List of intelligence gathering disciplines

Intelligence Gathering Disciplines


 * HUMINT - Human Intelligence - gathered from a person on the ground.
 * GEOINT - Geospatial Intelligence - gathered from satellite, aerial photography, mapping/terrain data
 * IMINT  - Imagery Intelligence - gathered from satellite and aerial photography
 * MASINT - Measurement and Signature Intelligence
 * ACINT - Acoustic Intelligence - gathered from acoustical sources
 * CBINT - Chemical and Biological Intelligence - gathered from chemical and biological weapons and hazards
 * DEWINT - Directed Energy Weapon Intelligence - gathered from weapon related radio frequency, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, laser, and particle beams
 * Effluent/Debris Collection - gathered from atmospheric effluents and debris
 * EOINT - Electro-Optical Intelligence - gathered from optical monitoring of the electromagnetic spectrum
 * IRINT - Infrared Intelligence - gathered from the infrared spectrum
 * LASINT - Laser Intelligence - gathered from laser systems
 * MATINT - Materials Intelligence
 * NUCINT - Nuclear Intelligence - gathered from the analysis of radiation
 * RADINT - Radar Intelligence - gathered from radar sources. Note that this is often considered to be part of ELINT (q.v.).
 * RF/EMPINT - Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence - gathered from radio frequency and electromagnetic pulse emissions
 * Spectroscopic Intelligence
 * OSINT  - Open Source Intelligence - gathered from open sources
 * STRATINT - Strategic Intelligence
 * 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.
 * TECHINT  - Technical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations
 * FININT  - Financial Intelligence - gathered from analysis of monetary transactions
 * MEDINT  - Medical Intelligence - gathered from analysis of medical records and/or actual physiological examinations to determine health and/or particular ailments/allergetic conditions for exploitation.
 * VPBINT - Variable Programmable Beacon Intelligence - gathered via telematics from static and dynamic (mobile) variable programmable intelligent beacons. See 'generalised example' of Variable Programmable Beacon Intelligence system - potential capabilities, applications & component varieties.