exploitation, reporting, dissemination and requirements management
Provide forum for:
Exchange ? information and coordination ? ? imagery exploitation
efforts throughout the community
Coordination and integration of imagery ADP support system capabilities
Develop and consolidate national requirements for exploitation equipment
and support systems
Define the community requirements for advanced imagery products related to film
? supporting data, and production of film and digital data products
directed, ? ? programs and NFIP budget submissions
that have broad community-wide impacts
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Operations Subcommittee (OPSCOM)
3 Develop and promulgate COMIREX guidance for:
ji ranking ? priorites ? special and standing imagery requirements
Plans and strategies ? tasking on-going and near term imagery operations
Planning and scheduling on-going and near-term imagery operations
Data maintenance and operation ? national imagery-related ADP systems
Monitor and evaluate:
Status ? national imagery operations and requirements
Effectiveness ? national imagery operations against stated requirements
Significance of oirnagery operational shortfalls
Responsiveness ? and synchronization among, imagery-related ADP systems
Approve and promulgated uniform procedures and formats for:
Management and tasking ? national imagery requirments
Dissemination ? imagery and imagery intelligence products in response
to national requirements
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Review national foreign intelligence related imagery processing and
exploitation R&D programs
Identify ? e imagery processing, exploitation, and
equipment technology require intelligence program support
Provide for exchange of technical data regarding R&D programs,
critical technologies, and analytic methodologies related to image
acquisition, processing, and exploitation
Identify long-range projections ? imagery processing and exploitation
technology ? and applications
Foster commonality ? P efforts ? e imagery intelligence organizations
c Provide a coordinating forum for:
? '1 e to meet common needs
Re-distribution ? "Surplus" imagery processing and exploitation equipment
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Imagery Planning Subcommittee (IPS)
Define collection strategies for advanced collection systems to include:
Project future imagery collection needs and evaluate capabilities
of advanced systems to respond to these needs
Evaluate utility of and make recommendations as to the acquisition of
new and enhanced collection capabilities
Review and recommend new and modified measures of imagery system performance
J Develop new concepts, procedures and plans related to intelligence imagery
exploitation, reporting, dissemination and requirements management
- Provide forum for:
? Exchange ? information and coordination concerning imagery exploitation
efforts throughout the community
Coordination and integration of imagery ADP support system capabilities
:D Develop and consolidate national requirements for exploitation equipment
and support systems
~D Define the ? requirements ? ? ? imagery products related to film
formats, supporting data, and production of film and digital data products
as directed, evaluate imagery-related programs and NFIP budget submissions
that have broad community-wide impacts
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ranking Operations Subcommittee (OPSCOM)
3 Develop and promulgate COMIREX guidance for:
Relative ? priorites ? special and standing imagery requirements
Plans and strategies ? tasking on-going and near term imagery operations
Planning and scheduling on-going and near-term imagery operations
Data maintenance and operation of national imagery-related ADP systems
a- Monitor and evaluate:
Status ? national imagery operations and requirements
Effectiveness ? national imagery operations against stated requirements
Responsiveness Significance of oimagery operational shortfalls
? T. synchronization among, imagery-related ADP systems
Approve and promulgated uniform procedures and formats for:
Management and tasking ? national imagery requirments
Dissemination ? imagery and imagery intelligence products in response
to national requirements
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