One problem may require more than one collection discipline.

Investigations and Intelligence

Develop facts, chronology, relationships, contradictions, and a bounded assessment around the question that must be answered.

• Investigative research
• Chronology development
• Interviews and source inquiry
• Entity and relationship analysis

• Investigative assessment
• Chronology
• Source matrix
• Information-gap analysis

Protective Intelligence and Operational Support

Clarify exposure around people, places, events, and movement so the responsible party can choose a proportionate posture.

• Protective intelligence
• Route and venue review
• Movement support
• Operational coordination

• Protective assessment
• Movement brief
• Site posture
• Decision triggers

Risk, Resilience, and Preparedness

Identify consequential dependencies, failure points, and practical improvements tied to the way an organization actually operates.

• Facility and process review
• Continuity analysis
• Exercise design
• After-action review

• Prioritized risk picture
• Continuity actions
• Exercise findings
• Preparedness plan

Training and Exercises

Prepare people to notice, decide, communicate, document, and act within their authority under realistic conditions.

• Role-based instruction
• Tabletop exercises
• Field exercises
• Decision rehearsal

• Training plan
• Observed performance
• Decision gaps
• Improvement actions

Field Collection and Surveillance

Use lawful observation, reconnaissance, and documentation to answer a defined requirement in the operating environment.

• Site reconnaissance
• Physical observation
• Surveillance
• Scene and route documentation

• Observation report
• Photographic or video evidence
• Field chronology
• Collection assessment

Records, OSINT, and Documentary Intelligence

Collect and evaluate public, client-provided, and lawfully accessible records while preserving source and reliability.

• Public-record research
• Open-source research
• Document review
• Corporate and property research

• Records package
• Source evaluation
• Entity profile
• Documentary findings

Geospatial and UAV Intelligence

Use lawful imagery, mapping, terrain, and spatial analysis to understand conditions that ground-level information cannot resolve alone.

• Site mapping
• Route analysis
• Aerial documentation
• Terrain and change analysis

• Geospatial assessment
• Map or orthomosaic
• Aerial imagery
• Site and route product