USGIF is pleased to announce Letitia A. Long as the 2022 Arthur C. Lundahl—Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award recipient in recognition of her myriad achievements and community leadership. With more than four decades of exceptional service in government and industry, Ms. Long has been a trailblazer and steadfast advocate of the GEOINT tradecraft and the Intelligence Community. Her career began as a civilian intern engineer with U...

Join USGIF for a two-day program that takes a critical look at what is required to implement GEOINT artificial intelligence capabilities for widespread use. The tech world has been abuzz for several years about the promise of artificial intelligence—and the GEOINT community has not been immune to the excitement. After all, AI has been considered a defining technology of the decade. Yet, deployment of AI solutions at scale remains challen...

Join us as USGIF continues its series of programs focused on the GEOINT equities of the U.S. military forces with a day of in-person programming dedicated to the U.S. Navy, U.S. Marine Corps, and U.S. Coast Guard. This day of keynotes and panel discussions is intended to inform participants from around the force about how GEOINT matters to them and help members of the GEOINT community better understand the maritime services’ unique needs...

Observe, Orient, Decide, Act: John Boyd’s classic “OODA” loop concept holds that in conflict, whichever party can "get inside" the opponent's decision cycle timeline can gain the advantage. The timely delivery of GEOINT analytic products to the point of need is a key element of decision advantage. Join us as we examine how the community is finding innovative ways to automate significant portions of imagery exploitation and re...

USGIF kicks off a series focused on the GEOINT equities of the U.S. military forces with a day of programming dedicated to the U.S. Air Force and U.S. Space Force. 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 USAF and USSF to share insights with GEOINT partners who are working to ensure the nation’s...

The GEOINT Symposium, which began in 2004, is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence—and possibly intelligence—professionals in the nation. With an average total attendance of more than 3,000, the event is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, military, the contractor community, and academia. This year’s theme, GEOINT: The Foundation of Intelligence...

USGIF is pleased to announce that GEOINT community icon Stu Shea will be awarded the 2021 Arthur C. Lundahl-Thomas C. Finnie Lifetime Achievement Award at the USGIF annual black-tie gathering of the GEOINT community. Stu has nearly four decades serving both government and industry in the intelligence, defense, aerospace, and government services markets. His energy, customer focus, and dedication of his life’s work to the tradecraft of ma...

USGIF's GEOINT Symposium is the largest annual gathering of geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) professionals in the nation. As has been proven time and again—and particularly since the start of the pandemic—GEOINT is ubiquitous and provides context to our world. The symposium is a unique and unparalleled opportunity to speak to your extended constituency spanning government, industry, and academia. In addition to keynotes from senior...

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. Army. 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 Army programs to share insights with GEOINT partners who are working to ensure the nation’s...

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...