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Focus On People, Technology, Partnerships Key To Accelerating GEOINT Vision, NGA Research Head Says

By Cal Biesecker

Wednesday, October 6th, 2021

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Focus On People, Technology, Partnerships Key To Accelerating GEOINT Vision, NGA Research Head Says

Dr. Cindy Daniel, director of research, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. LinkedIn Photo

ST. LOUIS—A future where sophisticated geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) is occurring in real-time for operational use could be less than a decade-and-a-half away if there is a sustained investment in technology, people and partnerships, the chief of research for the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) said on Tuesday. Technology, people and partnerships are the building blocks of the future vision but there also needs to be a focus on three “attributes” that will play primary roles in fulfilling the promise of more…

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