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Terrorists: Statistical Profile

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Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems

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This paper considers the problem of opposing the terroristic threat. It covers one of the aspects, which it was investigated within a complex project that examined the development of the terroristic threat monitoring system based on geoinformation technologies. A biographical data analysis has been made for 93 known terrorists. The analysis has resulted in time distribution reflecting the beginning and the end of their implication in terrorist activities. The probabilities were estimated for different levels of education, social background, marital status, existence of personal tragedies, and unbalanced temper, and pursuing different targets and objectives. Based upon the analyzed properties, the statistical profile of the terrorists has been compiled. Examples and recommendations on the above profile application were developed.

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  1. St. Petersburg Institute for Informatics and Automation of RAS, 39, Liniya, Petersburg, 199178, Russia

    Vasiliy Osipov & Yan Ivakin

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  1. Vasiliy Osipov
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  1. 39, 14th Linia, V.O., 199178, St. Petersburg, Russia

    Vasily V. Popovich (Deputy Director of SPIIRAS for Research, Professor, Dr Sci Tech) (Deputy Director of SPIIRAS for Research, Professor, Dr Sci Tech)

  2. Naval Academy Research Institute, Lanveoc-Poulmic BP 600, F-29240, Brest Naval, France

    Christophe Claramunt

  3. GmbH Central European Institute of Technology Department of Urbanism, Transport, Environment and Information Society, CEIT ALANOVA gemeinnützige, Am Concorde Park 2, Gebäude F, A-2320, Schwechat, Austria

    Manfred Schrenk

  4. B1320 1176 Howell St., Newport, RI, 02841-1708, USA

    Kyrill V. Korolenko P.E. (Chief Scientist/NUWC Code 1543) (Chief Scientist/NUWC Code 1543)

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Osipov, V., Ivakin, Y. (2009). Terrorists: Statistical Profile. In: Popovich, V.V., Claramunt, C., Schrenk, M., Korolenko, K.V. (eds) Information Fusion and Geographic Information Systems. Lecture Notes in Geoinformation and Cartography. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-00304-2_16

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