USGIF Member Spotlight: Janes

We caught up with Sam Gordy, president of Janes US, a defense intelligence firm based in Rosslyn, Virginia, to discuss the company’s role in GEOINT and what excites him most about the industry

Kriesjo Quimzon, 2022 USGIF Scholarship Winner

Recipient of USGIF’s Maxar Scholarship for Diversity and Innovation in GEOINT, Kriesjo Quimzon spoke with trajectory about his career in the U.S. Air Force, what GEOINT means to him, and how he’s bringing the fields of geospatial data and economics together.

USGIF Member Spotlight: Planet Federal

Jon Powers, vice president of sales at Planet Federal, spoke with trajectory about the company’s role in GEOINT and what makes them unique.

A GEOINT-supported Metaverse is Coming

The GEOINT and wider geospatial communities are perfectly positioned to provide valuable contributions to the metaverse.

USGIF Member Spotlight: Janes

We caught up with Sam Gordy, president of Janes US, a defense intelligence firm based in Rosslyn, Virginia, to discuss the company’s role in GEOINT and what excites him most about the industry

Kriesjo Quimzon, 2022 USGIF Scholarship Winner

Recipient of USGIF’s Maxar Scholarship for Diversity and Innovation in GEOINT, Kriesjo Quimzon spoke with trajectory about his career in the U.S. Air Force, what GEOINT means to him, and how he’s bringing the fields of geospatial data and economics together.

USGIF Member Spotlight: Planet Federal

Jon Powers, vice president of sales at Planet Federal, spoke with trajectory about the company’s role in GEOINT and what makes them unique.

A GEOINT-supported Metaverse is Coming

The GEOINT and wider geospatial communities are perfectly positioned to provide valuable contributions to the metaverse.

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SMALL SATELLITES, BIG OPPORTUNITIES

Millennium Space Systems, a Boeing Company, is a small satellite prototype and constellation provider focusing on national security space missions across orbits, with a 100% success rate. The team partners with customers to develop high-performance systems to achieve their missions with a high confidence of success. A vertically integrated company, Millennium delivers full mission solutions in unprecedented timelines – from design, build, integration and test to mission operations and training – and their in-house ground and on-orbit software enables autonomous operations.

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Honoring The Fallen

A new NGA memorial honors the service members who died while supporting U.S. mapping missions as part of the Inter American Geodetic Survey.

By Steve Hendershot

IAGS began in 1946 as a U.S. Army initiative charged with creating accurate, detailed maps of Latin America. The value of such maps had become clear during World War II, and shortly after the war, U.S. military leaders decided they wanted a better-defined picture of the land to America’s south. IAGS partnered with nations such as Cuba, Bolivia, Peru, and Chile, leading surveying missions and also training a generation of Latin American cartographers at a school at IAGS’s headquarters in Panama.

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Airbus 30cm Imagery Supports Mission Critical Geospatial Applications

 

Agile and rapid collection of 30cm native resolution, exceptionally accurate and consistent data for mission critical applications. Easily access, exploit, and disseminate best-in-class data when and where you need it, anywhere in the world.

PERSPECTIVE

Q&A with Enbal Shacham

We recently caught up with Enbal Shacham, Ph.D., a professor and associate dean of research in the college for public health and social justice at Saint Louis University and the Acting Associate Director of the Taylor Geospatial Institute, about her work, advice to students, and thoughts on the future of geospatial intelligence.

TURN DATA INTO A DECISIVE EDGE

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From AI to zero trust, we’re harnessing new tools and technologies to advance national security and help our customers protect citizens, assets, and information. Leidos delivers secure, innovative solutions that outpace today’s adversaries and threats—enabling responsiveness at the speed of mission.

USGIF MEMBER SPOTLIGHT

USGIF Member Spotlight: Janes

We caught up with Sam Gordy, president of Janes US, a defense intelligence firm based in Rosslyn, Virginia, to discuss the company’s role in GEOINT and what excites him most about the industry

USGIF Member Spotlight: Planet Federal

Jon Powers, vice president of sales at Planet Federal, spoke with trajectory about the company’s role in GEOINT and what makes them unique.

USGIF Member Spotlight: ICEYE

ICEYE co-founder Rafal Modrzewski discusses the origin and evolution of the Finnish SAR satellite company and its partnership to provide Ukraine with access to SAR capabilities.

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Delivering the art of the possible.

GDIT is growing in St. Louis and collaborating with technology partners and academia to bring innovation with transformative impact to the region.

USGIF SCHOLARSHIP RECIPIENT PROFILES

Kriesjo Quimzon, 2022 USGIF Scholarship Winner

Recipient of USGIF’s Maxar Scholarship for Diversity and Innovation in GEOINT, Kriesjo Quimzon spoke with trajectory about his career in the U.S. Air Force, what GEOINT means to him, and how he’s bringing the fields of geospatial data and economics together.

Jayedi Aman, 2022 USGIF Scholarship Recipient

University of Missouri doctoral candidate Jayedi Aman spoke with trajectory about his research bringing together GIS, architecture, and urban planning to keep our communities safe and secure.

Roseanna Torrez, 2022 USGIF Scholarship Recipient

An early introduction to GIS combined with computer science provides a strong foundation for a successful future in GEOINT.

CONTRIBUTED ARTICLES

A GEOINT-supported Metaverse is Coming

The GEOINT and wider geospatial communities are perfectly positioned to provide valuable contributions to the metaverse.

No Matter Their Scale, NGA Maps Have Huge Impact

Despite the proliferation of GPS on smartphones and other digital devices, NGA’s partners continue to have a constant demand for digital and printed maps.

Land Use for Nonproliferation Applications

Over the past few decades, the availability of commercial satellite images has dramatically changed how academics and other nongovernmental analysts study the spread of nuclear weapons and ballistic missiles.

Geiger-mode Lidar Transitions to Civilian Use

Initially used for military purposes, Geiger-mode lidar has now come onto the commercial market, lowering the cost of geospatial data acquisition