A Tactical Intelligence Processing System (TIPS)

Naval commanders must have a current and accurate summary of the tactical situation. They typically obtain it by sifting through volumes of intelligence. The Tactical Intelligence Processing System (TIPS) is an experiment in utilizing expert systems technology to automate the handling and evaluation of intelligence reports. It utilizes the Knowledge Engineering Environment (KEE) for encoding the knowledge base and inference rules. An object oriented representation is used for geographic data to allow rule based reasoning about contacts in the context of the local geographic and cultural features. A domain specific operator interface is included to allow evaluation of the concept.