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A Call to Action
NGA Director Vice Admiral Robert Sharp, Dr. Fred Pestello, and Dr. Roger Mason discuss education, the state of GEOINT in St. Louis, and a call to action for NGA
Reflecting and Looking Ahead
Farewell and thank you to Dr. Max Baber
Friday’s Food for Thought: National Parks Centennial
Mapping the nation’s natural treasures
NOAA’s First GOES-R Weather Satellite Reaches Orbit
NOAA’s new advanced weather satellite will scan the hemisphere five times faster and at four times higher resolution than current systems. The first GOES-R satellite launched Nov. 19 and reached geostationary orbit Nov. 29.
Disposable Drones
U.S. Marine Corps tests single-use UAVs for supply delivery
Rapid Growth for Planet
Planet announced February 3 its intent to acquire Google’s small satellite business, Terra Bella, along with its fleet of seven SkySat satellites—a deal that will make Planet the undisputed leader in small satellite commercial remote sensing.
Streamlining Global Geospatial Data
DARPA selects Descartes Labs as the platform partner for its ambitious Geospatial Cloud Analytics program
20 Years of GEOINT
NGA commemorates 20 years since the organization was formed as the National Imagery and Mapping Agency
Funding Academic Excellence
The USGIF scholarship program continues to expand thanks to generous donors
A Time of Transition
In a period of great external change, USGIF is more agile than ever