Geospatial and Intelligence


Skope cells help dispel fog of war

Small teams of analysts are using software to sort through intelligence data and find elusive targets for warfighters.

Air Force to expand mission of missile defense satellite

The Air Force's troubled infrared missile detection satellite can be used to gather intelligence.

New video system takes on wide-area sensor challenge

A video system developed by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency offers recorded full-motion video that is stored in a central location but can be accessed via laptops and other electronic devices.

Col. Charles Wells

Army harnesses full power of intelligence assets

Col. Charles Wells, project manager of the Distributed Common Ground Systems-Army, discusses the role DCGS-A is playing in DOD's first tactical cloud, the initial deployment to Afghanistan and the decision to place DCGS-A hardware in an airborne surveillance platform.

Balloon-mounted cameras serve as eyes in the Afghan sky

The United States is stepping up its game in Afghanistan with $1 billion worth of gear to help with the rising threats this spring.

Alliance touts benefits of hosted satellite payloads

New space industry alliance seeks to help match up federal customers and their payloads with private satellite firms.

Protests ground Boeing aircraft recon system

Alleged missteps in the selection of Boeing Co. as prime contractor for a new intelligence-gathering aircraft system bound for Afghanistan have grounded the project until the Army can redress the issues.

Feds get rush delivery of Japan quake pictures

Commercial satellite companies dropped everything and rushed before and after images of Japan to U.S. government agencies within an hour of the earthquake.

Webcast

  • Improving Performance Management and Project Control to Meet Cost/Schedule Milestones in DoD Procurement

    It can be nearly impossible to build annual budgets that consider forecasted project and program work plans along with detailed cost data, particularly when attempting to reconcile actual and projected program costs with actual schedule performance. In this webcast, a defense IT program manager will share best practices and hard-won lessons aligning critical data on project performance, cost systems and schedules for truly big picture program management insight. Read more