WhatisGEOINTandWhyisitImportant — Definition: Information about any object - natural or man-made - that can be observed or referenced to the earth, and has national security implications. Where am I? Where are the Friendlies? Where are the Enemies? Where are the Non-Combatants? How do I move or navigate. among them? What is the Environment? What does it mean? What is the impact? Note to briefer: None. Slide Objective: Describe what GEOINT is and its components. Key Points: Definition: Information about any object - natural or man-made - that can be observed or referenced to the earth, and has national security implications. GEOINT is a multi-layered discipline – combines the cumulative knowledge of below, on, and above the surface of the Earth. By themselves, each layer of GEOINT provides only a snapshot in information regarding our environment and the participants within it. As an integrated data set, GEOINT provides the knowledge usable by many disciplines to answer the questions of what can and cannot our adversary do relative to the environment about us. Transition: As our demands for timeliness, precision, and accuracy increase, so to do the demands placed upon GEOINT.

Accurate, realtime Geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) critical for Military and Security operations, experiencing many new technology trends

Rajesh Uppal
April 12, 2022
AI & IT, Defence & Military Systems, Security & Threat Management

Geoint is imagery and information that relates human activity to geography. It typically is collected from satellites and aircraft and can illuminate patterns not easily detectable by other means. GEOINT (GEOspatial INTelligence) is the foundation of intelligence, it is the process with which skilled analysts evaluate and correlate information, either newly collected or archived, that turns this information into usable and relevant intelligence. In the civilian world, it is more commonly known as remote sensing.

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