Prototype Hardware Configuration 
The necessary hardware for implementing AIMS to date is made 
possible by interfacing and integrating the capabilities of the 
Gould-DeAnza FDS000 mage processor and display system, (with 512X512 
dispaly or FD8500 with 1024X1024 pixel resolution)Autometric's APPS-|V 
with Super-P", Lexidata 2410 graphics display and plotter with the 
VAX" 11/750 as the host computer. With this hardware AIMS is a 
functional working system as well as a continuing development facility at 
Autometric (see fig. 2). 
APPLICATON SCENARIO 
War-Time 
In a potential war time situation, the enemy might make an initial 
thrust of 100km and the exact location of the FEBA(forward edge of battle 
area) along a 200-300km front is not known. The weather is inclement 
and/or at night. A SAR image collection mission would be flown capable 
of collecting data with a 20-30nm swath along the suspected front and the 
images would be data linked to the ground for digital processing and 
exploitation through the AIMS system. The requirements are to locate 
bridging operations, bivouac areas, staging areas, mobile missles and 
other military targets of opportunity. H ^ X 
During the two years prior to this mission, io and analog MC&G data 
would have been collected for the area. IMS would expidite the 
exploitation process in the following manner: 
-create an existing digital map or local target area data base of the 
planned area of collection which includes accurate spatial 
information of potential features of interest 
-perform automated feature extraction on newly acquired digital radar 
using AIMS image preprocessor system 
-compare newly extracted features with existing data base to 
determine areas of significant change 
-using AIMS analytical feature subsystem, cue the user to locations of 
changes in either image format 
-validate or reject the results 
-if a valid change exists, then the user generates a report 
This process will greatly reduce the total area of analog imagery that 
needs to be manually Searched. This process should allow the current 2-4 
hour exploitation process to be reduced to less than 15 minutes. A 
considerable time savings is possible towards calling for an air-strike 
that can be most effective and with a high probablity of successfully 
REN and destroying targets before they have made significant 
eadway. 
Point Positioning 
In any military targeting application, the precise ground position of 
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