The Information Pyramid has four steps.
Data forms the base. Data, in and of itself, has no value.
Given context, Data becomes Information, the next step up the pyramid. Information is useful, structured, and organized.
Given meaning, Information becomes Knowledge, the third step. Knowledge is contextual, synthesized learning.
Given insight, Knowledge becomes Intelligence, the capstone of the Pyramid.
Intelligence is integrated and actionable. It is the one priceless commodity to any commander.
WWG1WGA
Garde la Foi, mes amis! Nous nous sommes les sauveurs de la République! Maintenant et Toujours!
(Keep the Faith, my friends! We are the saviors of the Republic! Now and Forever!)
LonePalm, le Républicain du verre cassé (The Broken Glass Republican)