Counterterrorism Applications

New tools in combating terrorism are necessary for national security.  The Center for Geospatial Intelligence and Investigation is currently researching how geographic profiling may cultivate new techniques in counterterrorism. The research goal is to build a demographic and geographic prediction model for terrorists to facilitate military and intelligence personnel in better prioritizing suspects and more efficient use of limited resources. View link below for more information.

 Insurgent Attacks

The following article describes two cases studies that successfully employed geographic profiling to investigate insurgent attacks in Baghdad, Iraq.