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SIGNAL INTELLIGENCE [7 records]

Record 1 2023-09-29

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Signals (Military)
  • Military Communications
DEF

In signals intelligence, data concerning cryptographic systems, communications systems, procedures and methods, signal characteristics, equipment and procedures, from which intelligence may be derived.

OBS

technical material: designation and definition standardized by NATO.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Transmissions de campagne (Militaire)
  • Transmissions militaires
DEF

Dans le domaine du renseignement d'origine électromagnétique, données sur les systèmes cryptographiques, les systèmes, procédures et méthodes de télécommunication, ainsi que les caractéristiques, matériels et procédures de transmission, permettant d'extraire du renseignement.

OBS

matériel technique : désignation et définition normalisées par l'OTAN.

Spanish

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Record 2 - external organization data 2021-10-28

English

Subject field(s)
  • Compartment - Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP)
DEF

Any transmission, emission or reception of a sign, signal, writing, image, sound or intelligence of any nature by means of wireless medium, e. g. radio, visual or other electromagnetic system.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Tiroir - Gendarmerie royale du Canada (GRC)
DEF

Toute transmission, émission ou réception d'un signe, d'un signal, d'une inscription, d'une image, d'un son ou d'un renseignement de quelque nature que ce soit, par un moyen sans fil, p. ex. par radio, moyen visuel ou tout autre moyen électromagnétique.

Spanish

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Record 3 2012-02-24

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Internet and Telematics
CONT

The company is pioneering ’digital intuition’, artificial intelligence designed to assist everyday users separate the signal from the noise.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle
  • Internet et télématique
CONT

On constate d’ailleurs qu’Internet est de plus en plus «infocentrique», c’est-à-dire centré autour de données stockées en quantités considérables, plutôt que de terminaux qui meurent avant l’information. L’information est donc l’objet de nombreuses innovations intéressantes [...] Il s’agit d’une évolution vers«l’intuition numérique», un concept intéressant s’appuyant sur l’ampleur de laconnaissance disponible sur Internet.

Spanish

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Record 4 2011-02-17

English

Subject field(s)
  • Intelligence (Military)
CONT

A call-out signal may be used to trigger a contact between an agent and an intelligence officer.

Key term(s)
  • callout signal
  • call out signal

French

Domaine(s)
  • Renseignement (Militaire)

Spanish

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Record 5 2007-02-13

English

Subject field(s)
  • Publication Titles (Armed Forces)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
OBS

The JASA Standards Handbook(JSH) mandates the minimum set of standards and guidelines for all airborne SIGINT [signal intelligence] systems. The objective of the JSH is to promote interoperability, connectivity and modernization(ICM) among airborne SIGINT systems and the SIGINT community as well as among modules of JASA compliant subsystems. The JSH is a "forward-looking" document. It guides the acquisition and development of new and emerging airborne SIGINT systems and provides a baseline towards which existing systems will move.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Titres de publications (Forces armées)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
OBS

Manuel des normes JASA : traduction non officielle donnée à titre d'information seulement.

Spanish

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Record 6 2007-02-08

English

Subject field(s)
  • Military Communications
  • Intelligence (Military)
  • Surveillance, Detection and Reconnaissance (Military)
  • Naval Forces
CONT

The common data link-Navy(CDL-N) will be installed on aircraft carriers, amphibious warships and amphibious command ships. The surface-mounted terminal receives signal and imagery intelligence data from remote sensors, and transmits link and sensor control data to airborne ISR [intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance] platforms.

Key term(s)
  • common data link Navy
  • CDLN
  • CDL N

French

Domaine(s)
  • Transmissions militaires
  • Renseignement (Militaire)
  • Surveillance, détection et reconnaissance (Militaire)
  • Forces navales
Key term(s)
  • liaison de données commune marine
  • LDCM
  • LDC M

Spanish

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Record 7 1986-01-20

English

Subject field(s)
  • Artificial Intelligence
CONT

Interpretation systems infer situation descriptions from observables. This category includes surveillance speech understanding, image analysis, chemical structure elucidation, signal interpretation and many kinds of intelligence analysis.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Intelligence artificielle

Spanish

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