Government and Industry Showcase Latest Technology

May 16, 2008

Herndon, Va. — Government and industry representatives showcased the latest technologies May 13-15 at the fourth annual TECH DAYS. Produced by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) in cooperation with the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), TECH DAYS stressed the interoperability of government and industry missions.

The event consisted of two NGA Technology Days and an USGIF Technology Day. More than 1,000 industry and government representatives viewed almost 100 exhibits during the three-day period.

The NGA Technology Days, held at NGA headquarters in Bethesda on May 13 and 14, was a classified event held by the NGA workforce for intelligence community and Department of Defense partners and customers as well as selected industry leaders. NGA Technology Days provided workforce and mission partners with a first-hand look at how NGA is improving collaboration with mission partners and warfighters. By strengthening the quality of analysis and providing premier GEOINT products and services, NGA ensures the success of national and global operations.

The USGIF Technology Day was an unclassified event featuring commercial vendors and government partners, which provided an exclusive opportunity to examine next-generation technology offerings. A Tradecraft Roundtable during lunch and the day-long Emerging Technologies Showcase highlighted, respectively, critical issues affecting the community and cutting-edge technologies redefining the way our community addresses national security challenges. USGIF Technology Day was held at the Sheraton Premiere at Tysons Corner on May 15.

NGA is a Department of Defense combat support agency and a member of the National Intelligence Community. The Agency’s mission is to provide timely, relevant and accurate geospatial intelligence in support of our national security. The term “geospatial intelligence” means the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. Geospatial intelligence consists of imagery, imagery intelligence and geospatial (e.g., mapping, charting and geodesy) information.
Headquartered in Bethesda, Md., NGA has major facilities in the Washington, D.C., Northern Virginia and St. Louis, Mo., areas with NGA support teams worldwide. Visit its Web site at www.nga.mil.

The U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is a Virginia-based non-stock, not-for-profit corporation. The Foundation is dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and developing a stronger community of interest between government, industry, academia, professional organizations and individuals whose mission focus is the development and application of geospatial intelligence data and geo-processing resources to address national security objectives. USGIF produces the Nation’s Premier Intelligence Event, the GEOINT Symposium, which takes place this year Oct. 27-30 at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center, Nashville, Tenn. For more information on the Foundation and GEOINT, visit www.usgif.org.

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