List of intelligence gathering disciplines
This is a list of 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:
OSINT
Open-source intelligence—gathered from open sources.
Can be further segmented by source type; Internet/General, Scientific/Technical and various HUMINT specialties (e.g. trade shows, association meetings, interviews, etc.)
SIGINT
Signals intelligence—gathered from interception of signals
TECHINT
Technical intelligence—gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations, or environmental conditions.
- MEDINT—Medical intelligence: gathered from analysis of medical records and/or actual physiological examinations to determine health and/or particular ailments/allergetic conditions for consideration.
CYBINT/DNINT
Cyber Intelligence/Digital Network Intelligence—gathered from cyberspace
FININT
Financial intelligence—gathered from analysis of monetary transactions