Saturday, July 25, 2009

War 2.0

Web 2.0 has become a bit of a buzz-word. However, researchers and developers are creating interactive programs that pull content from multiple data sources to make synergistic applications that are more useful than the sum of their parts. The MITRE corporation is researching this area with its Tagged and Geotemporal Reporting (TAGR) project. TAGR uses the IBM Mashup Framework to provide situational awareness and redirection of unmanned devices. This type of composable capability could serve as a data source for future autonomous systems. However, there may be implications that warrant further consideration. For example, how can the accuracy and timeliness of mashed up information be established and how do you reconcile conflicting sources of information? Humans deal with these types of issues daily. However, it would seem that autonomous systems would need to be given similar decision making abilities.

1 comment:

  1. Great examples! On the Mitre site, the note about the search and rescue operations following Hurricane Katrina illustrates the need for situational data mashups.

    The IBM Mashup Framework features several business mashups (slides 16-24) and their supporting architecture diagrams (slides 8, 26-27). Thanks!

    ReplyDelete