SIGINT Collection at your fingertips
The HARVESTER family of SIGINT database applications provide unique and cost-effective solutions to a wide range of collection requirements. From a network enabled multi-user collection system to a standalone collector, HARVESTER is a Signals Intelligence collection suite capable of storing every single piece of intelligence that you can glean from any COMINT, ELINT or FISINT signal intercepted between 0 Hz to 100 GHz.

With a strong focus on the storing of collection of raw SIGINT, intelligence can be easily retrieved and analysed to recover such useful information as operating procedures and schedules, frequency plans, variations in system specifications, operator characteristics, call sign systems, trends in traffic and message texts, platform movements, transmitter locations and much more.

At the heart of HARVESTER is the Interception screen. Here, frequencies can be added or edited and search results can be displayed. To aid signal identification, a full list of frequency parameters, as well as a list of previous intercept dates and a 7-day calendar displaying logged operating days and times of the broadcasts and interceptions are also shown.

Log over 60 parametric values for every frequency
HARVESTER stores over 60 individual frequency details, including over 30 different technical parameters, or parametric values, for every single frequency entered giving you the ability to simply and quickly identify and classify a signal. Common parameters such as shift, data rate, drum speed, IOC, words per minute and polarity can be entered as can the characteristics of more complex systems, such as alphabet, antenna polarisation, autocorrelation frequency, bandwidth, bit inversion, broadcast style, centre frequency, character length, character repetition cycle, cryptographic preamble, cryptographic system, CTCSS tone, emission designation, FEC, frame length, interleave, interleave length, multiplex, MFSK tones, MFSK tone spacing, parity, pilot frequency, pulse rate, pulse width, start bits, stop bits and symbol rate. Not only does HARVESTER handle common single channel voice and data signals, but also composite multi-channel signals such as FDM, TDM and DVB, which are mapped in frequency, time and digital domains respectively. It even handles radar, telemetry and jamming signals, in fact any signal between 0 Hz and 100 GHz, bringing professional specifications to the amateur market.

Analyse historical logs and spot trends
The real power behind HARVESTER lies in its ability to store both current and historical SIGINT, making it an invaluable research tool for extracting and analysing intelligence trends. Data is entered and viewed on the Collection screen, where intelligence as diverse as active call signs, DF logs, broadcast logs, net activity logs and message texts can be stored against each frequency. All intelligence is date and time stamped to aid later analysis.

The key to consolidating gathered intelligence and processing it into valuable SIGINT product largely depends on attributing intercepted signals to the correct user. HARVESTER accomplishes this with a country-by-country hierarchy of users to which departments and services can be attached along with associated addresses, schedules, call signs, other identifiers such as ALE and Routing Indicators, ICAO and IATA airfield and airline codes, WMO Observing Station numbers, SELCAL codes and channel plans. A directory of contacts and platform movements can be attached to user platforms.

Create reports with database reporting tools
The HARVESTER database has been designed with reporting in mind. After all, gathered intelligence is useless unless it can be reported on, queried and processed. The database can be queried by simple SQL queries or by powerful database reporting tools such as Cognos Impromptu, to recover and produce the desired intelligence in a timely fashion. Even simple queries such as when and where a particular call sign has been used can be provided along with the date, day and time of day, the frequency, who intercepted it and in what part of the world it was intercepted, the signal quality, a DF bearing if available, who the call sign worked and what traffic was exchanged.

Gateway
The Gateway is a new feature to HARVESTER which allows users to import frequency, data, intelligence and system updates, keeping HARVESTER up-to-date with the very latest information from around the world. Current downloads include System Updates. Additional updates with more tailored scopes will be available shortly.

Lite, Standard or Enterprise
HARVESTER is now available in three configurations to meet varying customer requirements. All versions are designed to the same high specifications ensuring that no matter which option you choose, you really can do SIGINT like the Pros do it.

Professional Requirements
As with previous editions of HARVESTER, we continue to provide a bespoke development service on both Standard and Professional editions to ensure that we meet all the functionality requirements of our users.

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communications intelligence (COMINT): Technical and intelligence information derived from foreign communications by other than the intended recipients. [JP1]

electronics intelligence (ELINT): Technical and geolocation intelligence information derived from foreign noncommunications electromagnetic radiations emanating from other than nuclear detonations or radioactive sources. [JP1]

foreign instrumentation signals intelligence (FISINT): 1. Intelligence information derived from electromagnetic emissions associated with the testing and operational deployment of foreign aerospace, surface, and subsurface systems. 2. Technical information and intelligence information derived from the intercept of foreign instrumentation signals by other than the intended recipients. Foreign instrumentation signals intelligence is a category of signals intelligence. Note: Foreign instrumentation signals include but are not limited to signals from telemetry, beaconry, electronic interrogators, tracking/fusing/arming/firing command systems, and video data links. [JP1]