# MQ-9 Sensor Tasking
**Entity class:** Concept
**Research spine:** [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]]
## Definition
MQ-9 sensor tasking is the AIP demonstration workflow in which a human asks the system to direct an MQ-9 Reaper to collect imagery over a specified location.
## Chronological Proximity
The workflow was publicly demonstrated in 2023 alongside AIP's launch.
## Relational Proximity
The [[wiki/Natural-Language Command Surface|language interface]] translates intent into a governed sensor request; the resulting observation enters the ontology and supports [[wiki/Course-of-Action Generation|course-of-action generation]].
## Collection Routes
[[collections/The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace|The Civilian Intelligence Marketplace]] · [[collections/Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment|Terrorism, Counterterrorism, and the Intelligence Environment]] · [[wiki/Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software|Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software]]
## Sources / Provenance
- [[research/Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research|Chronology of Signals, Silos, and Sovereign Software - Research]].