sources, correlate the information, and present it to analysts for use 

 in planning and conducting enforcement functions. The correlation process 

 includes the association of inputs to eliminate redundant target reports, 

 the use of a stored data base and information from system inputs to 

 identify and classify targets, and the processing of the resulting corre- 

 lated target data for analysis and display. The trend in multisource 

 correlation facilities is toward the use of modern data processing and 

 interactive display equipment to automate the correlation process. 



An example of the state of the art in multisource corre- 

 lation capability is a system developed for the U.S. Navy by Lockheed 

 Missiles and Space Company, called "Outlaw Hawk." The system was de- 

 veloped as an ocean traffic monitoring system for use by Navy task force 

 commanders at sea and fleet command centers ashore. It uses a variety 

 of input sources, many of them classified, and an extensive technical 

 data base containing information on traffic that might be encountered 

 in any area of interest. The sensitive nature of its data sources and 

 performance capabilities prevents further description in this unclassified 

 report. 



Lockheed has proposed a system to the USCG based on 

 Outlaw Hawk called Maritime Extended Range Interactive Terminal (MERIT). 

 Figure 10 taken from a Lockheed briefing on MERIT, shows an overview 

 of the system as it might be applied in supporting enforcement of fisheries 

 regulations. Figure 10 indicates how data routinely available to the 

 USCG, including data from remote sensors like those examined in this 



There are many approaches to the development of such multisource corre- 

 lation capabilities, some of which are already used in operational 

 systems, e.g., the Navy's Naval Ocean Surveillance Information Center 

 (NOSIC). MERIT was selected as an example here only because an un- 

 classified description of its application to USCG missions was readily 

 available. 



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