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Monday Morning News Kick Off

USGIF — Mon, 30 Jul 2012 14:07:14 +0000

This week’s kick off includes mapping the 2012 Olympic Games, a new ISE report, and a new licensing agreement between DigitalGlobe and Esri.

DigitalGlobe, GeoEye Leadership Discuss Merger Announcement

USGIF — Tue, 24 Jul 2012 19:54:44 +0000

Following months of uncertainty over impending budget cuts to the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s EnhancedView commercial imagery program, and unsuccessful bids by both companies to acquire one another, DigitalGlobe and GeoEye announced merger plans July 23.

“This brings together a number of pieces that were separate, where each of the two companies had chosen to make investments in a piece of the total puzzle as opposed to making investments across the board,” said Walter Scott, founder of DigitalGlobe and now the company’s chief technology officer, who discussed the announcement with trajectory via phone.

Read the full story via the trajectory magazine website, the new home of the got geoint? blog.

Monday Morning News Kick Off: DigitalGlobe-GeoEye Merger

USGIF — Mon, 23 Jul 2012 15:17:26 +0000

This week is off to an exciting start for the Geospatial Intelligence Community with the early-morning announcement that commercial imagery giants DigitalGlobe and GeoEye are merging to create what they describe as a “global leader in earth imagery and geospatial analysis.”

Read the full story via the trajectory magazine website, the new home of the got geoint? blog.

TerraGo Acquires Geosemble

USGIF — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 15:20:54 +0000

TerraGo Technologies, an Atlanta-based geospatial intellignece software provider, has acquired Geosemble Technologies, a complementary geospatial software provider based in Manhattan Beach, Calif.

Read the full story via the trajectory magazine website, the new home of the got geoint? blog.

Monday Morning News Kick Off!

USGIF — Mon, 09 Jul 2012 14:09:16 +0000

This week’s kick off includes a look at the rising demand for surveillance from cellpohnes, several industry announcements, and a thoughtful piece on striving for better geospatial intelligence.

Cartography on Steroids

USGIF — Tue, 03 Jul 2012 14:40:26 +0000

NPR’s On Point with Tom Ashbrook recently aired a podcast on the Next Generation of Maps. Ashbrook introduces the segment with a sentimental look at old schools maps, the kind you would stop alongside the road to spread over the hood of the car should you lose your way. Today, he said, “Maps can now surround you like a digital coccoon,” and people rarely get lost.

Read the full story via the trajectory magazine website, the new home of the got geoint? blog.

Monday News Kick Off

USGIF — Mon, 02 Jul 2012 20:57:58 +0000

Check out the Monday News Kick Off on the new got geoint? blog. got geoint? can now be read on the website of trajectory, the new official magazine of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation.

This week kicks off with news about the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act, new tools for mapping commute times, a look at fire devastation in the Western U.S., the vulnerability of GPS signals, and commentary on satellite export laws.

Friday’s Food for Thought: America Revealed

USGIF — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 13:59:31 +0000

Mail Online has published a series of computer-generated images and videos from the new PBS series “America Revealed,” which uses GPS, aerial photography, and original data visualizations to demonstrate “what makes America tick” and how its systems work.

Read the full story via the trajectory magazine website, the new home of the got geoint? blog.

MDA Acquires Space Systems/Loral

USGIF — Wed, 27 Jun 2012 12:54:36 +0000

MDA announced it has signed an agreement to acquire Space Systems/Loral (SS/L) for $875 million. SS/L, headquartered in Palo Alto, Calif., is a global provider of commercial communications satellites. The acquisition will help Canada-based MDA establish stronger footholds in the commercial communications and U.S. markets.

Read the full story via the trajectory magazine website, the new home of the got geoint? blog.

Monday Morning News Kick Off: UAVs at Home, GeoEye Expands in Europe, The Future of SatNav, and More

USGIF — Mon, 25 Jun 2012 05:19:16 +0000

Check out the Monday Morning News Kick Off on the new got geoint? blog. got geoint? can now be read on the website of trajectory, the new official magazine of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation. This week kicks off with news about UAV growth in the U.S., another GeoEye announcement, some compelling videos, and a commentary on satellite navigation. So, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on!