However, the development is focused on a particular concept of operations, which itself provides a range of applications. It is the intent of the Jigsaw project to answer the question as to which technologies are most appropriate as a function of size, weight, and power constraints, and to provide a sampling of point designs along with demonstrations. There is certainly special interest in the lightweight, small package, low-cost end of the spectrum. However, for any given application, superior capability at reasonable cost is the overriding criterion. In all cases, it is assumed that the sensor will be deployed in the vicinity of a region of interest.
Vicinity can mean a range of distances.
Depending on the platform, the sensor may be deployed within a few tens of meters of the object of interest, or it may remain more than a few hundred meters distant from the target of interest. At times, the sensor may range to several kilometers distant from the object of interest. It is assumed that attention has been cued to a region of interest, which could be as small as 20 meters square, or potentially larger, up to 50 meters square. A sensor will have been deployed to the location quickly, and will not have to search around a large neighborhood. Instead, the purpose of the sensor is to provide information to a human who will assess the situation and provide confirmation or denial of the cued information.