Security threats and incidents can arise in an instant, and the availability of real time on-the-ground intelligence can mean the difference between life and death. In addition to leveraging traditional classified intelligence sources, responders and analysts often turn to Open Source Intelligence (OSINT) gleaned from news feeds, blogs and social media to help predict where an incident may occur, understand what’s happening on the ground and manage and mitigate repercussions.
However, as the Web contains countless sources of information in myriad languages, analysts and decision-makers rarely have the time or resources for manual translation processes. How can users sift through the Web’s vast, multi-language repository of open-source content to locate the intelligence that is most relevant to the mission at hand? A qualified Human Translator can translate up to 2500 words per day. Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) language engines can translate up to 2500 words per minute, per CPU.
However, as the Web contains countless sources of information in myriad languages, analysts and decision-makers rarely have the time or resources for manual translation processes. How can users sift through the Web’s vast, multi-language repository of open-source content to locate the intelligence that is most relevant to the mission at hand? A qualified Human Translator can translate up to 2500 words per day. Statistical Machine Translation (SMT) language engines can translate up to 2500 words per minute, per CPU.
