Ryan Doom
General Session Highlights from GEOINT 2024 Day 3
In the rapidly evolving landscape of national security and digital modernization, the DoD is adapting to emerging challenges and harnessing cutting-edge technologies, said the Honorable John Sherman, DoD CIO, during his keynote address on GEOINT 2024 Day 3 General Session. “The security environment has evolved over the years,” Sherman said, and as such: “We’re constantly…
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Government Hub Dispatch #2: Army Geo-Data Fabric and IC Cloud
Dan Visone, Acting Director of the Army Geospatial Center (AGC), gave remarks on advancing the Army geospatial enterprise in support of multi-domain operations, the Geo-Data fabric, and the IC Cloud in the GEOINT 2024 Government Hub Tuesday afternoon. Visone discussed the Army Geospatial Data Fabric (AGDF), describing it as an enterprise capability on NIPR,…
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General Session Highlights from GEOINT 2024 Day 2
The first keynote address of GEOINT 2024 day 2 was delivered by La’Naia Jones, Chief Information Officer and Director of the Information Technology Enterprise at the CIA. She talked the audience through two “take-home points,” the essentialness of GEOINT to the greater defense and intelligence community, and the necessity to treat intelligence as a…
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Government Hub Dispatch #1: IC Envisions Commercial Solutions
On May 6, the first day of GEOINT 2024, Pete Muend, Director, Commercial Systems Program Office, National Reconnaissance Office (NRO), and Devin Brande, Director, Commercial Operations, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), hosted a panel discussion at the Government Hub in the exhibit hall on the “Application of Commercial Solutions for GEOINT.” Muend explained that the NRO…
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GEOINT 2024 Keynote: Space Security and Analytic Standards
Space security emerged as a common theme throughout the keynote remarks during the first day of the GEOINT 2024 Symposium in Orlando, FL. The first Main Stage keynote address was delivered by The Honorable Stacey Dixon, Ph.D., Principal Deputy Director of National Intelligence. She began by highlighting how increased access to space has produced both…
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USGIF Announces the 2024 Lundahl-Finnie Award Recipient
Kissimmee, Fla., (May 6, 2024)—The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) announced today that Kevin M. O’Connell has been named the 2024 Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award winner. USGIF will present O’Connell with the award in recognition of his groundbreaking work developing and advancing the policy framework around commercial space capabilities. While…
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GEOINT Foreword 2024: Innovative R&D, Quantum, Magnetic Sensing, Cyber Crime
On May 5, more than 600 people attended GEOINT Foreword, the GEOINT Symposium’s pre-conference science & technology day sponsored by Esri. GEOINT Foreword is meant to explore both the potential and the limitations of leading-edge technology relevant to the GEOINT Community. “It’s not enough for us to develop disruptive tech. It’s not enough for us…
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Gateway Global: Empowering Youth Through GEOINT Education
Gateway Global is playing a critical role in the GEOINT talent pipeline and providing opportunities for high school students by introducing them to the discipline’s many potential applications and career paths. Zekita Armstrong-Asuquo, Chair and CEO of Gateway Global American Youth and Business Alliance Academies in St. Louis, Mo., gave a presentation this afternoon at…
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Call for GEOINT 2024 Symposium Lightning Talk Submissions
Call for GEOINT 2024 Symposium Lightning Talk Submissions What are Lightning Talks? Lightning Talks take place during USGIF’s annual GEOINT Symposium at the Innovation Hub, May 6 – 8. They are an opportunity to share with and educate colleagues on topics relevant to GEOINT. These 5-minute talks focus on one key point – this can…
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Call for 2024 Student Poster Proposals
USGIF is now accepting proposals for student posters for the upcoming GEOINT 2024 Symposium, May 5 – May 8, to be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort and Convention Center in Kissimmee, Florida. Each year, USGIF offers students who have recently completed or ongoing academic research the opportunity to present their work at the GEOINT…
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