Basic Geospatial Intelligence Workshop
August 6-7, 2008
Homeland Defense Journal Training Center
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 7th floor
Arlington, VA 22202
Registration
Time: 7:30 AM
Program
Starts: 8:00 AM
Wrap-up: 4:00 PM
About
this Workshop:
This Geospatial Intelligence 101 workshop provides a solid introduction to the processes, methods, and products of Geospatial Intelligence. The course is intended to provide an overview for new Geospatial Intelligence users in government, law enforcement, and industry, with a practical introduction to use of important geospatial tools. Attendees are provided with an understanding of the types of Geospatial Intelligence analyses and products, and an overview of the National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG).
Who
Should Attend:
- Executives responsible for situational awareness programs
- Planning Section Managers
- Risk Office Operations, and Enterprise Business Continuity Program Personnel
- GIS Managers and Specialists requiring a comprehensive introduction to GEOINT
- Corporate Strategy and Technology Planners
- Personnel involved in Digital Mapping, Charting, Geospatial Awareness Programs Emergency Operations, Disaster Management Center Personnel First Responders
Agenda:
Topics covered in Day 1
- Background to Geospatial Intelligence
- GEOINT capabilities: Intelligence, military, commercial and homeland security applications
- Catalog and description of GEOINT Products and their applications
- GEOINT Analytic Process
- Imagery Analysis (IMINT)
- Sources of Imagery, types of imagery data
- Imagery Exploitation and Analysis
- Imagery processing functions, capabilities and imagery products
- Geospatial Intelligence Analysis (GEOINT)
- Geospatial environment foundation construction
- Influencing factors layering
- Assessment of influences
- Analysis, judgment and product development
- Example GEOINT products and analyses
Topics covered in Day 2
- Practical Introductory Demonstrations of GEOINT tools and functions
- Imagery Analysis
- Geospatial analysis with a Geographic Information System (GIS)
- Geospatial trend and pattern analysis
- The National System for Geospatial Intelligence (NSG)
- NGA and the GEOINT Production Process
- US GEOINT sources
- NGA products
- Future Directions and Emerging GEOINT Capabilities
- The future of “mash-ups”
- Spatial and Social information fusion
- National Academy of Science recommendations to NGA
*Agenda is subject
to change
About Your Instructor:
Timothy L. Waltz
Tim Waltz is an Intelligence Staff Officer with Applied Systems Research, Inc. posted to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) Headquarters, where he conducts studies and analyses related to Advanced Geospatial Intelligence (AGI) methods. He completed three years of intermediate and advanced flight training in the U.S. Navy, reaching the rank of LTJG, with over 600 flight hours in turboprop and jet aircraft. Previously, he was a sensor technician at Veridian, where he conducted laboratory and field tests of advanced electro-optical and synthetic aperture radar sensors. He holds a BA degree from Concordia University and is in the Systems Engineering Masters Degree program at George Washington University.
Registration Fee:
- Government attendees: $595 per person
- Small Business (less than 100 employees): $645 per person
- Industry (including government contractors): $695 per person
Registration Options:
[1] Online with your credit card
using our online
booking form
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form (requires Acrobat
Reader) to 703-412-9286
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at 703-412-9287 x222
[4] E-mail Customer Service
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form to:
Homeland Defense Journal
1421 Jefferson Davis Highway, 7th Floor
Arlington, VA 22202
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check or government purchase order.
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Workshop Location:
The workshop will be held in the Homeland Defense Journal Training Center in the Jefferson Plaza Building at 1421 Jefferson Davis Highway (7th floor), Arlington, VA 22202. Public parking at the facility is available for $10.00 early morning special (before 8:00am) or $18.00 all day. The Jefferson Plaza Building is just two blocks from the Crystal City Metro Station on the blue and yellow line. Please note: the parking garage is located on Crystal Drive.
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