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Cartography and Geospatial Intelligence: Actionable Knowledge for Human Security

R. Maxwell Baber, Ph.D., FBCart.S Director of Academic Programs

US Geospatial Intelligence Foundation

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USGIF Strategic Partners

www.GEOINT2013.com

TRAJECTORYmagazine.com

USGIF Scholarships

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USGIF Academic Accreditation

Geospatially Enabled Workforce

Ann Johnson – GeoTech Center

Geospatial Intelligence

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Elements of GEOINT Sensors – active and passive Platforms – satellites, aircraft, other Imagery – raster data model (continuous) Processing – feature extraction, etc Features – vector data model (discrete) Field Collection – GPS, field survey Socio-Cultural – demographic data Databases – storage, query, retrieval, etc Analytics – spatial statistics, etc Visualization – graphic representation Tradecraft – collation & interpretation

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Defining GEOINT (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)

Evolving GEOINT R&D Priorities

" Human Geography " Participatory Sensing " Activity-Based Intelligence " Visual Analytics " Geo-Journalism " Forecasting

Ted Cope, Director Office of Basic and Applied Research National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

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Dr. Joseph Fontanella, Director US Army Geospatial Center

Spatial Reasoning

Spatial Reasoning

Theory of Multiple Intelligences

Musical Intelligence Bodily-Kinesthetic Intelligence Logical-Mathematical Intelligence Linguistic Intelligence Spatial Intelligence Interpersonal Intelligence Intrapersonal Intelligence

“An intelligence is the ability to solve problems, or to create products, that are valued within one or more cultural settings.” - Howard Gardner

(2006) National Research Council National Academies of Science

Bridging Logic and Creativity

Cartographic Cubism

Cézanne – Town of Gardanne

recreation

energy

water

regional

agriculture

coastal hazards

location theory qualitative methods

medical

gender planning

land use population

transportation

political ECONOMIC

SPATIAL STATS

ENVIRONMENTAL

HISTORICAL

CARTOGRAPHY

URBAN

CLIMATOLOGY

GEOVISUALIZATION

BIOGEOGRAPHY

GEOMORPHOLOGY REMOTE SENSING

CULTURAL

SOCIAL

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Physical

GIScience

Geography

metadisciplinary

Broad Mission of GEOINT Conflict – Crisis – Disaster

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Max Baber, Director of Academic Programs max.baber@usgif.org

Cartography and Geospatial Intelligence: Actionable Knowledge for Human Security