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Ethics and the Geospatial Profession Max Baber, Ph.D., FBCart.S Director of Academic Programs United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation NC GIS Conference
Ethics and the Geospatial Profession Max Baber, Ph.D., FBCart.S
Director of Academic Programs United States Geospatial Intelligence
Foundation NC GIS Conference 26 February 2015
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USGIF Strategic Partners
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GEOINT Professional Credentialing 2011:USD(I) mandates
development of professional certifications for several National
Security workforce categories 2012: NGA submits policy manual
outlining plans for GEOINT professional certification 2013: NGA
beta-tests Proficiency Level 1 (PL-1) exam, begins development of
PL-2 exams for various NGA analyst work categories 2013: USGIF
signs CRADA with NGA to support GEOINT professional certification
effort 2014: USGIF gathers input from government, industry, and
academia for Certification Blueprint 2015: USGIF launching
professional GEOINT Analyst credentialing process for
industry/academia
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Ethics and Geospatial Organizations GIS Certification Institute
GIS Code of Ethics American Society for Photogrammetry and Remote
Sensing Code of Ethics Association of American Geographers
Statement on Professional Ethics Urban and Regional Information
Systems Association GIS Code of Ethics National Society of
Professional Surveyors Code of Ethics and Business Conduct
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State problem Check facts Identify relevant factors Develop
list of options Test those options Harm, publcity, defensibility,
reversibility, colleagues profession, organization Choose among
options Review previous steps Guide to Ethical Decision-Making
(Davis, 1999)
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What is Geospatial Intelligence? Elements Location Sensors
Platforms Imagery Processing Features Attributes Data Science
Analytics Visualization Tradecraft Definition: Government The term
geospatial intelligence means the exploitation and analysis of
imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and
visually depict physical features and geographically referenced
activities on the Earth. GEOINT consists of imagery, imagery
intelligence, and geospatial information. Title 10 United States
Code 467
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What is Geospatial Intelligence? Elements Location Sensors
Platforms Imagery Processing Features Attributes Data Science
Analytics Visualization Tradecraft Definition: Academic Geospatial
intelligence is actionable knowledge, a process, and a profession.
It is the ability to describe, understand, and interpret so as to
anticipate the human impact of an event or action within a
spatiotemporal environment. It is also the ability to identify,
collect, store, and manipulate data to create geospatial knowledge
through critical thinking, geospatial reasoning, and analytical
techniques. Finally, it is the ability to present knowledge in a
way that is appropriate to the decision-making environment. Todd
Bacastow & Dennis Bellafiore American Intelligence Journal
(2009)
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What is Geospatial Intelligence? Elements Location Sensors
Platforms Imagery Processing Features Attributes Data Science
Analytics Visualization Tradecraft Definition: Industry GEOINT is
the professional practice of integrating and interpreting all forms
of geospatial data to create historical and anticipatory
intelligence products used for planning or that answer questions
posed by decision makers. Darryl Murdock and Robert M. Clark The
Five Disciplines of Intelligence Collection (2015)
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Implementing Geographic Information Technologies Ethically
(Onsrud, 2008) Societal controls Globalization Law vs Ethics Core
ethical values Intellectual property Ethics driven implementations
Ethics driven design
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Get Involved!
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@USGIF Dr. Max Baber, Director of Academic Programs
[email protected] twitter.com/USGIF trajectorymagazine.com
geoint2015.com www.USGIF.org