Cyber Domain Visualization System for Real-Time Geospatial Intelligence
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Solution Overview
Problem
Existing systems lack the ability to effectively integrate and visualize diverse intelligence information from disparate sources in a meaningful and real-time manner, hindering mission success in monitoring cyberspace.
Innovation Solution
A cyber domain visualization system employing a client-server architecture that integrates geospatial data from various sources, including social media, APIs, network management systems, and mission planning software, into a unified geospatial view, enabling real-time updates and interactive visualization through a graphical user interface with features like timeline playback and data filtering.
Engineering Contradictions & Design Principles
Engineering Contradiction Analysis
1Adaptability or versatility
If multiple disparate data sources are integrated into a unified view, then the comprehensiveness of information is improved, but the system complexity increases
Solution Approach 1:
The patent employs a server as an intermediary component that receives data from multiple disparate sources (social media, APIs, network management systems, mission planning software) and processes it into a unified geospatial view. This intermediary architecture manages the complexity by centralizing data integration logic on the server while keeping client interfaces relatively simple.
Solution Approach 2:
The system implements a universal data integration platform that can handle multiple types of data sources through common interfaces and protocols. The server is designed to be multi-functional, accepting various data formats and sources while producing a standardized unified geospatial view, thereby managing complexity through universalization.
2Speed
If real-time updates are implemented across all data sources, then the timeliness of information is improved, but the data transmission volume increases
Solution Approach 1:
The system extracts only the essential and relevant data elements from multiple data sources for real-time transmission and display. Rather than transmitting entire data sets from all sources, the server selectively extracts critical information needed for the unified geospatial view, reducing transmission volume while maintaining timeliness.
3Loss of information
If comprehensive data from multiple sources is consolidated, then the information value is improved, but the processing time increases
Solution Approach 1:
The server performs preliminary processing and validation of data from multiple sources before full integration into the unified view. By pre-processing data (validation, formatting, initial filtering) before consolidation, the system reduces the time required for complete integration while ensuring comprehensive information is captured.
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AI summary
An application program window for a graphical user interface is provided that can include a geospatial data view panel adapted to display a geospatial view based on one or more data sources selected for display, the geospatial view being updated in real-time based on updates received for the one or more data sources selected for display. The window can include a data source panel adapted to display a plurality of available data sources and, for one or more of the available data sources, one or more hyperlinks that, upon user selection, serve to update the geospatial view. The window can include a timeline panel adapted to display one or more controls that, upon user selection, serve to initiate playback of a timeline enabled geospatial view by the geospatial data view panel, the timeline enabled geospatial view comprising a sequence of views spanning a period of time.