Full motion video derived from manned and unmanned aircraft delivers an unparallel real-time intelligence resource to decision makers and warfighters. To exploit the full capabilities of full motion video, imagery analysts require a dynamic and intuitive solution.

The Multimedia Analysis and Archive System (MAAS) provide imagery analysts with the capability to capture, exploit, and disseminate intelligence products. MAAS can archive and provide long-term storage and retrieval of raw imagery, motion or still, related metadata, and supporting exploitation products. A search capability allows analysts to query the entire library of captured motion imagery missions.

The whole process starts with the MAAS Capture software. The system administrator quickly and easily captures and records incoming video feeds from manned and unmanned aircraft. An imagery analyst takes the role of a Screener to analyze the live video feed and related metadata. The screener creates clipmarks, or annotations, into the video feed representing notable activities and events.

The MAAS Digital Video Analyzer (DVA) is the imagery analyst's primary tool to exploit, report, disseminate, manage, and archive motion imagery. The DVA provides the imagery analysts with the means to meticulously analyze and exploit capture motion and still imagery. During the analysis phase, the imagery analyst exploits the clipmarks created by the Screener. The DVA unleashes the analyst's creativity permitting the user to create NITF files, storyboards, highlight videos, and reports such as IPIR and contact; annotate and organize JPEG images; and finally, publish the mission to a searchable HTML web site.

Maintaining situational awareness is a prime task for imagery analysts. MAAS integrates directly with FalconViewTM where analysts can view the platform's sensor footprint using NGA raster map products. MAAS includes its own mapping tool called OpenMapTM that provides an interface throughout the MAAS suite of applications supporting numerous functions.

The MAAS Area of Interest (AOI) Tool offers a robust collection of user-defined settings to create distinct AOIs. The AOI Tool monitors the metadata from incoming video streams searching for a match of the imagery analyst's AOI settings, immediately notifying the AOI creator when a hit occurs.