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As you can imagine, the got geoint? staff is brimming with excitement as GEOINT 2010 registration is now officially open. And, thankfully in our busy lives, GEOINT 2010 will be here before you know it (time moves fast when you are busy and having fun). USGIF is doing something completely new and different this year. On November 3rd, it is hosting an entire day filled with keynotes, panels and breakout sessions on the Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence’s Defense Intelligence Information Enterprise (DIIE) and the issues affecting it and the airborne ISR assets. We urge everyone to take part in USGIF’s crowdvine to be part of key discussions leading up to GEOINT 2010, as well as connect and network with others in the community in advance of the event.

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As our readers know, we have been covering the Air Force’s Space Based Space Surveillance system (SBSS) for sometime now. And we are excited to announced that its much-delayed launch is set for July. What is SBSS you ask? It is a $425 million satellite equipped with a high-end 500-pound digital camera that can swivel and take photos of all the stuff in space. Why? Because space is a crowded place and the problem of debris crashing — as well as satellites crashing into each other — into functioning satellites is a big issue. What is cool about the SBSS is that it will determine objects’ orbital paths and calculate the chances of collisions several days in advance. Air traffic control for satellites — looks like it will finally become a reality.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off Post from got geoint? Here we are. It’s the week after GEOINT Community Week and like we said on Friday, our heads are still spinning a bit from the news of the DNI resignation. And on top of that General Clapper is being named as a potential candidate to replace Blair. Anyhow, we wanted to make sure this MMNKOP (we still love that acronym) focuses on the latest DNI news, but also highlights all the other news that is of interest to the GEOINT Community. As we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.

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We were fortunate enough to sit in on the GEOINT 2009 press conference with Congressman C.A. Dutch Ruppersberger (D-MD) who delivered a keynote address this morning. For those not familiar with Congressman Ruppersberger, he is the Chairman of the Technical and Tactical Intelligence Subcommittee. One key item he addressed was that he believes America is in danger of losing its preeminence in space. The Congressman’s speech highlighted important changes that need to be made to American space policy to recapture American dominance of the skies.

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Welcome all to the delayed-by-a-day “Monday Morning News Kick Off” post exclusively from got geoint? Yesterday, most of us were milking the last day of the holiday weekend and probably did not have IC, GEOINT and GIS news on the top of your mind. But alas, it is Tuesday and we are back to work. So, we have done you a favor. We have complied all the actionable news you need to have a productive and professionally fulfilling week. What more could you ask for? Perhaps an extra shot in your Latte, but even that will wear off and perhaps give you the jitters. Not got geoint? We offer no crash and no jitters. Scroll down to see for yourselves.

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It has been a busy summer for the Google Earth Enterprise (GEE) team — thanks for giving us the chance to tell you a bit about what we’ve been working on. There have been some interesting product updates to speak of and some cool customer uses for GEE this summer — especially in the government sector.

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Following is an exclusive got geoint? podcast with one of the premier GEO/GIS thought leaders and evangelists, Glenn Letham. Glenn wears many hats. He is a geographer, Co-founder/Managing Editor at Spatial Media, which includes GISuser.com. He is also an avid blogger and forward thinker when it comes to Web 2.0 and GIS. Here’s the podcast:

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