Intelligent Toolset for Accessing Situational Knowledge (ITASK)

The Intelligent Toolset for Accessing Situational Knowledge (ITASK) will provide a suite of services and user interface modules that allow a user to more effectively find, retrieve, manage, disseminate and visualize critical data to support better knowledge management practices operational planning. The ITASK technical approach leverages innovative capability including intelligent agent based search, decision modeling and analysis, semantic analysis of text, data clustering and novel data visualization techniques. We have defined the requirements and capabilities for ITASK based on an extensive analysis of information management requirements for tactical operations planning at the Bridage and Battalion staff accomplished through our work with a Brigade staff during their recent deployment in Iraq. In Phase II we propose develop a complete functional prototype that can be integrated with US Army Programs of Record to support operational evaluation and transition.