Decision Analysis Model for Refreshment of Geobase Imagery

<p>The United States Air Force is in the process of implementing GeoBase an initiative to change how geospatial information resources are being acquired implemented exploited and sustained on USAF installations around the world. Using GeoBase increases situational awareness and minimizes decision risk for all installation personnel. GeoBase is a geographic information system using commercial-off-the-shelf software to provide one source for spatial information on an installation. GeoBase uses imagery as one layer of information. The accuracy of the imagery directly impacts the effectiveness of GeoBase. The purpose of this thesis was to develop a decision model to be used in determining imagery refreshment in an installation's GeoBase program. A decision analysis model was developed based on the square footages of changes to the installation. A weighting method process was developed and used to better capture the mission priorities of the installation. This effort resulted in a mathematical equation providing a value representing the amount of change on an installation when compared with its imagery.</p><p>This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work was reproduced from the original artifact and remains as true to the original work as possible. Therefore you will see the original copyright references library stamps (as most of these works have been housed in our most important libraries around the world) and other notations in the work.</p><p>This work is in the public domain in the United States of America and possibly other nations. Within the United States you may freely copy and distribute this work as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work.</p><p>As a reproduction of a historical artifact this work may contain missing or blurred pages poor pictures errant marks etc. Scholars believe and we concur that this work is important enough to be preserved reproduced and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.</p>