Todd E. JohanesenASPRS PECORA, Special Session, Herndon, VA, USA November 17, 2011

GEOINT and High Resolution Commercial Satellite Imagery

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Landsat© Digital Globe© MDA© Digital Globe© Digital Globe

Panchromatic Infrared Radar Multispectral Hyperspectral

Gravity DataElevation Data

Open Source

GeologyGPS Tracking and Coordinate Systems

Hydrographic DataBoundaries, Transportation and

InfrastructureVegetation

Remotely Sensed Data

Physical Geography

Land Cover and Cultural Data

TYPES OF DATA

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VARIETY OF PLATFORMS

Predator Global Hawk Constant Hawk U-2

AirborneAirborne

Commercial SatellitesCommercial Satellites

Classified SystemsClassified Systems

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Photogrammetry & Image Science R&D

Commercial Data Provider (CDP) Investigating satellite CDP as a source for sustained production of foundation GEOINT

Image City Maps

Controlled Image Base (CIB)

DSM/DEM

Providing technical support to the development and integration of commercial imagery sensor models

National Center for GEOINT Standards Community Sensor Model (CSM)

Rational Polynomial Coefficients/Replacement Sensor Models

Delivering prototypes to the Automated Image and Geospatial Data Understanding Research Portfolio

Conducting trade studies & geolocation performance assessments of satellite CDP

Prototyping automated algorithms for extracting and attributing features and generating or updating foundation data or GIS products

Prototyping the World Photogrammetric System as a basis for photogrammetric control network

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Where am I?

Where are the natural and man-made structures? How do I navigate them?

What does the area look like now? What activities are taking place there?

What might it look like after an event?

Where am I?

Where are the natural and man-made structures? How do I navigate them?

What does the area look like now? What activities are taking place there?

What might it look like after an event?

What is GEOINT?

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Warfighter Support

Safety of NavigationHomeland Security

Humanitarian Support

Foundation DataStrategic Intelligence

OUR MISSION SET