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This is a list of intelligence gathering disciplines.
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This is a list of intelligence gathering disciplines.
Human intelligence (HUMINT) are gathered from a person in the location in question. Sources can include the following:
MI6 is often thought to use human intelligence to operate in different countries or Britain itself to protect the country from global affairs. However, this is usually confused with their brother agency MI5, which focuses on the security of Britain.[ citation needed ] [1]
Financial intelligence (FININT) are gathered from analysis of monetary transactions.
Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) are gathered from satellite and aerial photography, or mapping/terrain data.
Measurement and signature intelligence (MASINT) are gathered from an array of signatures (distinctive characteristics) of fixed or dynamic target sources. According to the Air Force Institute of Technology's Center for MASINT Studies and Research, MASINT is split into six major disciplines: electro-optical, nuclear, radar, geophysical, materials, and radiofrequency. [2]
Open-source intelligence (OSINT) are gathered from open sources. OSINT can be further segmented by the source type: Internet/General, Scientific/Technical, Social Media, and various HUMINT specialties, e.g. trade shows, association meetings, and interviews.
Signals intelligence (SIGINT) are gathered from interception of signals.
Technical intelligence (TECHINT) are gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations, or environmental conditions.
Content intelligence is a method that uses artificial intelligence systems and software algorithms to analyze data content. AI analyzes customer and client behavior, while the software processes vast amounts of data to provide insights into content trends, efficiency, and sentiment analysis.
Marketing intelligence (MI) is the everyday information relevant to a company's markets, gathered and analyzed specifically for the purpose of accurate and confident decision-making in determining market opportunity, market penetration strategy, and market development metrics. Gartner defines Marketing intelligence as "a category of marketing dashboard tools that an organization uses to gather and analyze data to determine its market opportunities, market penetration strategy and market development metrics."
Social marketing intelligence is the method of extrapolating valuable information from social network interactions and data flows that can enable companies to launch new products and services into the market at greater speed and lower cost. This is an area of research however, companies using social marketing intelligence have achieved significant improvement in marketing campaigns.[ citation needed ]
Through social marketing intelligence, companies can identify people that are the most influential within their communities. These are the most connected people within any given social network. These people, sometimes called the alpha users or hubs as in small-world network theory, have considerable influence over the spread of information within their social network.