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part 1 of this series, we discussed challenges the Department of Defense

(DoD) is up against when dealing with performing algorithmic tasks around
different data. In this post, we’ll discuss how we can streamline this process
with a solution built using MarkLogic.

Today’s automation techniques are difficult to implement and often result in

delayed deployment. This is largely because each new algorithm needs to be
implemented with a complex technology stack including security, data access,
integration with downstream systems, and operational infrastructure, all while
addressing cross-domain challenges. At scale, this model is neither cost-
effective nor sustainable.

A new means is desperately needed to operationalize artificial intelligence (AI)

across mission capabilities to realize the expected cost and time savings. To
solve these challenges, sharing the same data integration and operational
infrastructure across automation workloads eliminates the need for single-
purpose systems. Fielding new sensors and algorithms becomes easier by
sharing foundation intelligence access to secure data sources and leveraging
the same dissemination tools and integration with downstream systems.

This shared infrastructure approach (see Figure 1 below) is highly effective

across a portfolio of capabilities. Let’s say you are tasked to identify vehicles
in an object detection example, new objects (vehicles) are discovered by
multiple, separate AI algorithms running on the same platform. This AI can
also be seamlessly used to detect other objects and perform specialized tasks
such as object identification (identifying what type of vehicle it is) or vehicle
track management.
To dive a little deeper, multiple AI algorithms can be used together to
cooperate on the same mission. For example, using two different sensors,
one infrared the other visible satellite imagery (VIS), two specialized
algorithms could collaborate to track the same object during the day and night.
Each algorithm wou