List of intelligence gathering disciplines

Intelligence Gathering Disciplines

• HUMINT  – Human Intelligence – gathered from a person on the ground
• IMINT  – Imagery Intelligence – gathered from satellite and aerial photography
• MASINT  – Measurement and Signature Intelligence
  • ACOUSTINT – Acoustic Intelligence – gathered from acoustical sources
  • CBINT – Chemical and Biological Intelligence – gathered from chemical and biological weapons and hazards
  • DEWINT – Directed Energy Weapon Intelligence – gathered from weapon related radio frequency, microwave, electromagnetic pulse, laser, and particle beams
  • Effluent/Debris Collection – gathered from atmospheric effluents and debris
  • EOINT – Electro-Optical Intelligence – gathered from optical monitoring of the electromagnetic spectrum
    • IRINT – Infrared Intelligence – gathered from the infrared spectrum
    • LASINT – Laser Intelligence – gathered from laser systems
  • MATINT – Materials Intelligence
  • NUCINT  – Nuclear Intelligence – gathered from the analysis of radiation
  • RADINT  – Radar Intelligence – gathered from radar sources
  • RF/EMPINT – Radio Frequency/Electromagnetic Pulse Intelligence – gathered from radio frequency and electromagnetic pulse emissions
  • Spectroscopic Intelligence
• OSINT  – Open Source Intelligence – gathered from open sources
• SIGINT  – Signals Intelligence – gathered from interception of signals
  • ELINT  – Electronic Intelligence – gathered from electronic sensors
• TECHINT  – Technical Intelligence – gathered from analysis of weapons and equipment used by the armed forces of foreign nations

see also:

• cryptanalysis
• traffic analysis