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30 Jan 2012

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Monday Morning News Kick Off: The Case for Commercial Imagery; Next Generation Optical Spy Satellites; the U-2 May Live On; and Much More

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, the sun rises and sets and here we are … it’s Monday again. Time to dust off our to-do lists and jump into productivity mode. Fortunately, we have been kind enough to pull together all the GEOINT-related news you need to kick start the week in true professional style. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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16 Jan 2012

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Monday Morning News Kick Off: Defense Drawdown Provides Geospatial Opportunities; GEOINT Addresses Real-Time Needs; and a 3D IMAX Movie on Orbital Debris

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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 prepared to take on the world. Even the most dedicated GEOINT professional sometimes needs a little push in the right direction to get the work week started. Thus our ever-popular MMNKO post, which we serve up each Monday on a golden platter. So, we we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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14 Nov 2011

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Monday Morning News Kick Off: Rise of Mobile GEOINT; Using Planes to Launch Satellites; and Harvesting the Sun’s Energy from Space

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? We hope everyone had a restful weekend. Once again, we have a complete roster of GEOINT-related stories to help you have the most productive week of 2011. From the surge in mobile and cloud-based GEOINT applications to a future where we harvest energy from the sun from space, we have all the news you need in one convenient location. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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30 Sep 2011

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Friday’s Food for Thought: Membership Has Its Privileges

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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Though post from got geoint? This past week, we ran two USGIF member-related posts on got geoint? First we did a podcast with Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing of ERDAS, then we followed it up with a Member Profile of The SI Organization. Clearly this week was all about promoting foundation members and it made us think that the perfect theme for this week’s FFFT post is all about why we form member-driven organizations and groups — and the benefits we derive from this. So, break out your old Members Only jackets (pictured) and read on. Oh, and if you want to help shape the future of the community, you should consider becoming a sponsor of the YPG GeoHunt at GEOINT 2011. Happy Friday!

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27 Sep 2011

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MEMBER PODCAST: Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, ERDAS, Discusses the Combined Intergraph and ERDAS Offering

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At Hexagon 2011, it was announced that Intergraph, ERDAS, Leica Geosystems and Hexagon Metrology were being combined to better address the urgent need for real-time intelligence for any global situation. In addition, it was also announced that ERDAS and Intergraph were collectively streamline geospatial data revision and updating workflows in both ERDAS Imagine and Geomedia. Following is an exclusive podcast with Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing of ERDAS, who discusses these updates and other exciting things happening at ERDAS.

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27 Jun 2011

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Monday Morning News Kick Off: General Dynamics to Provide Air Force with Imagery Intelligence Analysis; New NGA Pathfinder Issue; and GIS Jobs Abound

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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 spent with family, friends and loved-ones. But as we always say, Monday mornings are truly inevitable — almost like death and taxes — so what better way to tackle the start of the week than with a summary of all the actionable news you need to operate at peak performance. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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09 Jun 2011

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ERDAS and Intergraph Combine to Offer New Data Revision Workflows

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As we spent time walking the exhibition floor and attending sessions at Hexagon 2011, one thing was very clear: Hexagon is taking proactive steps to provide a complete, competitive geospatial solution. The combination of Intergraph, ERDAS, Leica Geosystems and Hexagon Metrology technologies aims to be a holistic offering for better addressing the urgent need for real-time intelligence for any global situation. What was also interesting is that ERDAS an Intergraph are taking steps to combine their efforts for streamlining geospatial data revision and updating workflows in both ERDAS Imagine and Geomedia.

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07 Jun 2011

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Hexagon 2011 Kicks Off with Game-Changing Vision for the Future

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In 1804, the global population was 1 billion. Today we are at 7 billion. In the next 13 years, we will be adding another billion people to our planet. What will this mean for our planet in terms of utilization of natural resources? What about our growing energy needs, as well as new stresses to our core infrastructures? Yes, the future will be rife with considerable challenges. And all too often we focus on a short-term future…meaning our next work deadlines, our next vacations and other upcoming milestones for our children (to name a few).

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06 Jun 2011

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Monday Morning News Kick Off: DNI Clapper Honors Secretary Gates; GEOINT Community Week Drew a Big Crowd; and Earth Observation Sats To Detect Bugs

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a most glorious weekend relaxing with friends and loved-ones. Well, the time has come — the work week has started and it’s time to get down to business. So, as always, we have been kind enough to provide you with all the news you need kick start your week in high fashion. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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16 Nov 2010

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PODCAST: Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, ERDAS, Discusses 2011 Software Release and Much More

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USGIF Member company ERDAS recently announced its upcoming 2011 Software Release, with new versions of ERDAS IMAGINE, LPS, ERDAS Extensions for ArcGIS 10, ERDAS APOLLO and other leading desktop and server products. To promote this significant release, ERDAS is also launching a world tour with customer events worldwide. Following is an exclusive podcast with Mladen Stojic, Senior Vice President, Product Management and Marketing of ERDAS, who will discuss these updates and other exciting things happening at ERDAS.

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