As the Chinese proverb says, “A spectator sees more than a player in the heat of a game.” Researchers and analysts have the privilege, often times, of working with the fuller picture and in hindsight while striving to arrive at objective conclusions. When conducting trending analysis, this privilege serves as a valuable tool for providing… Read more »
An analyst may begin by asking this question in another way; “Why would terrorist organizations and illicit actors not work together? Our approach to assessing this type of relationship depends not entirely on the nature of what a terrorist organization or illicit network is, by definition, but also on the methodologies these entities and actors… Read more »
In early August of 2011, England experienced a wave of riots that shocked the country and cost millions of pounds worth in property damage and looted goods. Rioters showed no regard for the rule of law as they ransacked shops and torched cars and buildings in numerous boroughs. The surprisingly violent riots challenged law enforcement’s… Read more »
At Praescient, we work collaboratively to solve the Nation’s most pressing problems. To achieve our aim of revolutionizing how people leverage information, we often begin by challenging one another to informal debates. It is fairly easy to begin one, since our office space is entirely an open-floor plan with brain boards (i.e. whiteboards) and “sync”… Read more »
The following series of demonstrations illustrates the efficient use of Palantir Analytic Software to analyze reconstruction projects in Afghanistan. In particular, Team Praescient utilizes relational, temporal, and geospatial elements to identify spending trends in the Department of Defense’s (DoD) Commander’s Emergency Response Program (CERP) in relation to attacks throughout Afghanistan, in particular Kandahar. Through the… Read more »
“The commander must work in a medium which his eyes cannot see, which his best deductive powers cannot always fathom, and with which, because of constant changes, he can rarely become familiar.” -Carl von Clausewitz The conflict in Afghanistan has fundamentally altered the responsibilities of the soldier to the extent that individuals in combat zones are serving simultaneous roles… Read more »
Approximately twenty million children under the age of five currently suffer from severe acute malnutrition. Despite significant efforts to mitigate these chronic conditions through the provision of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF), supply chain deficiencies remain consistent obstacles between bio-available nutrients and starving children. Team Praescient understands that it is a large undertaking to tackle the… Read more »
Imprimisque hominis est propria veri inquisitio atque investigatio. Translated, Cicero’s words mean,” The first duty of [hu]man is the seeking after and investigation of truth.” The purposeful duty of an analyst, or a team of analysts, is to investigate a problem in order to arrive at, or to arrive as close to, the truth. As… Read more »
Team Praescient remains at the cutting-edge of analysis in order to advise senior decision makers on strategic and operational problem sets. This demo utilizes open-source data from the Institute for the Study of War‘s recent report, The Libyan Revolution, and leverages the Palantir analytic platform to examine relational, geospatial and temporal elements of the Libyan… Read more »
Praescient Analytics is committed to staying ahead of emerging trends in terms of both analysis and technology. We are determined to be the best analysts and engineers servicing the government, federal, and commercial communities, not only because we enjoy tackling challenges but because we strive to have impact at the edge of operations.Team Praescient’s expertise… Read more »