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Intelligence Gathering Disciplines
Contents
1 HUMINT
2 GEOINT
3 MASINT
4 OSINT
5 SIGINT
6 TECHINT
7 CYBINT
8 FININT

1 - HUMINT - Human Intelligence—gathered from a person on the ground.
  • Espionage
  • Friendly accredited diplomats
  • Military attaches
  • Non-governmental organizations (NGOs)
  • Patrolling (Military police, patrols, etc.)
  • Prisoners of war (POWs) or detainees
  • Refugees
  • Strategic reconnaissance, as by special forces
  • Traveler debriefing (e.g., CIA Domestic Contact Service)


2 - GEOINT - Geospatial Intelligence—gathered from satellite, aerial photography, mapping/terrain data
  • IMINT - Imagery Intelligence: gathered from satellite and aerial photography


3 - MASINT - Measurement and Signature Intelligence
  • Electro-optical MASINT
  • Airborne Electro-Optical Missile Tracking MASINT
  • Tactical Countermortar Sensors
  • Infrared MASINT
  • Optical Measurement of Nuclear Explosions
  • LASER MASINT
  • Spectroscopic MASINT
  • Hyperspectral Imagery MASINT
  • Space-based Staring Infrared Sensors
  • Nuclear MASINT
  • Radiation survey and dosimetry
  • Space-based Nuclear Energy Detection
  • Effects of Ionizing Radiation on materials
  • Geophysical MASINT
  • Weather and Sea Intelligence MASINT
  • Acoustic MASINT (also known as ACOUSTINT or ACINT - Acoustic phenomena)
  • Seismic MASINT
  • Magnetic MASINT
  • Gravitimetric MASINT
  • Radar MASINT
  • Line-of-Sight Radar MASINT
  • Synthetic aperture radar (SAR) and Inverse Synthetic Aperture Radar (ISAR) MASINT
  • Non-Cooperative Target Recognition
  • Multistatic Radar MASINT
  • Passive Covert Radar
  • Materials MASINT
  • Chemical Materials MASINT
  • Biological Materials MASINT
  • Nuclear test analysis
  • Radiofrequency MASINT
  • Frequency Domain MASINT
  • Electromagnetic Pulse MASINT
  • Unintentional Radiation MASINT


4 - OSINT - Open Source Intelligence—gathered from open sources.
Can be further segmented by source type; Internet/General, Scientific/Technical and various HUMINT specialties (e.g. trade shows, association meetings, interviews, etc.)

5 - SIGINT - Signals Intelligence—gathered from interception of signals
  • COMINT—Communications Intelligence
  • ELINT—Electronic Intelligence: gathered from non-communications electronic emissions
  • FISINT—Foreign Instrumentation Signals Intelligence
  • TELINT—Telemetry Intelligence: the collection and analysis of telemetry data from the target's missile or sometimes from aircraft tests.



6 - TECHINT - Technical Intelligence—gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations, or environmental conditions.
  • MEDINT—Medical Intelligence: gathered from analysis of medical records and/or actual physiological examinations to determine health and/or particular ailments/allergenic conditions for exploitation.



7 - CYBINT - Intelligence—gathered from Cyber Space

8 - FININT - Financial Intelligence—gathered from analysis of monetary transactions