Just had a weird dream while taking an afternoon nap.
I dreamt that in addition to recording huge swaths of information for later analysis, the “Gorgon Stare” program was streamed live on an XBoX or similar platform, and the at-home audience would nominate targets for engagement. A simple algorithm would alert the actual operators of the drone that multiple members of the audience were nominating a certain sector for targeting. A quick review, and the operator could enable the engagement. Viola, instant real-time analysis of streaming imagery.
- Data still recorded for later analysis
- Still provides the troops on the ground a “birds-eye” view of the battlefield
- Many sets of eyes watching to “average out” errors in analysis
What do you think?
Oh my god. Brad, this is fucking brilliant. I love it.
You’d have to put a lock on what ranges of IP addresses could access it, though … if you had IPs in Pakistan able to view it you’d probably have haji setting up blue on blue engagements.
Well, that’s why the crowd gets to nominate, not pull the trigger. It would be tied to Blue Force Tracker as well, of course.