The ability to derive intelligence from airborne or satellite-based sensors in an automated or semi-automated way offers numerous advantages for government and relief agencies responding to global disasters and conflicts. It is also a key element in an early response...
DATA SHARING: Mexico City Increases Emergency Response Capacity
On Sept. 19, 1985, Mexico City experienced one of the most devastating earthquakes in history. The magnitude 8.1 quake shook the city in two separate tremors, burying more than 10,000 people amid the rubble. Mexico City officials and citizens commemorate the event by...
GEOGRAPHIC SEARCH AND REFERENCING: DoD Supercharges Location-Based Intelligence Transfer from the Analyst to the Warfighter
It’s not a lack of information that hinders today’s defense operations; it’s a lack of information convergence. A typical Department of Defense (DoD) unit has tens of millions of unstructured documents at its disposal, in addition to scores of aerial- and...
ONLINE IMAGERY: Intelligence on Demand Offers Online Access to Imagery and Analytics
Dozens of U.S. government agencies rely on sophisticated mapping and imagery to support their operations. But for many of the organizations within these agencies, it’s not practical to purchase and maintain a multimillion dollar server infrastructure to house...
VIDEO EXPLOITATION: FAME 3.0 Expands Broadcast Techniques for Motion Imagery
FAMEâ„¢ has provided the intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance (ISR) community with the end-to-end capability to ingest, annotate, store and disseminate motion imagery using technologies and techniques adapted from the broadcast industry. The newest release of...
SATELLITE IMAGERY: Elevating Insight Three Powerful Ways GeoEye Introduces New Information Services Business Line
GeoEye, Inc., a premier provider of superior satellite and aerial imagery, location information products and image processing services, has introduced a new Information Services business line to join its existing Imagery Collection and Production Services lines of...
DATA FUSION: Analyzing Digital Acoustic Data in Motion
One of the greatest challenges facing the U.S. defense and intelligence community remains the ability to consume, analyze and produce actionable intelligence, surveillance and reconnaissance. An increasing array of sensor systems and data types, demands for real-time...
BATHYMETRIC LIDAR: Patrolling Sovereign Waters with Accurate Nautical Charts Charting the Torres Strait
Shallow waters, changing tides and seabed instability create difficulties in nautical charting. A prime example is the Torres Strait, which separates Australia’s Cape York, Queensland, from Papua New Guinea. Linking the Coral Sea to the Arafura Sea, the Torres...
LiDAR Supplies High-Resolution Data to NGA
By Katherine G., Steve H., and Seana M., imagery scientists in the Office of Sciences and Methodologies, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (www.nga.mil), Bethesda, Md. As rebuilding efforts and military operations continue in Iraq and Afghanistan, the demand for...
EARTH OBSERVING-1 Celebrates 10 Years of Innovation
By Holli Riebeek, NASA’s Earth Observatory, Goddard Space Flight Center (www.nasa.gov/centers/goddard), Greenbelt, Md. Scheduled to fly for a year and designed to last a year and a half, NASA’s Earth-Observing-1 satellite (EO-1) celebrated its 10th anniversary on...
