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Welcome to our Friday’s Food for Thought post exclusively on got geoint? Yes, we are finally at the cusp of GEOINT 2009. Our bags are packed and we are ready to go! This week’s FFT post is going to be all about advanced news stories from GEOINT 2009. Already a number of exhibitors and organizations have issued GEOINT 2009-related news and this post will serve as the repository for all that news. What better way to plan out what technologies you will be checking out than reading this post, right? We hope you enjoy and look forward to seeing many familiar faces in San Antonio.

Geosemble to Demonstrate GeoXray Satellite Image Data Integrator at GEOINT 2009 Symposium
Geosemble Technologies, Inc., the leader in embedding data in satellite and aerial imagery, announced today that it will demonstrate its GeoXrayT system’s unique open source data integration capability for maps and satellite imagery at GEOINT (Geospatial Intelligence) 2009 in San Antonio, Texas, 19-21 October. Visitors to the In-Q-Tel booth (#827) will experience the GeoXray system as it displays satellite images of specific geographic locations. With a click on any structure/building (in 3D), users can drill down into the businesses in that building, view relevant information about them such as press releases, published news and database information, events, business intelligence, and even blogs and tweets. Read the full press release here.

Carbon Project Software to Support Near-Real Time Access at GEOINT 2009
The Carbon Project is pleased to announce it will bring its near-real time geospatial access solutions to the GEOINT 2009 symposium on October 18-21, in San Antonio, Texas. The Carbon Project’s Gaia SDI platform will be used to access high-value, time-dominant geospatial-intelligence (GEOINT) at the symposium. Based on Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC) standards and Service Oriented Architecture (SOA), the Gaia SDI platform is designed to provide the next-generation of access, update and geosynchronization capability for intelligence, military and humanitarian assistance requirements. Read the full press release here.

AGI to Showcase New Dynamic 3-D Visualization Software at GEOINT
Analytical Graphics, Inc. (AGI), producer of commercial off-the-shelf software for space, defense and intelligence
applications, recently expanded its product line to include Insight3D, a .NET control that lets developers easily integrate 3-D visualization into their desktop or Web-based applications. Based on AGI’s 3-D graphics engine,
Insight3D supports terrain, imagery, 3-D models, satellite orbits, object tracks, streaming video and more. Developers can model objects and their motion within a scene and interact with them by object picking and flexible viewpoint controls. The software will be demonstrated in AGI’s booth #761 at GEOINT 2009. Read the full press release here.

IDV Solutions to Present Latest Visual Mashup Advances at GEOINT
IDV Solutions, the leading provider of visual mashup software, today announced that Visual Fusion 4.5 Beta will be unveiled at the GeoInt 2009 Symposium in San Antonio, TX next week. Visual Fusion 4.5 will be officially launched in a few weeks, with GeoInt serving as a premiere platform to showcase the new capabilities. Best-in-class business user experience has always been a hallmark of Visual Fusion, and this tradition continues with new visualization capabilities available via a timeline viewer, time filters, heat maps, and more. As always, end users can incorporate these compelling visuals in mashups of organizational and internet content that they create themselves in just hours or minutes. Read the full press release here.

Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers, Inc. (RMSC) and the IPAD, Office of Global Analysis/FAS/USDA Announce a Joint Project for Global Food Security
International Production and Assessment Division (IPAD), Office of Global Analysis (OGA), Foreign Agricultural Service (FAS), U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), announce a joint project with the Rocky Mountain Supercomputing Centers, Inc. (RMSC) focused on: Utilizing their HPC Cloud to perform project work for two areas of interest -Carbon Management and Operational Agricultural Monitoring by hosting and managing multiple satellite sensor data sets; and Demonstrating sustainability improvements in modeling and new crop methodologies focused on Carbon Management and Global Food Security. We also recommend you check out the USGIF member podcast we did with Dr. Shawana Johnson, President of Global Marketing Insights. Dr. Johnson is joined by Robert Tetrault of USDA FAS, and both discuss, in detail, their collaborative efforts and what they will be showcasing at GEOINT 2009 are doing for USDA FAS. Be sure to check them out at Booth #374.

Navagis Exhibiting with Google at GEOINT 2009
Navagis is pleased to announce they will be hosting a booth alongside Google at the GEOINT Symposium on October 19-21, 2009, in San Antonio, TX. The premier event of the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities, the GEOINT Symposium provides attendees a unique opportunity to uncover the latest developments from government, military, and private-sector leaders and do business with the leading suppliers of geospatial intelligence technologies of almost 200 organizations. Read the full press release here.

IceWEB to Participate in the GEOINT 2009 Symposium
IceWEB, Inc.(TM) (OTC Bulletin Board: IWEB), www.iceweb.com, announced today the Company will be exhibiting in the GEOINT 2009 Symposium. IceWEB’s equipment will also be prominently displayed in six partners’ booths throughout the show. IceWEB will have demonstration units for the MLP III, their Iplicity Enterprise suite, and a new, yet to be announced product which will be unveiled at the Symposium. Read the full press release here.

See you all at the Welcome Reception on Sunday!!