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== Definition == === Military === The '''information environment''' is {{Quote|the aggregate of individuals, organizations, and [[system]]s that [[collect]], [[data processing|process]], [[disseminate]], or act on [[information]].<ref>U.S. [[Department of Defense]], Joint Pub. 1β02: DOD Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms (Nov. 8, 2010, as amended through May 15, 2011) ([http://www.fas.org/irp/doddir/dod/jp1_02.pdf full-text]).</ref>}} == Overview == The [[actor]]s include leaders, [[decision maker]]s, individuals, and organizations. Resources include the materials and [[system]]s employed to [[collect]], [[analyze]], apply, or [[disseminate]] [[information]]. The information environment is where humans and [[automated system]]s observe, orient, decide, and act upon [[information]], and is therefore the principal environment of [[decision making]]. Even though the information environment is considered distinct, it resides within each of the domains. :::[[File:Snapshot_2009-10-31_18-37-40.jpg]] == Dimensions == [[File:IE.png|320px|right]] The information environment is made up of three interrelated dimensions: physical, informational, and cognitive. * '''The Physical Dimension.''' The physical dimension is composed of the [[command and control]] ([[C2]]) [[system]]s, and supporting [[infrastructure]]s that enable individuals and organizations to conduct operations across the air, land, sea, and [[space domain]]s. It is also the dimension where physical platforms and the [[communications network]]s that connect them reside. The physical dimension includes, but is not limited to, human beings, [[C2]] facilities, [[newspaper]]s, [[book]]s, [[microwave]] towers, [[computer processing]] units, [[laptop]]s, [[smart phone]]s, [[tablet computer]]s, or any other objects that are subject to [[empirical measurement]]. The physical dimension is not confined solely to military or even nation-based [[system]]s and [[process]]es; it is a defused network connected across national, economic, and geographical boundaries. * '''The Informational Dimension.''' The informational dimension is where [[information]] is [[collect]]ed, [[data processing|processed]], [[store]]d, [[disseminate]]d [[display]]ed, and protected. It is the dimension where the [[C2]] of military forces is exercised and where the commander's intent is conveyed. Actions in this dimension affect the [[content]] and [[information flow|flow of information]]. * '''The Cognitive Dimension.''' The cognitive dimension encompasses the mind of the [[decision maker]] and the [[target audience]] ([[TA]]). This is the dimension in which people think, perceive, visualize, and decide. It refers to individuals' or groups' [[information processing]], perception, judgment, and [[decision making]]. These elements are influenced by many factors, to include individual and cultural beliefs, norms, [[vulnerabilities]], motivations, emotions, experiences, morals, education, mental health, [[identities]], and [[ideologies]]. Defining these influencing factors in a given environment is critical for understanding how to best influence the mind of the [[decision maker]] and create the desired effects. As such, this dimension constitutes the most important component of the information environment. == Properties == * '''Physical Properties.''' Physical properties of the information environment include people, places, things, and capabilities of [[information infrastructure]] and [[adversary]] information capabilities. * ''' Informational Properties.''' Informational properties of the information environment include those [[system]]s and [[network]]s where [[information]] is created, [[data processing|processed]], [[manipulate]]d, [[transmit]]ted, and shared. It includes those properties relevant to the electronic [[collection]], [[transmission]], [[data processing|processing]], [[storage]], and [[display]] of [[information]]. These properties may be electronic or human-to-human or a combination of both. They describe the formal and informal [[communications infrastructure]] and [[communications network|networks]], kinship and descent relationships, licit and illicit commercial relationships and social affiliations and contacts that collectively create, [[data processing|process]], [[manipulate]], [[transmit]], and share [[information]] in an operational area and among [[TA]]s. Examples of informational properties include: ::(a) [[Specification]], capacity, [[configuration]], and usage of [[information infrastructure]] and capabilities. ::(b) Technical design of [[information infrastructure]]. ::(c) [[Network]]s of human-to-human contact used for the [[transmission]] of [[information]] ::(d) [[social network|Social]] and commercial networks that [[data processing|process]] and share [[information]] and influence (kinship and descent linkages, formal and informal social contacts, licit and illicit commercial affiliations and records of ownership and transactions, etc.). ::(e) [[Content]] and context. * '''Cognitive Properties.''' Cognitive properties of the information environment are the psychological, cultural, behavioral, and other human attributes that influence decision making, the flow of [[information]], and the interpretation of [[information]] by individuals or groups at any level in a state or organization. == References == <references /> == Sources == * [[Joint Publication 3-13]], at I-2 and I-3. * U.S. [[Joint Chiefs of Staff]], "Joint Publication 3-13," at I-1, III-2 (Feb. 13, 2006) ([http://www.dtic.mil/doctrine/jel/new_pubs/jp3_13.pdf full-text]). [[Category:Data]] [[Category:Definition]] [[Category:Military]]
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