Remote Sensing

USGIF Hosts Second Small Satellite Workshop at NGA

As the federal government undergoes a sweeping administrative transition, the need for commercial space initiatives and in particular the information yielded by small satellites will remain steady, according to experts at USGIF’s Small Satellite Workshop.

Creating a Better World

Uncovering slavery using satellite imagery

MDA: Detecting the Unexpected

MDA Geospatial Services International provides insight to a variety of customers

More Than Meets the Eye

Sophisticated sensors can see things humans can’t. GEOINT’s next challenge: turning spectral science into actionable insight

Weekly GEOINT Community News

NGA Releases New Acquisition Strategy; NGA Contracts Planet; Orbital ATK to Build Remote Sensing Satellite for NASA

“Geospatial” as a Noun

Taking the next step in defining the community

DigitalGlobe to Acquire Radiant

Combination to bring new contracts, customers, and developers

Friday’s Food for Thought: Mapping Coral Reefs

A team of researchers from Australia, Bermuda, and the United States are using a NASA Gulfstream jet to modernize the way the world studies coral reefs

Friday’s Food for Thought: Mapping Ramenskoye

Ramenskoye, a former Soviet Union flight test center located outside of Moscow, began operation in 1952 and housed new Soviet military aircraft. Shortly afterward, during the Cold War, the United States began a reconnaissance mission on the location.

Weekly GEOINT Community News

NGA Joins SpaceNet; Airbus Defence and Space To Launch New Constellation; NOAA Awards First Contracts for Commercial Weather Satellites; General Dynamics Awarded AFRL Contract; Leidos Awarded Army Contract; WorldView-4 Launch Postponed; OGSystems Receives Navy Training Contract