The Science: Business Areas
Layered Sensing
In an effort to dramatically improve the quality and timeliness of acquiring, processing and managing data for increased situational awareness, Numerica is working to integrate sensors both horizontally and vertically – collecting information from ground, air, space and cyber assets – in pursuit of a ground-breaking technology called layered sensing.
In a publicly released white paper titled “Layered Sensing: Its Definition, Attributes, and Guiding Principles for AFRL Strategic Technology Development,” the Air Force Research Laboratory’s Layered Sensing Leadership Group crafted the following definition:
“Layered Sensing provides military and homeland security decision makers at all levels with timely, actionable, trusted, and relevant information necessary for situational awareness to ensure their decisions achieve the desired military/humanitarian effects. Layered Sensing is characterized by the appropriate sensor or combination of sensors/platforms, infrastructure and exploitation capabilities to generate that situation awareness and directly support delivery of ‘tailored effects.’”
In addition to the Air Force, the Army and Navy continue to develop layered sensing to support operational needs. Layered sensing has many life-saving decision-making applications, ranging from military (How many aircraft are in a particular airspace, and which ones are friendly?) to civilian (Where did the hurricane hit hardest, and which communities need relief the most?).
Numerica recognizes the value of this emerging technology, and has allocated an entire technical team to the research and development of layered sensing solutions.