Analysis that reaches its conclusions on the basis of all available sources rather than a single main one.
Definition based on the 2009 ODNI guide; this is also called multi-INT reporting.1
The CIA glossary lists the sources such analysis brings together: HUMINT, IMINT, MASINT, SIGINT, GEOINT and OSINT.2
Sources
- Office of the Director of National Intelligence (USA), National Intelligence: A Consumer’s Guide, April 2009
- CIA, Spy Speak Glossary
Checked: 4 November 2026