The world is awash in geospatial data, just as the development and adoption of GEOINT AI and ML solutions are becoming reality. In order to maximize potential of such advancements, organizations must undertake a systematic approach to geospatial data management and governance. Join this session to learn about how government and industry organizations are turning data strategies into operational realities. Last October, NGA publicly published a...

The National Intelligence Estimate on Climate Change released by the National Security Council in October of 2021 lists eight separate climate change effects, each of which portends impacts on food security: heat, heavy precipitation and flooding, drought, sea level rise, arctic ice melt, tropical cyclones, coral reefs, and biodiversity. As populations experience stressors over the production and consumption of food, the potential for mass hum...

Renewed focus on great power competition is an opportunity for the GEOINT community to leverage new technologies to outpace U.S. adversaries. The nation and the geospatial intelligence community are at an inflection point, necessitating a revolution in GEOINT capabilities, the IT architectures that support them, and the organizational cultures and practices to transform at the speed needed to maintain GEOINT dominance. During this event, we...

During times of crisis, the Defense Department can be called upon to support U.S. civil authorities. In those cases, a lead federal agency works alongside state, local, territorial, or tribal organizations as responses to natural or human-made emergencies or disasters evolve. In such situations, the key features of GIS’s are critical enablers, allowing for integration of disparate datasets, the conduct of analysis, and dissemination of a...

Please join us Thursday, June 17 at 6:30 PM ET for our virtual Third Thursday. YPG is hosting a trivia night using the platform CrowdPurr. There will be time for networking, so bring a friend and your favorite beverage and come flex your trivia muscles with YPG. We look forward to seeing you there!

With all of the devices, locations, connection types, and opportunities for compromise we have today, user accounts and connected devices should not be trusted by default. In fact, information access should only be provided in limited or as-needed fashion. This “Zero Trust” approach to network security is uniquely suited to safeguarding agencies in an age of cloud applications, virtualized desktops, and widespread network access. J...

USGIF continues its 2021 series of programs focused on the GEOINT equities of the U.S. military forces with a day of virtual programming dedicated to the U.S. Navy and U.S. Marine Corps. This day of keynotes and panel discussions is sure to inform participants from around the force about how GEOINT matters to them. It also affords the opportunity for participants from USN and USMC programs to share insights with GEOINT partners who are working...

No longer dismissed as “an environmental anomaly,” but now broadly recognized as a threat multiplier and a catalyst for instability and conflict, climate change can lead to crisis, requiring urgent and well-informed collaborative action. Regardless of the rhetoric, climate change presents challenges but also opportunities for the Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) community which can play a critical role in future efforts to address...

We will discuss how to securely and resiliently deliver the compute/storage and exploitation at the edge.

Analytic Modeling is an approach for capturing mission knowledge relating evidence and indicators to the answers to Key Intelligence Questions. With the NGA Director’s Moonshot outlining the need to raise the operational pace of the workforce—and our nation’s pivot back to focusing on the super-powers—comes the potential to revisit the purpose of Analytic Modeling. This session will cover the evolution of Analytic Model...