STATUS OF OPEN SOURCE DATA BASES AND SURVEY OF FUTURE REQUIREMENTS

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• Publication Date: June 14, 1989
• Content Type: MEMO

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DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL INTELLIGENCE
Intelligence Producers Council
Washington, D.C. 20505
5 JUN ling
IPC 2001/89
14 June 1989
MEMORANDUM FOR: Members, Intelligence Producers Council (IPC)
FROM:
Chief, Intelligence Producers Council Staff
SUBJECT: Status of. Open Source Data Bases and Survey of
Future Requirements
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1. As many of you know, the Intelligence Community Open Source
Exploitation Program has been under way since its approval by the DCI in March
1986. The DCI's Information Handling Committee (IHC) maintains the lead role
in applying new advances in information handling technology to improve the
speed and effectiveness of processing open source data. The IHC, in the
course of its work, has identified a number of Community data bases consisting
entirely or predominantly of open source information. Some of these data
bases have been created from existing commercial data bases, but many others
contain full?text information and occasionally annotations by Community
intelligence analysts.
2. The IHC has asked the IPC Staff to help determine the availability of
current open source data bases, the production community's future needs for
specific open source data, and related processing requirements for Community
access to them. Although some of the existing data bases have been created by
agency information service offices, most seem to be "shoebox" or semiautomated
creations of the analysts themselves. Furthermore, we have learned that many
analysts have discovered relevant data bases in other agencies and would like
to have access to them.
3. In order to identify your needs, if any, in developing current and
future open source information handling systems, we need to know:
o What data bases are currently in existence and would be
candidates for Community?wide access.
o What types of data bases do production managers and analysts need
and recommend be created to meet future needs.
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4. The attached questionnaire has been developed to gather this type of
planning information for open source data bases. To assist in this effort, we
.have also provided an initial listing of data bases that have come to our
Attention (Attachment A). Managers of these existing data bases are requested
to provide or recommend any future enhancements deemed appropriate or
necessary. We strongly urge that this survey (Attachment B) be conducted with
participation by senior analysts and/or their managers. The analysts know the
data bases they have'created and their capabilities, as well as other data
bases in and out of the Community to which they would like to have access.
5. Concurrent with our survey on open source data bases, you should know
that a separate IHC survey has already been directed to the service centers of
selected Community organizations. However, the focus of the IHC survey is on
the dissemination or delivery of various forms of open source data, and on the
technical means of access, storage, and retrieval. Our survey, in contrast.
focuses on the content of data bases and desirable modes of use.
6. Your survey responses will help us determine future requirements for
open source data bases and the most cost?effective means for improving
Community accessibility where there is a requirement to do so. If you have
any questions regarding these matters, please call IPC Staff,
We request that your responses be provided by
14 July 1989. Preliminary results of this survey will be discussed at our
off?site conference on 20-21 July.
Attachment:
A. Partial Listing of Community
Data Bases
B. 1989 Survey on Intelligence Production
Community Open Source Data Bases
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Attachment B
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1989 SURVEY ON OPEN SOURCE DATA BASES
WITHIN THE INTELLIGENCE PRODUCTION COMMUNITY
ORGANIZATION:
(Com)
NAME: PHONE:(Secure)
TITLE: DATE:
INSTRUCTIONS FOR COMPLETING THIS QUESTIONNAIRE
This survey has been designed to help us better understand your needs for
open source data bases and intelligence information handling requirements from
the perspective of the Community's experienced analysts and line managers.
There are several open?ended items in the questionnaire. We urge you to use
them as an opportunity to express your opinions.
Please return the completed survey to the IPC Staff by 14 July 1989.
1. In completing the information on open source data bases in Appendix 1,
please ask yourself the following questions:
a. Regarding content:
"What data bases of unclassified, open source information do
you
?have now,
?know that others have, or
?would like to create?
?What data bases should/could be made accessible to you and
other analysts working on similiar topics?"
b. Consider both government and commercially produced data bases.
c. Please provide information, when known, on applicable ADP
characteristics (operating system, hardware, communications,etc).
d. Please duplicate Appendix 1, if necessary, to record information on
each data base separately.
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2. In regards to using open source data bases:
Would you prefer to
a. have access to data via an interactive, online link for:
-querying,
-extracting information,
-annotating extracts,
-manipulating extracts, and
-updating information via electronic mail and
downloading into your own environment
OR
b. receive data via a transportable medium (floppy, CD-ROM, etc.)
for uploading into your own environment and periodic updating with new
information?
COMMENT:
3. What is your current or projected need for archiving open source
data? Check appropriate category. 5yrs ( ) 10yrs ( ) 15yrs ( ) 20yrs ( )
4. Based on your current and programmed data storage capabilities, what
medium (disk, CD-ROM, local mainframe, centralized mainframe, etc.) would
provide your organization the best interoperability?
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5. In order for us to develop an estimated cost profile for current and
future open source data base operations to meet your requirements, please
provide current and/or projected program cost data on the following resource
categories:
(Agency/Organization)
Manpower
Software
Hardware
Communications
Maintenance
Commercial
Connect Fees
TOTAL
Ongoing (FY 89)
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Projected (FY 90-94)
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Appendix 1
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OPEN SOURCE DATA BASE LISTING
SPONSORING ORG:
DATA BASE MGR: PHONE: (COM) (SECURE)
STATUS: ONGOING ( ) PROPOSED ( )
TITLE:
GEOGRAPHIC AREA: COUNTRY CODES:
FUNCTIONAL AREAS: (Check more .6-Ian one, if applicable)
Political ( )
Economic ( )
Military Forces ( )
DESCRIPTION:
Military Systems RDT&E and Production ( )
Science & Technology ( )
Special Subjects ( )
(i.e. AIDS, CBW, LIC,
Tech Transfer, Bios, etc.)
ADP CHARACTERISTICS: (When known, identify operating system, hardware,
communications aspects, etc.)
RESOURCES INVOLVED: (Manpower, software, hardware, communications,
maintenance, commercial connect fees, as applicable)
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SUBJECT: Status of Open Source Data Bases and Survey of Future
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Distribution:
1 - Chmn/IPC
pl - Mark M. Lowenthal/State - IPC Member
J1 - IDIA/IPC Member
41 - NSA IPC Member
- RADM Thomas A. Brooks, USN - Navy IPC Member
ul - BGEN James D. Beans, USMC - USMC IPC Member
11 - LTG Sidney T. Weinstein, USA - Army IPC Member
- Maj Gen C. Norman Wood, USAF - AF IPC Member
11 - Chmn/NIC - Member
01 - /DIA - Alternate
W. Dean Howells/State - Alternate
1 - J.J. Guenther/USMC - Alternate
1 - BGEN Paul E. Menoher, USA/AIA - Alternate
1- Col. Evan H. Parrott, USAF - Alternate
\1 - VChmn/NIC - Alternate
1 - Richard Haver/Navy - Alternate
- (NSA - Alternate
1 - 'DIA/VP-SI
1 - Chmn/WSSIC
- Chmn/JAEIC
1 - Chmn/STIC
1 - Chmn/EIC
1 - D/ICS, DD/ICS, DDR&E/ICS
1 - Chmn/IHC
1 - DI/ALA/RD
1 - DI/OEA/EXO
- DI/EURA/RD
1 - DI/OGI/EXO
1 - DI/OIA/EXO
- DI/OIR/EXO
'1 - C/RS/LDA/DI
1 - DI/NESA/EXO
1 - DI/SOVA/EXO
1 - DI/OSWR/EXO
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1 - IPC Chrono File
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