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It was recently announced that China has completed a high-resolution, three-dimensional map of the entire surface of the moon, which many are saying is in an important step towards a future lunar landing. After putting its first man into space in 2003 (wow, that’s fairly recent) China is shooting to launch an unmanned rover on the moon on 2012, as well as a manned mission to the moon by around 2020.

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If you are wonder where exactly the federal stimulus dollars are being spent, we recommend you check out Recovery.gov, which is the federal government’s official site for tracking stimulus spending. The site was actually relaunched yesterday and offers new data that lets site visitors see where the money is going by navigating through a series of maps. USGIF member ESRI played a key role in creating the new maps, which roll up data from all 50 states to show where federal contracts, grants and loans are going and who’s receiving the money. Users can drill down to see spending for their own state, county or locality.

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Happy Monday! Welcome once again to our Monday Morning News Kick Off post. As always, we hope you all had nice, restful weekends filled with autumn fun and professional football watching. Well, here we are – back at the grind. For many on Monday morning, they need to gumption and strength and get back into the car, commute to the office and dedicate 5 days to working and carving out a living. Although its may not be as much fun as being a part of Vinnie Chase’s “Entourage” — what is really? — working in the GEOINT sector is challenging, exciting and instills a significant amount of pride. It often does not feel like a Monday morning to us. Does it feel that way with you all? Anyhow, plenty of news to highlight to start the week below. Enjoy.

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Welcome once again to the Friday’s Food for Thought post. We hope everyone had a productive week and are looking forward to a restful weekend. This week, on September 22nd at 5:18 PM EDT to be precise, it officially became fall. Yes, summer is a fading memory, and the theme for this post is all about autumn. For many, it is a time to circle the wagons, focus on work/school and shake off the side-effects of the backyard BBQ season. For us, it means one very important thing: GEOINT 2009 Symposium. In many ways, the GEOINT symposium serves as a time for the entire community to circle the wagons, learn and share information and gear up for a successful 2010. Scroll down to read more.

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We are excited to announce that the October issue of the Geospatial Intelligence Forum, the official publication of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) is about to hit the presses and it won’t disappoint. This issue will feature an interview with BG Brian Keller, Director of Military Support, NGA, and will be distributed at GEOINT 2009. And, here’s the kicker: there’s still advertising space available. So, if you got something to promote at GEOINT 2009, it’s not too late. Click here to learn more. Finally, if you are interested in promoting your news in the official GEOINT 2009 Show Daily — again, it’s not too late to advertise — you can click here to learn more. You can also call Contact Scott Parker, Associate Publisher, GIF, at 301.670.5700 x125 to book your advertising space. Don’t miss out on this opportunity!

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The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has officially launched a social network for GEOINT 2009 called CrowdVine, which will serve as the space for everyone to collaborate, make connections, and set meetings with other GEOINT 2009 attendees. The editorial staff of got geoint? have spent some time on the site, and it is a most excellent tool. There are already a number of compelling discussions happening right now. And, if you want to connect with Keith Masback, USGIF President, or any other leaders from USGIF, all you have to do is “friend” them. It’s that simple. We are one-month away from GEOINT 2009 and recommend you check out CrowdVine to make those critical connections with others in the community.

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Let’s face it. Most GEOINT technologies are very sophisticated and costly. And, rightly so…they protect our troops and our nation. You can’t put a price tag on that. But, what if we told you that for a mere $148.00, a couple of MIT students launched a camera to the edge of space and took some amazing photos of earth. It is the ultimate tale of D.I.Y. GEOINT. Hey, did we coin a new term here? Is this the next trend in GEOINT? Enterprising and creative people devising ways of launching items into space. You all may recall that for $8,000, you can launch your own personal spy satellite. But, this is taking it to the next level — a grassroots, everyman-on-the-streets approach to GEOINT.

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Happy Monday to all of our got geoint? readers out there. We hope you had a restful weekend and are ready to kick it into high gear. One group that is clearly kicking it into high gear are the folks at USGIF. With GEOINT 2009 one month away, the Foundation is working hard to make the event a resounding success — and it is shaping up to be bigger than GEOINT 2008 (which was an amazing event). Speaking of GEOINT 2009, since many key leaders of the Intelligence Community speak at the event, we look to focus on high-level (and some would say political) news that impacts the community. Of course, we will throw in some news about the latest GEOINT technologies. Much like the GEOINT symposia, we like to focus on both the technology and the high-level goals for the IC. So, scroll down and enjoy!

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Welcome to our installment of the Friday’s Food for Thought post. Last’s FFT post, we struck a more serious tone with a tribute to those who had lost lives in their 9/11. This week, we have have decided to bring the usual mojo of the FFT back in full force with the theme of the “supergroup.” Often talented musicians leave their famous and respected bands to form supergroups like Cream, the Traveling Wilburys, Audioslave and Blind Faith. In many ways, we work in intelligence community as supergroups. If you are a prime contractor, you often pull together the best subs to form a supergroup to solve some of the most significant intelligence challenges. Oh, and World Classic Rockers — an epic supergroup — is playing at GEOINT 2009.

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