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From Air, Sea, and Space, Geospatial Technology Is Helping Nations Monitor One of Their Biggest and Most Understated Threats: the Open Ocean » CARDILLO AND LONG Q&A » FUTURE GEOINT LEADERS » SMALLSAT WORKING GROUP 2014 ISSUE 4 THE OFFICIAL MAGAZINE OF THE UNITED STATES GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE FOUNDATION WATCHING THE 2014 USGIF MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY WATERFrom air, sea, and space, geospatial technology is helping nations monitor one of their biggest and most understated threats: the open ocean. © DLR e.V. 2014 and © Airbus 2014 DS/© DLR Infoterra e.V. GmbH 2014 WorldDEMTM Reaching New Heights The new standard of global elevation models with pole-to-pole coverage, unrivalled accuracy and unique quality to support your critical missions. www.geo-airbusds.com/worlddem CONTENTS 2014 ISSUE 4 The USS Antietam (CG 54), the USS O’Kane (DDG 77) and the USS John C. Stennis (CVN 74) steam through the Gulf of Oman. As part of the John C. Stennis Carrier Strike Group, these ships are on regularly scheduled deployments in support of Maritime Operations, set- ting the conditions for security and stability, as well as complementing counterterrorism and security efforts to regional nations. PHOTO COURTESY OF U.S. NAVAL FORCES CENTRAL COMMAND/U.S. 5TH FLEET 5TH COMMAND/U.S. CENTRAL FORCES NAVAL U.S. OF COURTESY PHOTO 02 | VANTAGE POINT Features 12 | ELEVATE Tackling the challenge of Fayetteville State University accelerating innovation. builds GEOINT curriculum. 16 | WATCHING THE WATER From air, sea, and space, geospatial technology 14 | COMMON GROUND 04 | LETTERS is helping nations monitor one of their biggest USGIF stands up SmallSat Trajectory readers offer Working Group. feedback on recent features and most understated threats: the open ocean. and the tablet app. By Matt Alderton 32 | MEMBERSHIP PULSE Ball Aerospace offers 06 | INTSIDER 22 | CONVEYING CONSEQUENCE capabilities for an integrated SkyTruth and the GEOINT enterprise. environment, National Plan Letitia Long reflects on her time at the for Civil Earth Observation, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency; 34 | HORIZONS Boeing’s 502 Phoenix Robert Cardillo shares his vision for the future. Reading List; Peer Intel. SmallSat. By Kristin Quinn 35 | APERTURE Mapping #Ebola. 08 | IN MOTION 28 | FUTURE GEOINT LEADERS Data Analytics workshop, ON THE COVER: This photo illustration depicts Northeastern University Meet the 2014 USGIF Scholarship winners. some of the many air-, water-, and space-based assets that are currently or could potentially be accredited, scholarship used for Maritime Domain Awareness, including SPECIAL SECTION sensor buoys, manned aircraft, UAVs, and satellites. spotlight, GEOINT for the Credits: MacDonald, Dettwiler and Associates, young adventurer. 36 | 2014 MEMBERSHIP DIRECTORY Northrop Grumman, Boeing, U.S Navy. TRAJECTORYMAGAZINE.com TRAJECTORY app UNABRIDGED MORE MDA SCHOLAR DOWNLOAD Read the full-length, Learn more about PROFILES the free trajectory trajectory interviews with MDA via supple- Conversations with tablet app to view bonus Robert Cardillo and mental digital some of the 2014 material and integrated Letitia Long. resources. USGIF Scholarship multimedia content. winners. TRJ-024 VANTAGE POINT USGIF CHAIRMAN OF THE BOARD The Honorable Jeffrey K. Harris USGIF CEO AND PUBLISHER FOSTERING INNOVATION Keith J. Masback “Build the Community. Advance the Tradecraft. Accelerate Innovation.” These are the strategic EXECUTIVE EDITOR pillars of USGIF. We focus on ensuring our activities, programs, and offerings to the Community Jordan Fuhr tie back to this vision. However, accelerating innovation is more challenging for us than the first [email protected] two pillars. Fortunately, innovation is very much in vogue at the moment. MANAGING EDITOR Undersecretary of Defense for Acquisition, Technology, and Logistics Frank Kristin Quinn Kendall recently announced the Defense Innovation Initiative, and his [email protected] remarks align with what we’ve all heard from Kendall’s bosses and others in our extended community. EDITOR USGIF is committed to supporting innovation, and from the Founda- Brad Causey [email protected] tion’s earliest days with our first interoperability demonstrations, USGIF has provided a trusted environment for overarching discussions and techni- ART DIRECTORS cal engagement across corporate, agency, and academic institutions—all Eliane Mangoubi while being respectful of ethics, law, policy, and the protection of intellec- Gretchen Kirchner Rund tual property. [email protected] We’re excited about the Industry Solutions Marketplace we are working on with NGA and ASSISTANT EDITOR others, supported by our member organizations. At our most recent GEOINTeraction Tuesday, Lindsay Tilton Mitchell Karyn Hayes-Ryan, the NGA component acquisition executive, and Doug McGovern, director [email protected] of NGA’s InnoVision Directorate, detailed their vision for agile, innovative acquisition and the important role USGIF and our members will play in helping the agency achieve this objective. VP MEDIA SALES In this issue of trajectory, you will find interviews with former NGA Director Letitia Long, as Janet Berta well as Director Robert Cardillo. I encourage you to read the Q&As with them here, and visit [email protected] trajectorymagazine.com for the full, unabridged versions. Both of these leaders talk to innova- AD SALES tion and the criticality of partnering more closely with industry. USGIF is perfectly placed at the Jeff Ley nexus of industry, academia, and government to help facilitate this mandate. [email protected] Additionally, our cover story about maritime domain awareness includes rich lessons to be learned about innovative approaches to operational success in a critically important mission area, including an interesting public-private partnership between the Canadian government and industry. This issue also highlights some of our Community’s achievements. Our scholarship award Trajectory is the official magazine process is very rewarding for all of us who have a hand in it, especially the volunteer USGIF of the United States Geospatial Scholarship Committee. You’ll see brief bios on each of this year’s USGIF scholarship winners Intelligence Foundation (USGIF). on page 28. Even in the short write-ups, you get a sense of their inspiring work. HOW TO REACH US One of my favorite activities is personally signing every one of our academic GEOINT Cer- LETTERS AND COMMENTS tificates. More than 450 students have earned one to date, and we now have 10 accredited schools For comments on trajectory, contact with the recent addition of the College of Professional Studies at Northeastern University and [email protected]. Fayetteville State University. FSU is a particularly exciting addition because it is the first Histori- cally Black College and University program to achieve USGIF accreditation. SUBSCRIPTIONS For information on subscribing to Finally, the back of the magazine contains the 2014 USGIF Membership Directory, a listing trajectory, sign up for free at of our nearly 250 sustaining member organizations. The breadth of the organizations continues to trajectorymagazine.com. grow, and USGIF couldn’t deliver our rich set of offerings to the GEOINT Community without the ongoing support of our membership. Please take some time to review the remarkable array USGIF MEMBERSHIP of capabilities represented in the guide, and keep this issue on your shelf as a handy resource For more information on USGIF throughout the year. or becoming a USGIF member, I hope you enjoy this issue of trajectory, and as always, we eagerly encourage your feedback so contact 888-MY-USGIF (888-698-7443). we can continue to make the magazine relevant, interesting, and fun. Best wishes for a safe and joyous holiday season, and a happy, healthy, and prosperous New Year. TWITTER @trajectorymag PUBLICATION MANAGEMENT KEITH J. MASBACK | CEO, USGIF @geointer 847-205-3000 | GLCDELIVERS.COM 2 | TRAJECTORYMAGAZINE.COM ll 2014 ISSUE 4 DATA ANALYTICS DATA IS EVERYWHERE. INSIGHT IS EVERYTHING. Raytheon leverages broad experience with data collection and processing to equip customers with cutting-edge, cost-effective data analytics solutions. We add a new level of processing, analysis, visualization and automation capabilities to nearly any data source or system — and turn big data into critical insights that fuel quicker, smarter decisions. See what makes Raytheon the number one provider of real-time intelligence. www.Raytheon.com/analytics Connect with us: © 2014 Raytheon Company. All rights reserved. “Customer Success Is Our Mission” is a registered trademark of Raytheon Company. IIS315_DataCloud_Traj_Mar14.indd 1 2/19/14 4:42 PM LETTERS | FROM THE FIELD Letters are the opinions of the author alone and do not represent the views or opinions of his or her respective company or organization. CONTEXTUAL CLARIFICATION for national and defense needs. That putting tens of millions of jobless young The otherwise fine article “The Defining reorganization, together with significant men on the streets? Decade of GEOINT” in the Q1 2014 technological advances, has been a Our team at the University of Mary- issue contains a misleading quote: “We tremendous boon to the development land must have solid geospatial imagery would collect imagery for a six-month of GEOINT, but the Cold War base from to build analytical models and our efforts period before we even thought about which those improvements sprang was a cannot succeed without it. Therefore, putting it into the mapping process.” The talented, experienced workforce and the when we think about wildlife crime, we author of the quote was not associated
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