An MQ-1 Predator drone returned from a mission to Bagram Air Base in Afghanistan in 2008. Master Sgt. Demetrius Lester/U.S. Air Force, via EPAFrom The New York Times:
HAMPTON, Va. — As the military rushes to place more spy drones over Afghanistan, the remote-controlled planes are producing so much video intelligence that analysts are finding it more and more difficult to keep up.
Air Force drones collected nearly three times as much video over Afghanistan and Iraq last year as in 2007 — about 24 years’ worth if watched continuously. That volume is expected to multiply in the coming years as drones are added to the fleet and as some start using multiple cameras to shoot in many directions.
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My Comment: Talk about information overload.