enables security specialists at all levels to
analyze data – Quickly, Easily, and Affordably
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Move from Data to Decisions
In an era of global threats and complex crimes, analysts,
investigators and agents require advanced tools to help them
quickly organize and use information to analyze security threats
and disrupt criminal activity. With IMPACT™, Textron Systems
has leveraged millions of dollars and decades of experience
working closely with military and intelligence communities to put a
powerful suite of information analysis capabilities in the hands of users.
IMPACT assists users in easily collecting, linking, visualizing and
analyzing information related to real-world situations. IMPACT
offers the flexibility and affordability to integrate into small or
large organizations, enabling analysts to transform disparate
information into actionable solutions — at a fraction of competitors’
costs. IMPACT offers users “best value” through its enhanced
information collection, visualization and analysis capabilities.
See the Bigger Picture
Visualizing and understanding disparate data points within the
larger digital deluge can lead to greater insights, more accurate
results and more efficient workforces. Using the software’s
powerful set of visualization tools, users quickly and intuitively
create graphical displays that present data through maps, charts,
time wheels, time lines and association matrices. These powerful
and easy-to-use visualization tools offer a variety of presentation
methods and enable users to see and understand complex
information in new and different ways.
Easy-to-use graphical capabilities foster users’ deeper
understanding and sharpen agencies’ situational awareness.
IMPACT software’s drag and drop capability allows users to move
large amounts of data from one visualization tool to another —
without re-entry or reformatting — to discover patterns and
trends of criminal activity that might have been overlooked in
standard link analysis diagrams. Now, users have access to
multiple visual contexts, which enable them to link and analyze
temporal and geographical evidence, relating phone records,
behaviors, and associated social networks.
Tailor to Changing Requirements and Needs
IMPACT software’s flexibility and scalability help agencies of
all sizes adapt to changing environments and workforces while
managing cost constraints.
IMPACT software is designed to handle the needs of users from
local and regional organizations just as effectively as users from
large national agencies.
Speed to Discovery, Accessibility and Usability
When a critical response is needed, there is no time to study a
complicated user manual. Users need immediate access to tools
that quickly and intuitively put information at their fingertips.
Ease-of-use underlies every aspect of IMPACT analysis
capabilities. Designed in partnership with real-world security
experts, IMPACT offers capabilities that streamline the workflow
process while providing access control to entities and cases by
granting permissions to specific users or user groups.
IMPACT software’s powerful data collection, case development
and collaboration tools create new efficiencies by eliminating
time-consuming and redundant tasks. Leveraging customizable
templates, users quickly generate automated documents, briefings
and other reports — all easily exported to well known and used
Microsoft® Office applications. IMPACT frees users to focus more
energy on critical missions without worrying about data loss,
data duplication, cross-editing errors or date expirations.
Federated search capabilities enable users to simultaneously
reach multiple databases with a single query. Users can also rely
on the software’s fuzzy search ability to deliver relevant results,
even on incomplete or misspelled keywords. IMPACT integrates
easily with legacy systems and avoids duplicating existing data
sources such as records management systems (RMSs) and case
management systems.
An integrated text extraction tool streamlines the identification and
capture of facts, figures and references from unstructured text
documents, emails and narrative reports. Once new information
is captured in the system, all relevant data is immediately available
for processing, analysis and dissemination across networks.
Connect with Open Architecture
IMPACT software’s open architecture framework reflects a standardsbased network solution that provides organizations the ability
to work within their legacy infrastructures and maximize current
investments in equipment and training.
The software’s underlying common framework seamlessly integrates
with commercial software, including Microsoft® Word, Excel®
and PowerPoint®, as well as Esri® ArcEngine™ and ArcGIS®, and
Google Earth™— out of the box. The IMPACT software development
kit (SDK), including industry standard open application programming
interfaces (APIs), provides the flexibility for agencies to expand
system capabilities with other commercial or customized software
when, where and how they choose.
Count on Training and Support
IMPACT users receive professional training that boosts
productivity within a few days. Designed from the ground up
with input from analysts and investigators, IMPACT’s capabilities
integrate into a user’s Windows skill-set, minimizing the user’s
learning curve. To ensure the system’s full effectiveness, the
Textron Systems Integration and Training Services team supports
customers with detailed product documentation, training, and
software installation and systems integration support for multiple
networks and databases. Textron Systems training and services
personnel provide basic and advanced training, and train-thetrainer sessions to prepare users in systems implementation, data
collection, analysis and dissemination practices. With IMPACT
software’s annual maintenance package, support is available
24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Quickly visualize and intuitively organize
data into meaningful patterns
Easily implement new capabilities into
critical response efforts
Affordably leverage the value of decades
of research and investment
ANALYSIS TOOLS
Mapping
IMPACT software’s mapping capabilities include overlays
of information onto Esri ArcEngine and Google Earth, displays
of heat maps, density plotting, alarms and alerts.
Advanced Federated & Fuzzy Search
Dynamically search local department databases, regional/
national data centers or commercial/government web services.
Fuzzy Search enables users to search for results that “sound
like” or have similar spellings as entered queries, and to save
searches for repeated use.
Link Analysis
Multiple link analysis and exploration capabilities enable
analysts to easily identify and track associations among
individuals, facilities/locations, transactions, events and
other conspicuous activities.
Association Matrix
Visually understand and investigate deeper relationships
and commonalities between suspects and known associates.
Temporal Analysis
Time wheel and time line analysis tools enable users to
visually observe and analyze patterns of activities and to
predict when the next activity will occur or when and where
the suspect will be next.
Case Manager
Easily store and share analyzed information in three case
file types: Information, Intelligence and Criminal cases.
CAPABILITIES
Data Collection & Fusion
Gather and organize disparate data for analysis
•Legacy Systems and Data Sources Interoperability
Case Management
Retrieve, store and manage active data for use
in investigations
•Federated Searches across Integrated Data Sources
• Agency Controlled Processes and Workflows
•Advanced Text Extraction Tools
• Separation of “Intelligence” and “Non-Intel” Information
•Advanced Search (including partial matches)
• Configurable Data Expiration
•Persistent, Saved Searches
• Monitors and Alerts
•No Duplication of External Data Stores
• Access Controls and Auditing
Data Visualization & Analysis
Intuitively view and understand mounds of data
Multi-Agency Communication
Easily and effectively export, create and share reports
and case information
•Relationships Visualization
•Phone Toll Analysis
• Export to Microsoft Excel® for statistical and other analysis
•Geospatial Analysis
• Sharing of cases and data with other IMPACT software users
•Pattern Detection
• Export to well known Microsoft® Word and PowerPoint® formats
•Temporal Analysis
• Customizable agency-specific reports, signatures,
logos & more
•Association and Activities Matrices
•Heat Mapping
•Density Plotting
• Automated report generation using tailored,
organization-specific templates
•Alarms & Alerts
Deliver Best Value
At the intersection of cost-effectiveness and efficiency is
IMPACT — designed and built on an open architecture
system so users at all levels can quickly turn data into
decisions and securely share information in order to
better keep communities and citizens safe.
Textron Systems
Advanced Information Solutions
P.O. Box 91269
Austin, TX 78709-1269
Phone: 512-358-2600
Textron Systems Advanced Information Solutions is a business of Textron Systems.
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