MINUTES OF MEETING HELD IN IAS CONFERENCE ROOM 0900-1100, WEDNESDAY, 20 MAY 1970

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• Publication Date: May 25, 1970
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EXPLOITATION RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT
Minutes of Meeting Held in IAS Conference Room
0900-1100, Wednesday, 20 May 1970
1. Special Briefing.
A special briefing was given by USAF to the
members on the Program to farm larize em wi he system before
the trip to SAC where they will receive an extensive tour and briefing.
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2. Approval of Minutes.
The minutes, EXPAND -M-32 were approved as read.
3. Announcements.
a. proposed that the EXRAND SubCommittee not
meet during the month of June due to the vacation schedules, etc.
This proposal was approved and it was decided that the next meeting
of EXRAND will be 15 July 1970.
b. gave a brief rundown on the plans a ave
been made for the trip to SAC and (544th ARTW) on the 24th of
May.
c. I read a cable that was wri en y with
info to NPIC in regards to the Free Radical program. The message is
as follows:
A verbal report has been made on initial comparison of free
radical repro stock to fine grain 2430.
for the test and use standard arget Belts at a
1.6 to 1 contrast. The results on a Niagra at 10 ft/min on
current free radical) indicate that type 2430 produced 165 cycle/
mm and free radical produced 485 cycles/mm.
d. I I also read a memorandum that was written by
for the information of the EXRAND members. This memo
states:
03404 is being replaced by S0-349 which is in the process
of being standardized as type 3414. These are all on standard
thin base (STB).
0380 is being replaced by S0-236 which is in the process
of being standardized as type 1414. These are all on ultra-
thin base (UTB).
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e. announced that changes innuumerical designa-
tion of film is preliminary. There is one designation, however,
that is now firm: The new #2L2 color film is now known as SO-255
(UTB).
4+. Old Business.
a. gave a brief status report of the procurement of
the 15+0 light tables and the production distribution. He said that
all was going well and that all orders were in except DIA, but that
their order would be resolved shortly. He also stated that the NPIC
Contracting Officer was trying to set up negotiations with = and
for the first week of June.
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c. It was announced that the I.I.S. briefi
ng would be given on
the 15th of July instead of June.
to get together during the -_ I iudu peen unable
EXRAND Objectives. He hoped to have month atstatus ereport ufforrathegmeof the
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at the July meeting.
e. also gave a status of recommendations for
exploitation equipment for color materials. A copy of this status
report is attached.
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20 May 1970
SUBJECT: EXRAND Interim Report on Development of Color Exploitation
Equipment
1. An interim summary report is necessary since reports have not
been received from Navy or CIA.
2. Following is a tabulation of information abstracted from the
inputs of the reporting components:
a. Army, DIA, Navy (verbal) have no color exploitation develop-
ment projects in their programs at present.
(1) Ultrasonic cleaner for color film
(2) Identifying EEI's for high alt color (Red Dot overlap)
(3) B&W Color comparison
(4) Man-made civil and military installations
(5) Natural targets-agriculture, trafficability
(6) Summary (RADC)
(a) Color EEI's
(b) Data for NIE's and planning
(c) Resource analysis
(1) Color Training
(a) Literature Review
(b) Vocabulary, glossary, color signature description
(c) Generic Color PI Task Descriptions - Definition
of Training Needs
(d) Comprehensive Training Implementation Plan
(2) Color Quality Evaluation
(3) Color Control Cell - instrumentation
(4) Viewing Systems Study
(5) Dry color reproduction
(6) Wet Processing Color Standards
(7) Color Analyzer
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3. Major concern at NPIC is for color standardization, definition,
comparison, viewing and reporting techniques, and equipment.
4. NRTSC cites a probable rear-projection light source problem in
both intensity and illumination. Difficulty in reading data block
recorded on color film has also been observed.
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