A new perspective for creating geographic products for drug interdiction

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dc.contributor.authorCapps, Penny R.en
dc.contributor.committeechairJohnson, Steven D.en
dc.contributor.committeememberMcEwen, Robert B.en
dc.contributor.committeememberCaldwell, Douglas R.en
dc.contributor.departmentCivil Engineeringen
dc.date.accessioned2014-03-14T21:46:31Zen
dc.date.adate2009-09-29en
dc.date.available2014-03-14T21:46:31Zen
dc.date.issued1992-12-17en
dc.date.rdate2009-09-29en
dc.date.sdate2009-09-29en
dc.description.abstractAccording to former Federal Bureau of Investigation Director, William Webster, "The only way any coordinated efforts can succeed in combating drug trafficking, organized crime, terrorism, or even bank robberies is through the timely and candid exchange of intelligence data on criminal activities." This paper proposes an approach to creating geographic products that could be used in fighting the war on illegal drug trafficking. Products such as likely trafficking routes, border crossing observation points, and potential processing plant locations represent combinations of geographic and intelligence data which would be assets in drug interdiction. The approach described in this paper is significant in that it addresses the four primary phases of drug interdiction: cultivation, processing, smuggling, and distribution. The digital data sets and computer technologies required to create the products are discussed including topics such as fusion by common coordinates of imagery and feature data, and dynamic segmentation using textual and feature information. This approach towards managing intelligence and environmental data and creating products for drug interdiction will help maximize the effectiveness of law enforcement assets.en
dc.description.degreeMaster of Scienceen
dc.format.extentviii, 107 leavesen
dc.format.mediumBTDen
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifier.otheretd-09292009-020035en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://scholar.lib.vt.edu/theses/available/etd-09292009-020035/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/44907en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherVirginia Techen
dc.relation.haspartLD5655.V855_1992.C365.pdfen
dc.relation.isformatofOCLC# 27871846en
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subject.lccLD5655.V855 1992.C365en
dc.subject.lcshDrug trafficen
dc.subject.lcshGeographic information systemsen
dc.titleA new perspective for creating geographic products for drug interdictionen
dc.typeThesisen
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten
thesis.degree.disciplineCivil Engineeringen
thesis.degree.grantorVirginia Polytechnic Institute and State Universityen
thesis.degree.levelmastersen
thesis.degree.nameMaster of Scienceen

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