NATIONAL IMAGERY EXPLOITATION AND REPORTING

• Document Type: CREST
• Collection: NGA Records (Formerly NIMA)
• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP78B05703A000700030004-2
• Release Decision: RIPPUB
• Original Classification: S
• Document Page Count: 8
• Document Creation Date: December 28, 2016
• Document Release Date: December 8, 2003
• Sequence Number: 4
• Content Type: PAPER

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SUBJECT : National Imagery Exploitation and Reporting
1. Imagery exploitation in the coming; years presents an exciting
challenge to NPIC. As we view the impact of the
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responsibilities, potential peaceful uses, and other considerations not
yet even defined, we recognize that the present exploitation process
cannot be carried forward unchanged. The sheer volume of imagery and
intelligence to be derived therefrom dictates streamlining of procedures
and improved responsiveness to intelligence requirements. We have relied
heavily in our planning on the introduction of new equipment and technology
to enable us to handle increased volumes of work. Additionally, we have
implemented over the past year some procedural changes which have improved
our performance. We believe, however, that further streamlining needs to
be considered and are currently studying a revised exploitation and
reporting system.
2. The present system of rigid target accounting and mission-oriented
reporting, as we see it, must give way to a flexible system to ensure
effective response to priority needs of national and strategic importance.
Based upon our study to date, we see a time-phased exploitation and
reporting concept as offering the best solution to the problem. Basically,
the concept envisions replacement of the single mission, target-oriented
reporting system by three types of periodic reports:
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a. Daily reports covering those situations identified
by the intelligence community as being of the greatest
significance to the U.S. foreign policy and defense
program,
b. Weekly and monthly reports concerning significant
changes to known targets, new targets, or subjects of
national intelligence interest (of somewhat lesser impor-
tance than those covered by daily reporting, but still
related to national or strategic issues and problems).
c. Monthl.y or quarterly comprehensive reports of
in-depth exploitation on subjects which are not necessarily
time-dominated.
3. Obviously, implementation of this flexible exploitation and
reporting system would require considerable reorientation of thinking
within the intelligence community. We would necessarily continue to look
to the intelligence community for identification of those national issues,
situations, and problems in priority of importance and need for rapid
response or longer term in-depth analysis. We would expect, however, that
management of the exploitation process and decisions relative to reporting
procedures would be reserved to the Center. We believe that this is
necessary to provide the greatest efficiency in operations, the best utili-
zation of our resources, acid the most effective response to national
intelligence requirements.;
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4. We are in the process of developing an operational and
procedural approach to this concept, and will wish to discuss this
approach with you in the near future.
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EXECUTIVE BOARD
The Executive Board composed of the senior member of each Group and
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chaired by the Executive Director or his designee, will provide guidance
and direction on a daily basis for the time-phased reporting of imagery
derived information by the NPIC.
The Board will select on a daily basis those items continuously
extracted from imagery and submitted to the Board by the Imagery Exploit-
ation Group for publication in the NPIC daily vehicle (hard copy report
and/or cable). The Board will evaluate these items in terms of national
level requirements of highest priority and concern.
The Board will select, approve, and designate subjects by NTP
category of NPIC responsibility to be reported on a second priority basis
(weekly or bi-weekly publication).
The Board will determine those items or subjects to be reported in-
depth on a monthly publication basis. These items will include all
categories of NPIC responsiblity under the NTP plus internally generated
information of significance to the intelligence community.
Summary publications by topic, subject, or target type, will be
designated by the Board in response to national requirements for quarterly,
semi-annual, or annual publication.
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NPIC SECRETARIAT
The responsibility of the Secretariat is to provide primary support
to the NPIC Executive Board as follows:
Processing of all requirements levied upon the NPIC
Maintain central data file on requirements for NPIC imagery
exploitation, reporting, and production services.
Serve as point of contact for external organizations in the
submission of intelligence requirements to NPIC.
Coordinate Executive Board actions within the Center.
Serve as NPIC representative to COMIREX/EXSUBCOM.
Perform staff studies and summary analysis of requirements
as directed by the Executive Board.
Provide general staff and clerical support to the Executive
Board.
General Support - Provide general support to the Executive Board for
the preparation of memoranda and general clerical support.
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