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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? We hope everyone had a restful weekend and yes, we are at the home stretch. One more week, then it is holiday time. Though as we have said pretty much every Monday this month, the workload is not lightening up. As such, we have provided you with all the actionable news you need to kick start the week. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News post from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful weekend and are geared up for some big-time productivity over the next five days. Speaking of productivity, this week is the Esri International Users Conference, so it will certainly be a busy week. And, of course, there is no shortage of GEOINT news happening in the news cycle today. So, as we always say, fire up that second cup of coffee and read on. Happy Monday!

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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from got geoint? Yesterday, we ran one of our most popular posts about how, way back in the day, spy satellites dropped exposed film via a parachute. Since that post caught on like wildfire, we thought this week’s FFFT post can be all about spy history. Our dedicated readers and members of the “FFFT fan club” may recall our GEOINT history post last year, which focused more on geographic history. For this post, we are trying to dive a bit deeper and expose some interesting, bizarre and entertaining facts about the history of spying. We hope you enjoy! Oh, and for all you hip, young GEOINTers, just a reminder that March 17 is the deadline to apply to be on the USGIF Young Professionals Group (YPG) Board of Directors. Click here for more information and don’t miss out on this opportunity.

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We will admit that, yes, we are big GEOINT history buffs. For example, one of our favorite sites is the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s “From the Office of the Historian” page. By looking into the past, we get a much clearer picture in terms of how far we have come with geospatial intelligence developments. From today’s commercial satellites distributing imagery to pretty much anyone’s smart phone to advances in LiDAR, we have come a long, long way. Though many of you may remember a time when exposed film (of Earth images) were actually dropped out of a spy satellite via parachute — to be captured by a plane. Yes, much like the fax machine is a relic of the past, so too is this method for retrieving key GEOINT intelligence.

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Merry Christmas Eve to all and welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from got geoint? It’s not very often that X-mas eve falls on our favorite day, Friday. So, here we are. The stars have lined up and we have an X-mas eve themed FFT post. So, naturally, we cover our favorite holiday topic, Norad Santa, but we also feature video of the “Digital Story of the Nativity.” It’s very very cool. Oh, and just to remind you all that we still have plenty of got geoint? stickers available! Feel free to email info@usgif.org to get more stickers. Merry Christmas Eve to all!

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One of the coolest things about the GEOINT Symposium is walking the exhibitor floor and seeing all of the GEOINT innovation come to life right before your eyes. The theme for this year’s GEOINT is “Geospatial Intelligence 3.0 – a New Era of GEOINT,” which is certainly underscored by what’s happening on the expo flloor. So, check this out. This year, there will be 220 exhibitors (up from 174 last year) from government, industry and academia who will be bringing this new era of GEOINT to life. And be sure to come back to got geoint? through out the week. We will be showcasing all key exhibitor news here. And if you are an exhibitor and want to be included in our news round ups, please contact us at pressideas (at) usgif.org. Finally, be sure to check out the rest of this post. We have exhibitor news from SGI, MarkLogic and much more.

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Small businesses are often them most nimble when it comes to embracing social media and geo-location services. By not being tied down by corporate approval processes, small businesses can easily tap into the power of these new resources to retain and grow their customer bases. The NY Times today ran a story about how Pacific Catch, a chain of three seafood restaurants in the Bay Area, is doing just this. A few months ago, the restaurant adopted Foursquare, the geolocation service that allows customers to claim special offers and earn badges by “checking in” to certain locations. When people used the Foursquare application within a few blocks of the restaurant, a special offer popped up on their mobile phones: check in five times and earn a free shrimp ceviche or a Hawaiian poke. Another special rewarded customers who checked in on Foursquare with a free side of sweet potato fries. Such offers have helped lure new customers: more than 1,400 people have checked in at Pacific Catch more than 2,800 times. See small business GEOINT. It works! Read more here.

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Plenty of stuff has happened over the past 11 years. We had 9/11, two wars, a deepening recession, jarring political divisiveness, American Idol and all the while, one thing has remained constant: IKONOS, the world’s first commercial, high-resolution Earth-imaging satellite, designed and built by Lockheed Martin and currently operated by GeoEye has achieved 11 years of successful on-orbit operations. A first-of-its-kind satellite, IKONOS was launched on Sept. 24, 1999 to provide high-resolution imagery of the Earth for worldwide commercial and government customers. The spacecraft continues to collect 0.82-meter resolution black-and-white images while simultaneously collecting four-meter resolution multispectral data more than four years beyond its initial design life. These images are used for a wide-range of applications, including land management, environmental monitoring, local and regional government, national security, disaster relief, and other geospatial applications. Congratulations to Lockheed and GeoEye for achieving this major milestone. And, you can read more about it here.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? As always, we hope you had a restful (and dry) weekend. Fall is officially in full swing. And this means that GEOINT 2010 is right around the corner. Have you done everything you can to make GEOINT 2010 exceptional for you? Have you logged into CrowdVine? What is CrowdVine you ask? Why it is the definitive social network for GEOINT 2010 and we highly recommend you check it out. You can discuss topics, schedule meetings and check out any pre-event buzz. Click here to start your own profile. And, we would be remiss if we did not say this: “Fire up that second cup of coffee and read on.” Happy Monday!

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Welcome to a wet and rainy Friday. For those who live in Seattle, this is pretty normal, but for us folks on the East Coast we are drowning in a sea of rain water and frankly it’s starting to freak us out. “Noah, where’s the ark?” is one of the most common Facebook updates happening right now. So, what better thing to do on a rainy day than read a book. That is right, the got geoint? editorial staff not only prides itself on tapping into all things cool about GEOINT, we also occasionally like to take a load off, fire up the tea kettle and read a good book. What kind of stuff do we read? Well, you guessed it…geography- and IC-related books (yes, we are GEOINT nerds). Though we do want to read the new Jonathan Franzen book. And oh, watch out…Snooki is writing a book (no joke.) Check out our latest installment of cool reads in this post. Happy Friday!

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