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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful weekend and are super-charged to take on the last stretch of 2011. While many of you may be in planning mode for 2012, or perhaps you are even counting down to some precious time off during the holiday, the reality is that day-to-day work will always continue. As such, we have been kind enough to provide you with all the news you need to kick-start the work week. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

George Clooney’s Satellites Build a Case Against an Alleged War Criminal
The International Criminal Court is compiling evidence of possible recent war crimes in southern Sudan based on GEOINT data from the Satellite Sentinel Project.

Experts: DoD Could Slash 150K Jobs
The Department of Defense’s workforce could be trimmed by 20 percent in the next 10 years.

Defense Intelligence Aims for Savings Via Reforms
SIGNAL Magazine article on how Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DI2E) aims to bring cost savings by enabling disparate members of the community to strengthen their interoperability while maintaining a degree of autonomy necessary for their unique mission requirements.

Military Planning $300 Million Intelligence Campus in Bethesda
The Pentagon plans to set up a $300 million hub at the NGA’s former home in Bethesda.

Skybox Imaging’s Dan Berkenstock Uses Satellites To Make Sense Of The World
Fast Company profile of a Silicon Valley entrepreneur looking to shake up the GEOINT world with cutting-edge (and cost-effective) solutions.

USGS Data – Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010
USGS and the NGA have collaborated on the development of a notably enhanced global elevation model named the Global Multi-resolution Terrain Elevation Data 2010 (GMTED2010) that replaces GTOPO30 as the elevation dataset of choice for global and continental scale applications.

NASA Satellite Confirms Air Quality Improvements
NASA satellite confirms that sulfur dioxide levels in the vicinity of major coal power plants in the Northeast have fallen by nearly half since 2005.

Alion Awarded U.S. Army Geospatial Center Contract Valued at $6M to Produce Digital Terrain and Geospatial Data
Alion Science and Technology will provide the U.S. Army Geospatial Center (AGC) with digital terrain and geospatial data under a $6 million contract.

Open Source Geospatial Software Provides Web Mapping Front End for Innovative Parking Project
GEOINT plays a role in helping everything, including more effective ways to managing parking cars.

Tags: Alion, Dan Berkenstock and SkyBox, Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise, defense spending, Di2E, DoD Budget Cuts, George Clooney and Sudan, National Geospatial Intelligence Agency, NGA, Satellite Sentinel Project, SkyBox, SkyBox Imaging, USGS