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An Overview of Computer Assisted Search Information Processing

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Search Theory and Applications

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This paper provides an overview of computer assisted search (CAS) information processing. The objective is to give the reader an idea of how computers can be used in real time search planning to combine subjective assumptions with search results to provide a better answer to the question “Where is the target?”

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Richardson, H.R., Corwin, T.L. (1980). An Overview of Computer Assisted Search Information Processing. In: Haley, K.B., Stone, L.D. (eds) Search Theory and Applications. NATO Conference Series, vol 8. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4615-9188-7_3

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