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Welcome once again to our Friday’s Food for Thought post. The summer weeks are surely rolling by — oh my, tomorrow is August 1st already! Well, spend some time with us this morning. This post will surely slow down time and bring you to a place of pure peace and comfort. Who are we kidding. This post will most likely do the exact opposite — the theme is about too much information. We live in a harried world where we are overloaded with information. Is this a good thing? We will surely explore this question in today’s FFT post. Oh, and if you could not guess, our recent post about the military being overloaded with too much intelligence influenced today’s post. Enjoy.

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We have a firm belief that GPS/GEOINT/GIS applications will continue to grow and expand — even during slower economic times. We live in a GPS-enabled world and the technology has evolved to the point that it is a must have thing for most consumers. Well, our belief was recently reinforced when the industry analyst firm Strategy Analytics announced that GPS smartphone sales are expected to grow rapidly in the current year, driven by improved applications and strong consumer acceptance of navigation devices. In addition, shipments of GPS smartphones, like Nokia’s N97 and Apple’s iPhone, are seen increasing 34% to 77 million units in 2009 from 2008.

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We all know that the key to actionable intelligence is information. Knowledge is power, right? But, is there such a thing as too much information in the intelligence community? According to a recent study, for the many branches of the military, the glut of information produced by intelligence gathering is so overwhelming that much of it is never properly analyzed.

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An Urdu-speaking police cadet, an Iraq war vet turned master’s candidate, Rhodes and Marshall scholars and a nuclear plant guard who attends classes online are among a diverse group that completed the Office of the Director of National Intelligence’s first National Security Analysis & Intelligence Summer Seminar last week. The group, 40 graduate students, doctoral candidates and recent college graduates, were chosen from 704 applicants from 280 academic institutions. The seminar’s goal is to increase interest in Intelligence Community careers and to help recruiters identify outstanding prospects.

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While we all know that global warming is having an impact on the environment, particularly on the polar ice cap, new images appeared from intelligence satellites that confirm what everyone pretty much knew — it’s melting. According to the Guardian UK, the images, kept secret by Washington during the presidency of George W Bush, were declassified by the White House last week. By declassifying the images, President Barack Obama is currently trying to galvanize Congress and the American public to take action to halt catastrophic climate change caused by rising levels of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere. Certainly a sea change in how our leadership approaches global warming, and it is very exciting to see how GEOINT is playing a role in raising awareness of our impact on the environment.

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Tomorrow, USGIF member compant DigitalGlobe is hosting a will host a webinar called “Deeper Analysis, Faster Insight: Enhanced Applications with WorldView-2’s New Spectral Bands.” We highly recommend you check it out. The company’s Principal Scientist, Dr. Kumar Navulur, will discuss how the new spectral bands on the WorldView-2 satellite, set to launch October 6th, will provide improved value for remote sensing applications. Mark your calendars for 11:00am and 7:00pm (MDT), and click here to learn more.

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We are excited to announce that the trailer for the highly esteemed Penn State Public Broadcasting public media project entitled “Geospatial Revolution” was played at a hearing of the Congressional Subcommittee on Energy and Mineral Resources last week. The Subcommittee Chair, Congressman Jim Costa, said the trailer made the proceedings “more informative and interactive.” He thanked Penn State and shared his appreciation for the phrase “the location of anything is becoming everything.” All of the presenters also referenced the trailer during their testimony. Good stuff!

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My how the weeks fly by in the summer. Here we are again. It’s Monday morning. You are probably on your third cup of coffee and it is business time. What better way to kick off your week than to catch up on all the latest stories that impact what we do? So, welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post. From political news about the intelligence community to industry news, we cover a wide range of items in this week’s post. Scroll down and enjoy.

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Welcome once again to the Friday’s Food for Thought post. We hope everyone had a productive work week and are gearing up for a relaxing weekend. And, we are deep into vacation season. So, if you are taking some well-needed time off, we hope you enjoy it! Today’s post is about “Knowledge is Power.” What does that mean? How does that tie into what we do? Think about it. The core of geospatial intelligence is about getting the right information (whether from imagery and mapping) and getting it into the hands of the right people where it is actionable intelligence. In addition, on a broader scale, through out the ages those who held the most knowledge and information, also wielded all the power. Sounds interesting? Scroll down to learn more.

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Earlier this week, Rep. Jim Moran, D-Va., hosted the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) on Capitol Hill for the Foundation’s second annual congressional breakfast. This year’s event, taking place in the Gold Room of the Rayburn House Office Building, proved to be very exciting with more than 20 USGIF Members and congressional staffers in attendance.

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