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Meet Sharifa Karwandyar, USGIF Scholarship Winner
Meet Sharifa Karwandyar, USGIF Scholarship Winner
By: USGIF | 28 November 2023
Meet Sharifa Karwandyar, USGIF Scholarship Winner

One of our 2023 scholarship winners is Sharifa Karwandyar, a recipient of the AWS Scholarship for Inclusive Leadership in GEOINT scholarship award

USGIF Member Releases GEOINT Textbook
USGIF Member Releases GEOINT Textbook
By: USGIF | 22 November 2023
USGIF Member Releases GEOINT Textbook

We spoke with Renny Babiarz and Aaron Jabbour about their new textbook “Geospatial Data, Information, and Intelligence.”

USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development
USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development
By: USGIF | 13 November 2023
USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development

Gary Dunow is joining the Foundation as Vice President for Strategic Development

Meet Esther Oyedele, USGIF Scholarship Winner
Meet Esther Oyedele, USGIF Scholarship Winner
By: USGIF | 2 November 2023
Meet Esther Oyedele, USGIF Scholarship Winner

One of our 2023 scholarship winners is Esther Oyedele, a recipient of a USGIF doctoral scholarship and current doctoral student at Virginia Tech

Why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Matter to GEOINT
Why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Matter to GEOINT
By: BRIDGE Working Group | 30 October 2023
Why Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging Matter to GEOINT

USGIF BRIDGE Working Group observations

From Intern to Researcher: Learning to Present on a Global Stage
From Intern to Researcher: Learning to Present on a Global Stage
By: USGIF | 24 October 2023
From Intern to Researcher: Learning to Present on a Global Stage

At the 2023 International Cartographic Conference in South Africa, Lyndsey Hofmann was invited to share her work on Northern Virginia housing trends

Meet Sharifa Karwandyar, USGIF Scholarship Winner
Meet Sharifa Karwandyar, USGIF Scholarship Winner
By: USGIF | 28 November 2023
Meet Sharifa Karwandyar, USGIF Scholarship Winner

One of our 2023 scholarship winners is Sharifa Karwandyar, a recipient of the AWS Scholarship for Inclusive Leadership in GEOINT scholarship award

USGIF Member Releases GEOINT Textbook
USGIF Member Releases GEOINT Textbook
By: USGIF | 22 November 2023
USGIF Member Releases GEOINT Textbook

We spoke with Renny Babiarz and Aaron Jabbour about their new textbook “Geospatial Data, Information, and Intelligence.”

USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development
USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development
By: USGIF | 13 November 2023
USGIF Welcomes Gary Dunow as New Vice President for Strategic Development

Gary Dunow is joining the Foundation as Vice President for Strategic Development

What is GEOINT?

Geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, is the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and visually depict physical features and geographically referenced activities on the Earth. GEOINT consists of imagery, imagery intelligence, and geospatial information.

– The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Become a USGIF Member

Whether you’re looking for your entire organization to join USGIF or you’re interested in an individual membership, you’ll make a difference in the GEOINT tradecraft when you become a USGIF Member.