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i2 Analyst’s Notebook 7
Investigations typically involve large amounts of raw, multi-formatted data
gathered from a wide variety of sources. Somewhere in this data lies the key
to the investigation but it can remain obscured by the volume and apparent
randomness of individual facts.
i2 Analyst's Notebook 7 ®
is i2's award winning visualization and analytical
product which enables analysts and investigators to visualize large amounts
of disparate information and turn it into meaningful intelligence. This is
achieved by providing a framework for information which helps the analyst to
quickly create a chart of objects and relationships.
Analyst's Notebook also provides users with the tools they require to navigate,
search and analyze the wealth of information contained in a chart. This allows
intelligence data to be collated and filtered so that the important relationships
within the investigation can be easily understood.
Analyst's Notebook is considered an essential tool for intelligence and
investigative analysts around the world. Proven in defense, law enforcement
and commercial organizations, it has become a de facto standard for the
exchange of intelligence information between agencies.
Benefits of i2 Analyst's Notebook 7
Creates a structure for the investigation - intelligence is available in many
forms. Analyst's Notebook helps the user to organize the information into
objects and their relationships providing a common structure for effective
analysis of data from multiple sources.
Visualization makes the complex simple - the charts created by Analyst's
Notebook represent information in a way that is easy to understand. Several
chart layouts are available, helping the analyst to see different meanings from
the same information and to select the best method to communicate the
results.
Helps to extract intelligence from your data - using the range of analysis tools
provided, key relationships can be quickly uncovered and incident patterns
easily examined to identify possible trends, enabling effective decision making.
Focus resources on key areas - visualization allows potential scenarios to be
tested and gaps in intelligence to be identified. Targeting resources in these
areas can help focus the investigation resulting in an earlier conclusion.
Efficient chart creation for fast analysis - information is often provided in
electronic form using a common format. Analyst's Notebook can create charts
automatically from this data, reducing the time spent formatting data and
increasing the time available for analysis.
powering your analysis

Features of i2 Analyst's Notebook 7
Structure and Collect your data - Turning raw data into actionable intelligence
is a complex and continuous challenge for analysts. Analyst's Notebook
provides a structure which simplifies the task of converting unstructured data
into key facts. Information is grouped into Entities (e.g. people, organizations,
objects) and Links ( e.g. transactions, associations, events ), matching the way
that people think about real-world objects and making analysis more intuitive.
Pre-defined templates are provided for common types of entities and links and
their associated properties. The templates provide a framework for data entry
and allow a visualization chart to be quickly created by dragging and dropping
the required entities and links onto a chart.
Photographs, video clips and electronic documents can also be included
within the chart allowing all relevant information to be collected into one place,
ensuring nothing is missed.
Chart Visualization - Intelligence analysis is diverse in it's nature. The timing
of a series of events may be important in one case while the relationship
between people may be key in another. Analyst's Notebook provides a choice
of methods to represent the intelligence available.
�� Link charting - represents people, accounts, organizations and other
entities - together with the relationships or transfers of commodities
between them. This visually simplifies even the most complex data.
�� Network charting - applies link charting techniques to large data sets,
such as social networks, telephone data, financial transactions and
internet traffic records. This helps to reveal connecting paths, central
clusters of communication and associated groupings.
�� Timeline charting - reveals how sequences of events unfold over time,
revealing relationships, depicting when exchanges occur and when
commodities flow between entities.
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Search and List Data - Information is often gathered from multiple sources:
these may be entered by different people at different times. The process of
creating a chart in Analyst's Notebook, gathers all relevant information into
a central point where it can be assessed using the tools available within
the product.
Analysis tools include :-
�� List Features - allowing detailed information within the chart to be
displayed as a table.
�� Visual Search - allows the chart to be searched for a specific type of entity
or a relationship between several entities.
�� Find Matching Entities - conducts an automatic search within the chart
to find people or objects to identify possible duplicate entries.
�� Find Path - searches the chart for indirect connections between two
entities.
�� Find Linked - allows all links to a specific entity to be found within
the chart.
�� Find Clusters - explores the chart for groups of entities which have
multiple connections.
The analysis tools help to highlight key relationships while ensuring that
the charts created are concise and without duplication.
Data Importing - Analysts need to process many different types of data, from
intelligence reports to lists of telephone or bank transactions. This data can
be automatically converted into a visualization chart using Analyst's
Notebook’s integrated data importer. An easy to use wizard guides you
through the process of importing, allowing an Import Specification to be
saved and used again. Any additional information can then be imported and
added as it arrives, providing an up-to-date view of the available intelligence.
Integration & Expansion - The features of Analyst's Notebook can be
enhanced by combining it with other i2 products. Options include adding a
database for storage of data for use by a group of analysts (i2 iBase 5), direct
access to external databases, analysis of unformatted text and the tools to
allow custom plug-ins to be developed.
i2 Analyst's Notebook provides a framework to aid the analysis of large
quantities of data which contain complex relationships. The visualization and
analysis tools provided ensure that key facts can be quickly found, helping to
guide the investigation towards a timely and successful conclusion.
To help users get the most from the software, Analyst's Notebook comes
with scenario-based online documentation and online help. User training
and consulting options are available to further support deployment.
For information about minimum system requirements see:
http://www.i2.co.uk/products/system.asp.
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