Measuring information gain in the objective force

dc.contributor.advisorPaulo, Eugene P.
dc.contributor.advisorCrowder, Alan F.
dc.contributor.authorBaird, Joseph A.
dc.contributor.departmentOperations Research
dc.contributor.secondreaderSanchez, Susan M.
dc.date.accessioned2012-03-14T17:30:20Z
dc.date.available2012-03-14T17:30:20Z
dc.date.issued2003-06
dc.description.abstractMany researchers are attempting to quantify or understand the value of information, especially for the Army as it enters its transformation. Information can be decomposed into various qualities. Three of these qualities, timeliness, accuracy, and completeness, form the basis for this thesis. This thesis uses a simulation framework developed by the author to analyze the three components of information listed above. The scenario selected is a typical vignette of an Objective Force company-sized element conducting offensive operations against threat elements. Knowledge of the threat was compromised by the presence of decoy elements as well as previously damaged or killed systems (BDA). In this scenario the fires are initiated from standoff ranges. The initial and running assessments of the threat composition are made based on the information provided by sensors on board the unit's organic unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs). Analysis of the simulation results helps in understanding how components of information quality affect the overall effectiveness of the force as reflected in an efficiency measure. Additionally, critical thresholds for accuracy, completeness, and timeliness of information are pinpointed to inform Objective Force decision makers.en_US
dc.description.distributionstatementApproved for public release; distribution is unlimited.
dc.description.serviceMajor, United States Armyen_US
dc.description.urihttp://archive.org/details/measuringinforma109451032
dc.format.extentxviii, 52 p. : ill. ;en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10945/1032
dc.publisherMonterey, California. Naval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
dc.rightsThis publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.en_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation measurementen_US
dc.subject.lcshInformation literacyen_US
dc.titleMeasuring information gain in the objective forceen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US
dspace.entity.typePublication
etd.thesisdegree.disciplineOperations Researchen_US
etd.thesisdegree.grantorNaval Postgraduate Schoolen_US
etd.thesisdegree.levelMastersen_US
etd.thesisdegree.nameM.S. in Operations Researchen_US
etd.verifiednoen_US
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