User interface to simulate target detection and recognition

A non-transitory computer readable storage medium having one or more computer programs stored therein associated with multiple layers of a tactical information system, the computer programs associated with each layer comprising instructions, which when executed by a processor of a computer system, cause the processor to:

• provide a user entry area for receiving user entered ground truth attributes defining one or more respective simulated physical objects;
• provide a user entry area for receiving user entered collection attributes defining one or more collections, each collection being a simulation of automated target recognition applied to simulated sensor output associated with simulated sensing of the one or more simulated physical objects;
• simulate detection of the one or more simulated physical objects and recognition based on the ground truth attributes and the collection attributes;
• generate detection data about at least one detected object based on the simulated target detection;
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• display the detection data.