In Development: New Social Media Simulation Tools for Military Analysts
The US military uses simulation tools to gather information from social networks and deal with media crises
Ami Rojkes Dombe
| 26/11/2017
Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sierra Melendez - www.army.mil
In recent years, social media has increasingly become more intermingled with military operations. Not only can citizens tweet about them in real time, but military analysts can now also use platforms such as Twitter to find nuggets of information about persons of interest, or gauge the political temperature of a region (what is known as Sentiment Analysis).
To meet that demand, according to the National Defense Magazine, industry is developing new training software to help analysts better comb through piles of data taken from websites like Facebook and Reddit.
One such system is SimulationDeck, a software platform developed by Nusura. According to the publication, "The system is able to replicate traditional media such as radio, television, and newspapers, along with web platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Organizations can practice using social media for crisis response and military and intelligence operations."
Nusura works with the US military, the Department of Homeland Security, and state and local emergency management agencies.
The US military uses simulation tools to gather information from social networks and deal with media crises
Photo Credit: U.S. Army photo by Staff Sgt. Sierra Melendez - www.army.mil
In recent years, social media has increasingly become more intermingled with military operations. Not only can citizens tweet about them in real time, but military analysts can now also use platforms such as Twitter to find nuggets of information about persons of interest, or gauge the political temperature of a region (what is known as Sentiment Analysis).
To meet that demand, according to the National Defense Magazine, industry is developing new training software to help analysts better comb through piles of data taken from websites like Facebook and Reddit.
One such system is SimulationDeck, a software platform developed by Nusura. According to the publication, "The system is able to replicate traditional media such as radio, television, and newspapers, along with web platforms including Facebook, Twitter and YouTube. Organizations can practice using social media for crisis response and military and intelligence operations."
Nusura works with the US military, the Department of Homeland Security, and state and local emergency management agencies.
