TASK TEAM VIII - PHOTO CHIP TERMS OF REFERENCE

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• Publication Date: January 5, 1965
• Content Type: REPORT

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5 January 1965
UNITED S TATES INTELLIGENCE BOARD
COMITTEE `ON DOCUMENTATION
To recommen to CODI th most effective, efficient and
4- ~c onomicalyeans of exch4)ing storing and retrieving photograph
TASK T Nj VIII - PHOTO CHIP
Teri of Reference
primarily aerial) for all organizations/agencies within the purview
A. USIB Charge to CODIB. develop a standard Photo Chip,
exploring the feasibility of adopting the recently developed
DoD standard."
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B.ng of the ask Team tha the ISCIG ~`tudy
entrated on/the dperating roblems of t e services, and
t it operated at the SECIjET level.
W& will examine
The CODIB Photo Chip 1a4.
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aspects of the strategic and tactica
intelligence cycles, i.e., collction, production, analysis,
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ry by the Tapk Team indic
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(w,d storage and retrievalMEWM with particular re-
ference to the needs of the Intelligence Community and
to the efficiency and effectiveness of the Community's
B. SCIPS Recommendation "......fig standardized indexing
of photographic materials.... reduction of tremendous volume
of film presently being distributed....standardized film chips
and related equipment for stori;i4
C. Photo Chip Applicationsveral
years that are used to store 'images of
retrieving, interpreting
and duplicat,ajFphotography....standard reporting techniques
and formats.... techniques for mo:^e successful integration of
all photographic materials.... techniques for getting photo-
derived information to users in juickest possible time...."
forms of chipped information have developed over the past few
physical objects and textual data. While we cannot f
/separate aeat clearl these forms or their applications
A sical characteristics, the
by intelligence functions or.
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following are three broadly different uses have emerged
1. In .ln Operational Data Base, th
the,
/ ecial ISCIG Committee for Standardization of Plans and Devices
for Storage and Retrieval of Reconnaissance Materials, 10 June 1963.
*/ Staff for the Community Information Processing Study (SCIPS)
Stage I Report, SC No. 11957/63, 8 November 1963.
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eference Data Base, e.g., _r
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III. SCOPE AND APPROACH
A. The main effort-will be to
t photographic
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photography o pra-fYe the present and prospective in-flows
in relation to photo chip requirements, to one rarx&t
ways andme for making the most of the photographic information
available at ,n given time, and to assess to the extent possible
e---impact f 6e.7rtai4_jqpjas-tr~,:.Lning factors in
-technolo chemistry, sercuri y organization structure
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i 41 The Team will seek out the information relevant to
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within the. Intelligence Community, extending
beyond only to obtain those insights essential to the successful
completion of its inquiry. To the maximum extent possible, the
Team will utilize a& existing reports to provide the basic data.
To fill in critical gaps in what is admittedly incomplete
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literature, we plan to request reports
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aerlal co issar_ce
elements most qualified to collect the needed information
most competent to speak authoritatively to the problem under
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by people having ~r event competence for the
iixx1Tm x kxhx problem at hand. We plan to make on-site inspections of
ftft important chip systems w t- ' ty and of selected
firms who can contribute significantly on certain aspects of
inquiry. The foregoing will be supplemented with briefings
chip handling equipments;` chip
content design, film emulsion chemistry, a i the physics of
film bonds and bases the electronics, optics a d mechanics
of shin rpadinzt- acquisition
' The following casks indicate major areas of
concern to the Task Team's ingmiry with questions under
each major heading designed to open avenues of particular
interest to the general Photo Chip problem. They are not
intended to constrain in any way either the Task Team's
.inquiry or its report to CODIB.
A. Identify and Describe existing Photographic Information (multi-
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systems at the National, Departmental and Operational levels.
1. Questions - What are the names, ages, and general
functions of the various systems? Which ones are located
within the Intelligence Community? Outside the Community?
What are the operating relationships between the group
within the Community and the grow
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interface relationships among those systems within the
Community? Among those outside? What are the major uses
made of photographic information--by the collector/
processors? By the single-source producers? By the multi-
source producers? By the users of various intelligence
end products? By others?
B. Identify and describe existing Photo Chip systems at the National,
Departmental and Operational level.
1. Questions - What is the name, age and general function
of each system? At what level or levels does ?k it function,
And, what are its production and functional responsiblities?
How has each system worked over the past few years, and xkk
what are its prospects over the immediate and medium-term
future? What are the present interface relationships among
the various Photo Chip systems and with other intelligence
information systems; and what are these likely to be in the
future? What are the major uses made of Photo Chip systems?
By the processor/producers? By the single-source producers?
Multiple-source produe~ers? By users of 4various
intelligence end products?
C. Ascertain present and prospective intelligence requirements for
photographic information and Photo Chips at the National,
Departmental and Operational level.
1. questions - What are the needs of various users, both
present and potential, for photographic information (imagery
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data) in general? What are the present and potential
requirements for photographi2 information in Photo.
Chip form? What are she varying requirements for
technical characteristics of any Photo Chip x
systems, such as, mir_"~muas and maximums for systems
scales, installation area size, quality and the like?
What are the critical difference (to intelligence users)
in these areas, and the reasons therefor? What are the
advantages and disadvantages of the Photo Chip form and of
Photo Chip standardization? Where are Chips presently made?
What is their distribution and use? How, where,
and to what benefit could chipping lead to expanded use of
photographic information?
D. Review existing exploitations policy and procedures for photographic
information (imagery data).
1. Questions a What has been the general trend in the use
of photographic information (imagery data) with empahsis on
reconnaissance photography? What has been the general policy
on the collection, control, dissemin ation and use of
photographic information of various kinds, especially in
regard to reconnaissance photography? How has this affected
its use *d2160? What are the trends in these regards, and
how might the possible broader useef reconnaissance materials
bear on both technical characteristics of Photo Chip
standardization and future policies regarding dissemination
and use? What are the problems and concerns of general
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all-source analytic offices as distinct from processor/
producers and special (single) source or single-purpose
producers? What are the present means for making strategic
photographic information (imagery data) available to general
analysts and users? How La1equate are these in terms of
both present and prospective user needs? That means would
be most effective in bringing these latter considerations
to bear on Task Teaun &ulib,~rations?
E. Explore potssiblp benefits from Photo Chip standardization.
content value and use) - What changes might
occur in quality of photographic information (imagery data),,
in Photo Chip form? How might the dissemination, exchange
and timeliness of photographic information (imagery data)
be affected by Photo Chip standardization? might Photo
Chip standardization affect the extent of use for intelligence
purposes. For other purposes? In what areas are we xnk
most likely to realize advantages from the more extensive
use of Chipped photographic information (imagery data)
as a part of the Community all-source analytic and production
effort?
2. questions (efficiency-economy) - To what extl " might
we expect Photo Chip standardization to lead to improvement
in the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Community
intelligence effort? Where might these improvements occur?
For what reasons? In what forms might these become evident?
ne avin ~an ower savings? Greater productivity for
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uestions (countervfing impacts) - What might be the
countervailing considerations of Photo Chip standardization?
Added cost for chip production, dissemination, use? Added
cost from broader use of chipped photographic information?
From more intensive use? What other difficulties might
arise in development of Photo Chip standardization? How
would the foregoing appear over the short-term? The long-
term?
F. Explore the impact of constraining factors.
1. Questions (Technology) - What constraints might be
encountered in present technology affecting Collection,
processing, distribution and use of photographic information
carried in Photo Ch_. Where are the most critical
constraining points likely to be found? What is the impact
of each constraining point on the coverage, quality,
timeliness and gene-al availability of photographic
information to the Intelligence Community? How do the
foregoing bear on Photo Chip standardization? Size? Form?
Hardware? What are the trends in technology
affecting the foregoing generally? What would be the impact
of advancing technology on each of the constraint points?
When might these occur?
2. Questions (Policy, Security, Customs, Organization
Structure, Exploitation Capability) - In what ways might
any of these effect the collection, processing, distribution
and use of photographic information (imagery data) in Photo
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structure of the Community affect the m cost and
xift utility of Photo Chip standardization?
Questions (Chemistry) - What are the constraints of
present chemistry on the quality of photographic information,
especially reconnaissance photography? How does this bear
on the size and form of a Photo Chip? On the content value?
On 2nd and 3rd, etc.,, e e i :=..tion. %uality and genera u f
file utility? What are the trends in chemistry related
to photographic storage of information? What might be the
timing and nature of future improvements? Mono? Stereo?
Color? Black-White? 1ya_~ ,? Dk,I ? 1
G. Prepare recommendations to CODIB.
V. MEMBERSHIP
All USIB agencies or their components having
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10 June 1966
Comments on Task Team VIII Written Briefing Document:
1. The portions of the report pertaining to a reorganization of the
reconnaissance community should be deleted.
2. Those portions pertaining to photo chip standardization should include
material on:
a. Brief description of ISCIG effort, including:
(1) Reasons for recommending 70xlOOmm photo chip.
(2) Difficulties of implementing recommendation.
(3) Present status of ISCIG effort.
b. Who uses a 70xlOOmm photo chip today?
c. Why the Task Team is not recommending standardization on the
70xlOOmm film chip for all uses in view of the original USIB charge on the
subject.
d. Proper role of the film chip in intelligence processing in view of
skepticism of many people with reference to SCRAM, PACER, SAMOS, etc.
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