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The staff of got geoint? wishes everyone a safe, healthy and happy New Years Eve. We will be back in full force in 2009 with more geospatial intelligence news coverage, exclusive interviews with industry, intelligence and military leaders, as well as coverage of all things hip, fun and cool about imagery and mapping.

See you in 2009!

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Since the beginning of the Internet, there have always been bad people waging cyberattacks against both the private and public sectors. While many security solutions have been put into place — and more developed each day — the bad guys often stay one step ahead.

In addition, the Computer Emergency Readiness Team of the Homeland Security Department recently reported that the number of security breaches of U.S. and private-computer networks almost doubled to 72,000 from approximately 37,000 last year.

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2008 proved to be the year that cartography boomed, according to an article from the Boston Globe. Here’s a relevant excerpt from that article:

“The past year saw an explosion of such maps, portraying everything from earthquake devastation to voting patterns to international reading habits – often made on the fly, by citizens, in response to events. Like their medieval predecessors, the most interesting maps are often useless for getting from point A to point B. But if you want to understand what happened in 2008, they are an excellent way to navigate the year.”

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While we have continually been covering news around intelligence challenges the the Obama administration will face, we came across an op-ed that goes beyond the “usual” challenges (i.e., managing the bureaucratic nature of the intel community, dealing with the post Bush intel baggage, etc.). Lee Hamilton, director of the Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in Washington, D.C., penned this op-ed, which appeared in today’s Indianapolis Star.

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First, we hope everyone had a safe, healthy and happy Christmas, and we hope you are enjoying some downtime on this Friday. Second, the number of applications of satellite imagery seems to increase everyday — it is truly limitless. For example, CNN ran this story about archeologist from the University of Alabama who has used satellite imagery to unearth some previously unknown ruins in Egypt.

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The staff of got geoint? wish everyone a happy, healthy and safe holiday season. Also, for those not yet tracking Santa through NORAD Tracks Santa online, he is getting close to Australia right now.

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The world certainly changed after 9/11 and our nation took steps to prevent another disaster of this magnitude from occurring — from the development of the Department of Homeland Security, the National Counterterrorism Center, and the creation of the Director of National Intelligence position to oversee the intel community.

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The D.C. area is always cloaked with intrigue when it comes to spies helping out nations averse to the U.S. Remember Robert Hanssen? How about Aldrich Ames? Or Earl Edwin Pitts?

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Our posts very much focus on geospatial intelligence programs impacting the United States, as well as our defense and intelligence communities. However, when last week’s news cycle included a bevy of international geospatial intelligence news, we took notice. And, we would like to share with you some of these stories:

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The holidays are really all about giving back and supporting those who have sacrificed soo much. As such, we wanted our Monday morning post to be about giving and support the troops and to those in need. And there are many ways to show your support this season:

Holiday Mail for Heroes: American Red Cross in a partnership Pitney Bowes aims to deliver one million holiday cards to American service members, veterans and military families in the United States and around the world. The deadline for post marked cards was December 10. However, you can still participate in this program by signing their e-card.

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