RADIUS phase II: the RADIUS test-bed system

The RADIUS system, a two-phase five-year project, is aimed at increasing imagery analyst (IA) productivity, and improving the quality and timeliness of IA products. A key feature of RADIUS is model-supported exploitation (MSE) in which two-dimensional and three- dimensional models of a site are used as the basis of much of the subsequent analysis. Image understanding techniques figure strongly in this analysis. This paper describes the challenges being faced in the three-year Phase II RADIUS Testbed System (RTS) development. Plans for the development, testing, evaluation, and incremental enhancement of the RTS are described, as the project attempts to define and meet the real-world needs of imagery analysis and photo interpretation.