Database integration for investigative data visualization with the temporal analysis system

This paper describes an effort to provide mechanisms for integration of existing law enforcement databases with the Temporal Analysis System (TAS) - an application for analysis and visualization of military intelligence data. Such integration mechanisms are essential for bringing advanced military intelligence data handling software applications to bear on the analysis of data used in criminal investigations. Our approach involved applying a software application for intelligence message handling to the problem of data base conversion. This application provides mechanisms for distributed processing and delivery of converted data records to an end-user application. It also provides a flexible graphic user interface for development and customization in the field.