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Images from Space for Maven Depend on Analysis of Tiny Field of View

Frank Wolfe

Thursday, September 12th, 2024

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Images from Space for Maven Depend on Analysis of Tiny Field of View

Two soldiers from the 18th Field Artillery Brigade get grid coordinates for a live-fire exercise in Utah during the Scarlet Dragon exercise on Feb.2,2023 (U.S. Army Photo)

Images from space of objects and human patterns of behavior depend on the analysis of tiny fields of view to provide targeting insights to military commanders under Maven, Vice Adm. Frank Whitworth, the director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), said on Thursday. "A lot you may have gone through [U.S. Customs and Border Protection] Global Entry--you may have gone through TSA," he told attendees at Palantir Technologies' [PLTR] AIPCon forum. "It takes a quick picture of your face, and…

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