What Publicly Available Geospatial Information Is Significant to Potential Attackers’ Needs?
In the preceding chapter, we focused on information “demand,” or what information potential attackers might need to carry out an attack on U.S. critical infrastructure or other key locations.¹ In this chapter, we turn to the supply side to assess which types of geospatial information are publicly av...
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Published in | Mapping the Risks p. 41 |
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Main Authors | , , , , , , , |
Format | Book Chapter |
Language | English |
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RAND Corporation
02.04.2004
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Edition | 1 |
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Online Access | Get full text |
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Summary: | In the preceding chapter, we focused on information “demand,” or what information potential attackers might need to carry out an attack on U.S. critical infrastructure or other key locations.¹ In this chapter, we turn to the supply side to assess which types of geospatial information are publicly available and significant to fulfilling the information needs of adversaries planning an attack. Our analysis focused on two key questions: (1) What federal geospatial information is publicly available? and (2) How significant is it? For our purposes, we defined “significant” based on whether the information is bothusefulandunique. Our methodology consisted |
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ISBN: | 9780833035479 0833035479 |