2020 Issue 2

2020 USGIF Scholarship Award Winners

The 2020 scholarship winners demonstrate the multidisciplinary nature of the field of GEOINT

Preview: The Convergence of Commercial Content with AI/ML to Bring Clarity

Black Cape’s Abe Usher and percipient.ai’s Balan Ayyar provide an overview on current trends in AI/ML ahead of USGIF’s Geospatial Community Forum Nov. 16–18.

Stay Connected

Facilitating connections, hosting virtual events, and providing a forum for discussions is how USGIF grows the community. We hope you enjoy the videos and podcast interviews featured in this digital edition of trajectory. It’s our way to connect the community to you, wherever you are.

How to Prepare for and Guide Your Organization Through the Next Crisis

Observations from US Federal Agencies’ Responses to COVID-19

UAVs in University Research

A massive leap in technology, a decrease in prices and a boon in the availability of open-source platforms to help process the data quickly and cheaply have allowed more widespread adoption of UAV technology.

T-REX: Pushing STEM and GEOINT into the Future

Q&A with Patty Hagan, president and executive director at T-REX

Open-Source Intelligence

Q&A with Authenic8’s Federal program Manager, Thom Kaye