United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Welcomes New Directors

June 14, 2004

OAK HILL, Va. – The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) today welcomed seven new directors, bolstering the depth and strength of the foundation’s board.

The new members of the USGIF board of directors are:

Jack Dangermond, President, ESRI

Dr. Michael F. Goodchild, Professor of Geography, University of California, Santa Barbara

Arthur V. Grant, Vice President, Raytheon

Brig. Gen. Michael G. Lee, USAF (Ret.), Associate Partner, IBM

Timothy W. Milovich, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, Questerra, LLC

James A. Myer, Chief Executive Officer & Chairman, Photon Research Associates, Inc.

Herbert F. Satterlee III, Chairman & Chief Executive Officer, DigitalGlobe, Inc.

“The value these new directors bring to our foundation is immense,” said K. Stuart Shea, chairman of the board of directors, USGIF. “These individuals, each with a unique and impressive professional background, will help provide our foundation with the direction it needs to fulfill its critical mission in support of National and Homeland Security.”

These directors join Shea and the USGIF’s other founding directors Leo A. Hazelwood, Corporate Vice President, Science Applications International Corporation (SAIC); Steven D. Jacques, Legislative & Business Development Consultant, Jacques & Associates, Inc.; and Paul L. Graziani, President & CEO, Analytical Graphics, Inc.

USGIF members include Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), BAE Systems, Ball Aerospace & Technologies Corp., Boeing, Booz Allen Hamilton, DigitalGlobe, Inc., EarthData International, ESRI, General Dynamics, Harris Corporation, Intergraph, Lockheed Martin Corporation, ManTech International Corporation, Northrop Grumman Corporation, Oracle Corp., Questerra, LLC, Raytheon, and Science Applications International Corporation, and more.

The USGIF will host a national GEOINT 2004 symposium October 12-14 in New Orleans, at which key members of the Geospatial intelligence community are expected to attend and exhibit. The symposium builds upon the highly-acclaimed GEO-INTEL 2003 symposium and will assess how geospatial technologies can further the national security agenda. For more information on GEOINT 2004, visit www.geoint2004.com.

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation is a Virginia-based nonstock, not-for-profit corporation that is applying for a Section 501©(3) tax-exempt status. The foundation is dedicated to promoting the geospatial-intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academic and professional organizations and individuals who share a mission focus around the development and application of geospatial intelligence data and geo-processing resources to address national security objectives. For more information on the foundation, visit www.usgif.org.

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