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...

Geography 2050 is a multi-year, strategic dialog about the vital trends reshaping the geography of our planet in the coming decades. Initially organized by the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the ongoing Geography 2050 dialogue convenes thought leaders from academia, government, industry, and the social sector to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. In the late 20th century, talk of...

In 2015, we explored our future in an urbanized world. By all indications, the future sees population increasing and densifying within urban areas, and growth halting elsewhere. Whether we face a future where technologies increasingly reduce cities’ dependence on the hinterlands for food, water and energy, or whether we face a future where the ecological stress on the hinterlands continues to grow, we are faced with hard choices about th...

USGIF’s GEOINT Community Week brings together the defense, intelligence, homeland security, and geospatial communities at-large for a week of briefings, educational sessions, workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. Registration for events opening soon! SATURDAY, NOV. 12 GEOGala Hilton McLean Tysons Corner, McLean, Va.5:00-10:00 p.m. The USGIF black-tie GEOGala celebrates the dedication and support of the GEOINTCommun...

USGIF is partnering with the American Geographical Society for their annual fall symposium in New York City. Join other thought leaders from academia, industry, government, and the social sector who care about the future geography of our cities. EXPLORING OUR FUTURE IN AN URBANIZED WORLD In 2014, AGS mounted an “Expedition to the Future”, and a topic that prominently recurred through much of the dialog was “urbanization....

The GEOINT 2012 Symposium takes place Oct. 8-11 at the Gaylord Palms in Orlando, Florida. The GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest intelligence event of the year. The annual GEOINT Symposium, hosted by the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation, is the nation’s preeminent intelligence event of the year. The GEOINT 2012 Symposium promises another agenda packed with important keynote speakers, insightful panel discussio...

Hear Directly from the Who’s Who of the GEOINT Community. The GEOINT Symposium is the nation’s largest intelligence event of the year. GEOINT 2010 attracted more than 4,000 total attendees to the New Orleans Ernest N. Morial Convention Center to hear speakers on a multi-INT agenda and see over 220 exhibitors and sponsors in 100,000 square feet of exhibit space. Who is USGIF The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGI...