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Posted on August 15, 2019 with 0 comments
USGIF is pleased to announce Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., has earned USGIF Collegiate Accreditation for its Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence (GAI) bachelor of applied science program. Delta State is the first undergraduate degree program to achieve USGIF accreditation, bringing the total number of colleges and universities the Foundation has accredited to 18.
The BAS-GAI degree can be earned on-campus or online and is offered through Delta State’s Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies.
“Accreditation of our degree program signals the formal birth of a new academic discipline: Geospatial Analysis and Intelligence,” said Talbot Brooks, Director of Delta State’s Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies. “GEOINT was bundled up under geography and related disciplines for too long and its emergence as a discipline is overdue. Seeking both regional and professional accreditation was a long and difficult path, but we are glad to be the first and are committed to forever being the best.”
Posted on August 14, 2019 with 0 comments
USGIF recently opened its own state-of-the-art event space, known as the Trajectory Event Center, in Herndon, Va. The TEC will be a year-round resource for the geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) community and any organization interested in hosting events in the Dulles Technology Corridor.
Featuring flexible meeting spaces for up to 300 people, cutting-edge audio-visual technology, and live streaming capabilities, the TEC is an ideal location to host corporate events, training sessions, sales meetings, product launches, receptions, table-top exhibits, hack-a-thons, and much more.
Anyone interested in viewing or potentially hosting an event at the new space is invited to stop by the TEC Open House from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m., Thursday, Sept. 19, at 13665 Dulles Technology Drive, Suite 150, Herndon, VA, 20171.
Posted on August 7, 2019 with 0 comments
USGIF recently awarded $130,000 in scholarships to 25 individuals studying GEOINT and related topics. This is the largest annual amount USGIF has distributed to date, thanks to the contributions of USGIF Organizational Members. Since the USGIF Scholarship Program began in 2004, the Foundation has awarded more than $1.3 million to students with aspirations in GEOINT.
USGIF offers $5,000 scholarships annually to outstanding doctoral candidates, graduate students, and undergraduate students as well as $2,000 scholarships to graduating high school seniors.
Accompanying the USGIF awards are three scholarships funded entirely by USGIF Organizational Members Dun & Bradstreet, Riverside Research, and RGi.
Click below to learn more and to view the full list of this year’s scholarship recipients.
Event date: August 27, 2019
USGIF invites all current and prospective Working Group members to its first USGIF Working Group Summit. Join us to learn about the Foundation’s efforts across its many Working Groups and to help chart the way ahead. This will be a great opportunity to network among various specializations within the GEOINT Community and to learn about the important initiatives being conducted by fellow Working Groups.
The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is the only organization dedicated to promoting the geospatial intelligence tradecraft and building a stronger community of interest across industry, academia, government, professional organizations and individual stakeholders.
Join us as we pursue our mission!
