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J2-Database (DBEins) is a military intelligence tool for acquiring, managing, and evaluating messages, with network representation of relations using xGErDa. It includes modules for people, vehicles, organizations, and infrastructure, offering automated identification and visualization of relations.
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J2-Database (DBEins) –From the J2-Message to the Graph of Relations Annette Kaster, Oliver Witt Oct. 19th, 2004 NX-Workshop on„Social Network Analysis and Visualisation for Public Safety“ 18-19 October 2005
Aim • Identification and visualisation of relations extracted from ISR-messages (Intelligence, Surveillance and Reconnaissance) • Tools: • J2-Database (DBEins): acquisition and management of messages • xGErDa: network representation of relations
J2-Database (DBEins) ... • is a prime solution (template) for structured acquisition, handling and evaluation of messages in the area of millitary intelligence • makes documents available to participating authorities in a continuos information network within a command and control information system • includes everything from free-text to formatted messages • contains several database partitions (“modules“) for different areas • has been realised based on German Forces infrastructure (German-Forces-IT-standard) • has been applied in various German Forces Missions Further Information: Jürgen Kaster ( j.kaster@fgan.de, phone: +490-228-9435 380 )
Starting Position in „Main-commandership“ - J2 - dated: 01/2001
Message Acquisition in DBEins Module: J2-documents • Header: classification criteria • e.g. thematic integration, author, date, location, coordinates, ... • Main area: message content • e.g. short title, keywords, issues, remarks • Footer: attached documents
Module: People-Database • people - dossier : • e.g. • personal data, photos, remarks • additional data • links (!) • appendices: • original message • evaluation, credibility
Module: Vehicle Database • vehicle - dossier : • e.g. • vehicle data, photos, remarks • additional data • links (!) • appendices: • original message • evaluation, credibility
Module: Organisation - Database • organisation - dossier : • e.g. • aims, structure, remarks • additional data • links (!) • appendices: • original message • evaluation, credibility
Module: Infrastructure - Database • infrastructure - dossier : • e.g. • aims, structure, remarks • additional data • links (!) • appendices: • original message • evaluation, credibility
selection 1 Message Evaluation in DBEins 2 3
Situation Display in DBEins (vector) features: 1. Symbols from J2-DB 2. Annotations from J2-DB 3. Image editing (local)
From the J2-Message to the Graph of Relations • Manual/automated acquisition of messages in DBEins • Manual acquisition of people, organisations, vehicles etc. in homonymous modules • Automated identification of relations and acquisition in a module called “relations“ • Automated visualisation of relations of selected objects
I. Acquisition of Messages in DBEins Module: J2-documents • Header: classification criteria • e.g. thematic integration, author, date, location, coordinates, ... • Main area: message content • e.g. short title, keywords, issues, remarks • Footer: attached documents
II. Acquisition of Objects in Special Modules Module: people • people - dossier : • e.g. • personal data, photos, remarks • additional data • links (!) • appendices: • original message • evaluation, credibility
III. Automated identification of relations Module: relations
IV. Automated visualisation of relations of selected objects