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It is certainly exciting when a major player in the GEOINT space decides to go public. And, that is exactly what is happening with USGIF member, DigitalGlobe. The company just announced that it will officially IPO later this week. With the Obama administration’s plans to use more commercial satellite imagery for intelligence gathering, it seems that the timing is right for the public offering, which is slated to happen on Thursday. DigitalGlobe will trade on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol DGI.

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As CEO, Chairman and essentially the founder of the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF), Mr. K. Stuart Shea plays an instrumental role in advancing our tradecraft and has an unrelenting passion for our community and protecting our nation.

We were able to catch up with Mr. Shea a few weeks ago, and he shared with us why he started USGIF and where he sees us going – during a most interesting and challenging time of transition.

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It has been an interesting few days for Christopher Tucker. A USGIF board member and ERDAS Senior Vice President for Americas and National Programs, we’ve heard his name being whispered as a potential choice candidate for the position as the new Director of the CIA under an Obama Administration. We’re not the only ones hearing this either.

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Each year, the Foundation offers its U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation Lifetime Achievement Award to an individual who has provided an outstanding contribution and longstanding commitment to the geospatial intelligence community.

This person has demonstrated a lifetime of dedication to the tradecraft and whose accomplishments serve as an example to others. And, some highly esteemed members of our community have received this award in the past, including Dr. Leo Hazlewood, Mr. William Allder Jr., The Honorable Jeffrey K. Harris and The Honorable James R. Clapper Jr.

This year, we bestowed this award on Evan Hineman, a gentleman who has a history of leadership roles serving in both private industry and governmental positions that have essentially shaped and established our GEOINT tradecraft.

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We are excited to have the Honorable James R. Clapper Jr., Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence (USD(I)), as our very first high-level interview/feature for got geoint?. General Clapper spoke with the editorial staff of got geoint? just prior to the 2008 GEOINT Symposium, where he also will be a keynote speaker.

Gen. Clapper has been called the “father” of GEOINT and we were honored that he shared his vision on the history and future of the geospatial intelligence tradecraft.

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