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Geospatially Enabling Decision Support for Defence and Security Leaders

‘DGI provides thought provoking speakers, stimulating round-table discussions, and most importantly, time to cultivate relationships in the Defence Intel community’

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January 19th to the 21st, 2015Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

January 19th – North America, Nordics and ArcticNeil Thompson OMM CD, Former Director Geospatial Intelligence Canadian Armed Forces

Overview

The North American GEOINT community has been seen as the world leaders in embracing the many advantages of an integrated GEOINT system. North America has the largest number of Geospatial Intelligence professionals. The focus Day provided the GEOINT community an opportunity to identify what the user will require in the future and how the world class solution providers can rise to the challenge and be prepared to provide new and even more effective GEOINT concepts, data, applications and solutions. Key fi ndings from the two afternoon streams include:

Stream A - North America Themes

• Successful GEOINT sharing relies on political will and strong collaboration at agency level

• Crowd Sourcing is increasingly being used for many GEOINT applications successfully

• Social Media/OSINT is changing many aspects of GEOINT provoking the question: Is the phrase that “Every citizen/solider is a sensor” a concept or an operational requirement?

Stream B - Arctic Focus Day-The New “Cold Rush”

• Before signifi cant progress can be made an acceptable database for the Arctic region is required focusing on safety of navigation, human digital elevation models, vegetation data, bathymetry, coastline data and culture geographically based information and meteorological information too

• Mapping will benefi t hugely from the combination of new and effective remote sensing capabilities that can allow a more complete coverage of the entire region giving the reduced hours of daylight and the receding ice

January 20th – The Journey so FarColonel (ret’d) John Kedar, Director, Strategic Business Development, Ordnance Survey International

Opening a packed and well attended day I asked Conference attendees whether we are too reactive to external developments or do we ‘lead the way’ and set the GEOINT agenda. Of course the answer is a balance but this DGI brought a surprising number of more challenging ideas to the table from speakers and audience, ideas our community should heed.

Air Vice Marshal Jon Rigby opened by very fi rmly setting the agenda and stating that we have a momentum across industry and government that must be retained through working together. Shawn Stith, NGA, capitalised on the same collaborative theme, emphasising collaboration not coordination based upon alliances. He also described the US pan-Government GEOINT approach. Commander David Crossman, Colonel Greg Burt and Jane Chappell joined Air Vice Marshal Rigby and Shawn Stith in a panel discussion to identify 5 challenges that geospatial leaders need to overcome to improve global security.

Jim Hill, John Day and David Crossman gave three excellent and complementary talks. Davis reminded the conference of the importance of the oceanographic environment as we develop GEOINT capability. Jim Hill focused on military operations, probably the most demanding Geoint environment, and John Day demonstrated how modern GIS integrates intelligences for exploitation and

sharing across the National Security domain. The IBM team later reinforced the technology theme by demonstrating leaps in processing power opening eyes to the potential for analysis and understanding.

During the afternoon a series of innovative round table discussions enabled all attendees to participate in discussions and exchange ideas. These forums were one of several new ideas introduced in DGI 2015 and, I believe, lifted the conference to a new level. The theme that differentiated this conference from others for me was the human theme, the need for the geospatial community to understand the data and technology they work with and the minds of the decision makers they serve to enable them to deliver solutions not products. And that is a matter of education, training and professional development.

January 21st – Horizon ScanningRobert B. Murrett Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSCT) Professor of Practice, Public Administration and International Affairs

On the second main day of the conference 6 key themes emerged that GEOINT leaders need to focus on going forwards including:

• A Broader Defi nition of Security: as refl ected in presentations by John Day and several others, there is an increasing awareness that “security” involves a broader range of actors (“the complete national security community”. In particular, the global challenges that we are facing connect traditional military and defense services, as well as others such from: law enforcement, humanitarian assistance, diplomacy, public health, development, disaster response. This represents an expansion the “big tent” of security-associated activities, and the growing mission set of the GEOINT mission – as seen with the representatives at the DGI Conference.

• Big Data/Collection Management – There was a recurring theme that we should do a better job of controlling the data that we ultimately are responsible for fusing and providing to the mission partners that rely upon us. There was emphasis on exerting control over data collection earlier in the cycle, rather than ingesting disparate (quantitative) data without focus on the qualitative dimension.

• People: As articulated by John Knight and many others, we should never lose sight of the fact that people are the most important resource. This has very real implications that will need renewed emphasis, such as: leadership, training, promotions and retention, linkages with the academic sector, and vigorous articulation of the importance of our mission.

• Expanded Global Footprint: Lt Col Richard Blunt and others provided background on the impact that GEOINT mission professionals are having at countless locations around the world, on nearly every continent. After a period of heavy emphasis in the Middle East, other challenges in Africa, the Far East and South Asia are likely to require more emphasis in the future.

• Strategic Approaches: Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach, Vice Chief of Defence Staff, UK MoD outlined the need for “Offset Strategy Three,” to provide an international approach to deal with current and emerging security threats. As articulated in London, this has clear implications for the DGI audience, as it will require agile GEOINT support from all the nations, particularly in response to emerging mission sets described above.

• The Steadily Growing Importance of Partnerships: Both within and among nations, DGI highlighted the strength of interagency work within and among nations (a “whole force” concept). Many of the presentations and much of the discussion had a focus on challenges associated with “interoperability” – which is a noteworthy refl ection of the connective tissue that links so many allied nations together on common missions.

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‘This year’s London DGI tradeshow conference was spectacular; it was far and away the best DGI that I’ve attended in the last few years’

Ric Diaz, Director, Sales Operations, Textron Systems-

Geospatial Solutions

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“…this was my fi rst DGI conference and I have nothing but great things to say about the content and execution. Well done!...”

Vonna Weir Heaton, VP & Lead Executive, Information and Intelligence Solutions, Ball

Aerospace & Technologies Corp

“…I thoroughly enjoyed the Conference and made numerous contacts which will defi nitely be benefi cial to the Joint Forces Intelligence Group (JFIG) and the training areas I have responsibility for…”

G Mills C1, Head of JFIG Training Policy Section, Joint Forces Intelligence Group, UK MoD

“…I was very impressed with the forum, content, and overall event - I look forward to DGI next year!”

Colonel Neil T Allen, Chief, Offi ce Defense Cooperation, US Air Force

(senior leader from the US AF)

“…I got a lot by exploiting the networking sessions...”

Jari Kemppi, Air Operation Centre, Air Force Command Finland (senior

operator from the Finnish AF)

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Chairman John Kedar from Ordnance Survey International energized the DGI audience to think about how GEOINT is

transforming responsiveness to evolving security risks today

DGI delegates networked over a beer and wine during one of many receptions which took place evening of January 20th

Vice Chief of Defence Staff, UK MoD Air Chief Marshal Sir Stuart Peach spent time with attendees following his

visionary speech on January 21st

Personal demonstrations of the latest software are offered by market leading developers and system integrators as part

of the exhibition experience at DGI

A full auditorium at DGI morning of January 20th included geospatial intelligence experts from 38 different nations

January 20th

Trends to Watch in Littoral Operations

Led by Paul Lynch, Commander, 30 Commando (Information Exploitation Group), UK Royal Marines

• Desire for higher resolution datasets to feed systems sensor. More data types and layers. With this a better understanding and defi nition of what it is. At present all parties have different ‘self-centred’ sets

• Desire and need to draw greater value from data beyond existing sets. For example drawing habitat and seafl oor from backscatter Need for standards in this areas. Also consideration of other government and development uses from operationally focused collect. This increases AOG buy-in and collaboration.

• Competition from non-traditional players for example Littoral is where the money is for a number of militaries and unqualifi ed parties are starting to reach into this space incorrectly as a means to grow.

January 20th

Potential and Challenges of Combining Crowd Sourced and Internet Sourced Data with Authoritative Sources

Led by Professor Mike Jackson, Professor of Geospatial Science and Director of the Centre for Geospatial Science, Nottingham University

• Need to move from a perspective biased towards ‘absolutes’ towards acceptance of fuzziness and multiple viewpoints of reality

• A systematic approach/methodology towards validation and quality assurance of crowd data is essential but doesn’t yet exist

• This topic cannot be progressed outside of the contest of ‘ethics’, political acceptability and licensing

January 21st

How Can GEOINT Impact the Decision Making Process Better?

Led by Colonel (ret’d) Mark Burrows, Department of Business and Innovation, UK Government

• Use technology to produce dynamic, visual all source intelligence based on GEOINT. Intelligence should be GEOINT based and not relegated to an Annex as historically has been the case

• Develop/set up an ongoing marketing/communication campaign to develop key line-products that commanders/decision makers like and can develop understanding and wisdom rapidly

• Produce validated GEOINT with associated confi dence levels to forecast and predice with a known degree of confi dence – to support risk taking

January 21st

How to Leverage C2 to Overcome Challenges in JISR Information Sharing?

Led by Rob Munday, Chairman, NATO Industry Advisory Group SG-177

• JISR initiative WPs in training need time to deliver. Evolution through demonstration/trial/exercise

• Informations haring should be considered in a broader context related to specifi c JISR functional roles – reinforces the need for improved training.

• Limitations of working in a multi-security domain –changes to policies and different national views

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Geographical BreakdownEurope = 78%; Rest of World = 22%

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Industry Breakdown

DGI in Numbers

592Attendees

96+Thought-Leading

Speakers

38Countries

Represented

30Hours

of Networking Opportunities

Attendee List Sample of Attendees from DGI 2015

Job Title Job TitleCompany CompanySenior Technical Control Offi cer 135 Geographic Squadron RE

General Manager UK and RoW Operations 2d3 Sensing

Sector Lead - UAS and ISR Training 3SDL Ltd.

Head of Business Development (Maritime), Regional Sales UK and Europe Airbus Defence & Space

Military Geographer, Lieutenant Colonel Austrian MoD

Strategic Adviser Babcock Integrated Technology

Vice President / GM BAE Systems

Vice President And Lead Executive Ball Aerospace and Technologies Corp

Head of Joint GEOMETOC Department BGHOM, France

Brigadier General - Director of Geographic Service of Brazilian Army Brazilian Army

Commanding Offi cer, 42 Engineering Regiment (Geo) British Army

Cabinet Offi cial Cabinet Secretariat

Chief Geomatics CAE-AVIATION

Joint Engineer Geomatics Canadian Joint Operations Command

Director General, Space Utilization Canadian Space Agency

Group Manager, Evidence & Interpretation Group Cefas

Chief Executive Offi cer Comprimato s.r.o.

Chief Geospatial Branch Danish Defence Acquisition and Logistics Organization

DE&S ISTAR Science Gateway DE&S ISTAR

Africa and Middle East Geospatial Collection Offi cer Defence Geographic Centre

Vice President, Sales EMEAR DigitalGlobe

Commander Canadian Forces Intelligence Group DND Canada

ISTAR Group Leader DSTL

Imint Department Manager ELTA Systems Ltd

Director, Defence and Intelligence Solutions Esri

Head of Defence, National Security & Public Safety Esri UK

Project Offi cer ISR European Defence Agency

Chief Geospatial Offi cer European Union External Action Service

Head of Operations Division European Union Satellite Center (EU SatCen)

GM & Director of Sales for Com Exelis

Head of Military Cartography Federal Offi ce of Topography Swiss Topographical Offi ce

GEOINT Offi cer Finnish Defence Geospatial Centre

Brand Chief Integrated Production FIS / Germany

Geoint Program Manager Geoint Program Manager

Chief GIF Strategist Harris Corporation

Head of Professional Services Helyx SIS

Chief Strategy Offi cer Hitachi,Ltd

Intel & Analytics Lead HP

DACOS Geo HQ ARRC HQ ARRC

Worldwide i2 National Security & Defense Sales Lead IBM

Chief Maritime Analyst IHS

GIS and Remote Sensing Expert Information Network Security Agency

Geospatial Sales Director Intergraph UK Limited

Chief Executive Offi cer Japan Space Imaging Corporation

Commander Joint Forces Intelligence Group

Senior Vice President Business Development and Sales Kongsberg Satellite Services

Senior Fellow, Enterprise Chief Engineer Lockheed Martin

Head Of Research and Developmentmg56 Luciad

Director, Geospatial Intelligence Directorate Marine Corps Intelligence Activity, USA

Vice President, Geospatial Services MDA Geospatial Services Inc

Chief Scientist MDA Information Systems

Chief Digital Offi cer and Head of Digital IT Met Offi ce

Defence Technology Capability Development Manager Met Offi ce

IMaGE Programme Manager Ministry of Defence UK

Joint Forces Command, Open Source Intelligence Policy Ministry of Defence UK

Head of UN Division Ministry of Foreign Affairs

C2 Force Development Open Source & IRM UK Ministry of Defence

Chief Executive Offi cer National Space Centre

ISR Capability Manager NATO

Executive Director NATO Alliance Ground Surveillance Management Agency

JISR SL Geospatial Services Group Head NATO Communications and Information Agency

Chairman NATO Industrial Advisory Group SG-177

GEOINT Imagery Manager NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre

Team Leader Geo Technology NATO Intelligence Fusion Centre

Deputy Director, Intelligence Division NATO International Millitary

Geospatial Team Lead Navy Command HQ (Portsdown)

Director, GEOINT New Zealand Armed Forces

Chief, International National Geospatial-Intelligence Support Team – Europe NGA

Chief, National System for Geospatial-Intelligence Capabilities and Integra NGA

GEOINT Offi cer Norwegian Army Land Warfare Centre

Director General Norwegian Mapping Authority

Geospatial Partnerships NVIDIA

General Manager ONG-IT GmbH

Executive Director, Communications and Outreach Open Geospatial Consortium

Vice President Government Solutions Oracle

Director Strategic Business Development Ordnance Survey

Director National Security Shield Project Qatar Armed Forces

Principal Engineer, Information and Intelligence Exploitation, C4ISR QinetiQ

Staff Offi cer DPD (GEOINT) RAF Waddington

C4ISR Lead Engineer Raytheon

Managing Director Intelligence and Security Raytheon

GIS Instructor, Royal School of Military Survey Royal School of Military Survey, UK MOD

Program Director Saab Vricon Systems AB

Managing Director Skyline Software Systems, Inc

Managing Director Space Imaging Middle East

Chief Executive Offi cer Spacemetric

GEOINT Offi cer Spanish Army

Director Of Defense Geospatial Division Survey and Mapping Department of Malaysia

Imagery Intelligence Analyst Swiss Air Force

GEOINT Offi cer Swiss Armed Forces

Deputy Director, Institute for National Security and Counterterrorism (INSC Syracuse University

President Tek Meridian System Solution Corporation

Head of Geo Information, Business Development Telespazio VEGA UK

Chief Architect Geospatial Solutions Textron Systems

Senior Vice President and General Manager Geospatial Solutions Textron Systems

Head of Geospatial Centre of Expertise Thales Communications & Security

CEO T-Kartor

Senior Account Manager UK/Ireland TomTom

Director Cyber, Intelligence and Information Integration UK MOD

Director, Defence Geographic Centre, Joint Forces Intelligence Group UK MOD

Head of Geospatial Policy UK MOD

Team Leader Innovation, Joint Forces Intelligence Group UK MOD

Commander 30 Commando UK Royal Marines

Chief Hydrographer UK Royal Navy

Principal Royal School of Military Survey

Director Undersecretariat for Defence Industries, Turkey

Co-Chair United Nations Committee of Experts on Global Geospatial Information Management (UN-GGIM)

Emeritus Professor Nottingham Geospatial Institute University of Nottingham

Vice President Sales, Europe UrtheCast

Director of the Geospatial Acquisition Support Directorate US Army Geospati US Army Geospatial Center

Director, National Geospatial Technical Operations Center US Geological Survey

Senior Open Source Analyst US Marine Corps Information Assurance

C4ISR Systems Engineer US Naval Space and Warfare Centre

Head Business Development UTC Aerospace Systems

CEO Voyager Search

Pencil in Dates for DGI 2016 Today: January 18th - 20th, 2016 at the Queen Elizabeth II Conference Centre, London

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