DARPA Seeks Radical Data Analysis

I had long ago involvement with DARPA, they are building up their large scale data involvement. An example:  Military Transformers: 20 Innovative Defense Technologies (click image for larger view and for slideshow) The Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is planning an unusual eight-week residency program in which teams of researchers brainstorm over ways to use visual and geospatial images to identify people, places, objects, and activities .... "