Intelligence Value:
COSMIC will allow the Intelligence Community to integrate temporally relevant geospatial information and imagery to answer key questions.
Summary:
The aim of the COSMIC program is to formulate a methodology to leverage commercial remote sensing technologies and open-source geolocation information to generate pseudo-persistent data (PPD). This will be done by combining and translating complex and novel data, such as non-nadir imagery and non-Red, Green, Blue (RGB) spectral bands, using artificial intelligence and computer vision-based methodologies into a layered, temporal geospatial model understandable by commercial agentic artificial intelligence (AI) systems. COSMIC will enable the development of an agentic AI analytic system trained by commercial vendors and equipped to answer intelligence questions.
COSMIC will foster routine updating and modelling of baseline geospatial information in areas through multi-source, persistent surveillance. New sensors will fluidly be incorporated into the generation of layered geospatial models as constellations and sources change over time. In addition to improving the temporal resolution of layered geospatial models, COSMIC also aims to reduce resource demands by streamlining the extraction of actionable intelligence from these models. By integrating commercial remote sensing data with existing geospatial information, the program aims to create a harmonized and up-to-date representation of the physical world that can be used by agentic processes to answer questions relevant to the IC.
