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Welcome to the Friday’s Food for Thought post from got geoint? By now, many of you have made it back home, perhaps even caught up on some rest and are ready to reflect on all the exciting moments from GEOINT 2011. And, perhaps due to the whirlwind of working your booths, meeting with colleagues and networking in general, you may have missed a few moments. Well, fret not fellow GEOINTers. We have pulled together the complete GEOINT 2011 video collection here — from beginning to end. We have it all right here. So, sit back and enjoy the ride as we relive all of the glory that was GEOINT 2011. Also, be sure to check out more videos at GEOINTv.com Finally, don’t miss Jeff “Skunk” Baxter’s rendition of the Star Spangled Banner in the Presentation of the Colors/Opening Ceremony video. You will get goose bumps.

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Last year, Letitia Long, the Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA) laid out here vision for an app- and user-driven approach to providing GEOINT solution to customers. This year, she actually demonstrated this new approach and how it assisted FEMA in disaster response and planning surrounding Hurricane Irene. Be sure to check out this full video of her keynote address.

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At GEOINT 2010, NGA Director Letitia Long’s keynote addressed focused on her game-changing vision of putting the power of GEOINT into the hands of the user. This vision involved taking full advantage of key location-based applications and trends that deliver intuitive and powerful apps for solving a multiple of GEOINT challenges, as well as the importance of empowering users to benefit from this new frontier. Well, the NGA took a step towards bringing this vision to life with the launch of its new public website.

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NGA Director Letitia A. Long on Tuesday afternoon hosted a retirement ceremony for GEOINT visionary Rob Zitz at NGA’s soon-to-be-officially-former headquarters in Bethesda, MD. The event was well attended by current and retired senior leaders from the government, military and industry, to include Director of National Intelligence James R. Clapper Jr.

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It’s usually around the March timeframe that we start having GEOINT Symposium withdrawals. Seriously, when else can everyone in the community get together and learn from the highest echelon of leaders, network with colleagues, customers, partners and friends — and experience something truly unique (think GEOINT 2010 and the Super Dome)? Well, just when you think you have had enough of winter and need a shot of inspiration, USGIF just announced the first round of keynote speakers for GEOINT 2011, taking place back in San Antonio this year. Let’s just say that if this is the first round of speakers being announced, then USGIF opened the first set with nothing but a string of hits. Read the full post to see the list of confirmed (to date) speakers for GEOINT 2011.

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We are excited to announce that the Geospatial Revolution Project has launched its third episode which focuses on “mapping the road to peace,” “waging modern warfare, “serving and protecting” and much, much more. We highly recommend you check out this new episode, which focuses on a core tenet of GEOINT — protecting our nation and its citizens. It also features a number of major players in our sector including Letitia Long, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA); Matt O’Connell, CEO of GeoEye, Kevin Pomfret, Executive Director for the Centre for Spatial Law and Policy, as well as Gen. Wesley K. Clark, Former NATO Commander. Congratulations to our friends at the Geospatial Revolution Project for pulling off a major communications feat by clearly articulating the impact that GEOINT has on our lives. Be sure to check out the full episode in this post.

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2010 seemed to be the year that the GEOINT sector as well as the use of location-based technologies for businesses and consumers really caught fire. The reality is that location-based technologies — whether the use of portal GPS devices, or the adoption of services like FourSquare — have been growing for years, but for some reason 2010 was the year of GEOINT. As such, we have decided to pull together the top stories that have impacted our world over the past 12 months. From the appointment of Letitia Long as the new NGA Director to the kookiness of Google StreetView, we have it all in this post. We hope you enjoy and here’s to a great 2011.

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For those of you who may have missed GEOINT 2010 last week, Letitia A. Long, Director, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA), introduced a game-changing vision for the NGA that had the entire conference abuzz. This new vision involves taking advantage of key location-based applications and trends that deliver intuitive and powerful apps for solving a multiple of GEOINT challenges, as well as the importance of empowering users to easily take advantage of this new frontier of GEOINT. Pretty cool, right? Well, you can see her entire keynote speech in this post.

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Welcome to the Monday Morning News Kick Off post from got geoint? We hope everyone had a restful post-GEOINT 2010 weekend. By the way, did any of you all see Dave Sterling kick the 50-yard field goal at the ‘Jersey and Jeans’ GEOINT 2010 Closing Ceremony at the Superdome last week? It was epic. Well, now it’s time to get back into the groove of work. And, as always, we have pulled together all the actionable news you need to kick-start your week. And, be sure to circle back all week. We will be showing exclusive video from all of the GEOINT 2010 keynotes and panels. Happy Monday!

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The highly anticipated keynote from Letitia A. Long, Director of the National Geospatial-Intelligence (NGA) has come to fruition. As the first woman to run a major intelligence agency, the editorial team of got geoint? was excited to hear from this new leader and her vision for the future of GEOINT. “NGA has earned its place at the table. No one would go to war, or respond to a natural disaster with out us,” said Long at the beginning of her key note address.

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