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General Session Highlights from GEOINT 2024 Day 2

May 8, 2024

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

May 6, 2024

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

May 6, 2024

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

May 6, 2024

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

May 5, 2024

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

May 5, 2024

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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USGIF Publishes GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge (EBK) 3.0

May 5, 2024

Version 3.0 of this community resource demystifies the discipline and reflects 2024 learning objectives and priorities.

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Is Quantum Computing Poised to Transform GEOINT?

April 11, 2024

As quantum computing matures, so does its potential to impact geospatial intelligence

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Golden Ticket Winners at GEOINT 2024

March 29, 2024

Congratulations to the Golden Ticket Class of 2024. These 24 exceptional junior members of our discipline will take part in a highly coveted professional development experience during the upcoming GEOINT Symposium. The Golden Ticket program is among the most impactful ways that USGIF, now celebrating 20 years of service, helps to build the GEOINT community.…

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GEOINT Grapples with AI Implications, Policy Directives 

February 26, 2024

GEOINT and government leaders, along with their industry partners, are rushing to figure how best to engage with AI, as well as how to govern its use

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