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Geospatial Intelligence - Security Transformation within Government & Military Applications
19 September - 20 September 2005
Geospatial Intelligence - Security Transformation within Government & Military Applications
Geospatial intelligence, the exploitation and analysis of imagery and geospatial information to describe, assess, and illustrate geographically referenced features and activities on the Earth in support of national security needs. Geospatial intelligence is driving fundamental changes at every level of national and international security: doctrine, infrastructure, training and personnel development, operational planning and execution, and facility management.

SAE Media Group’s Inaugural Geospatial Intelligence conference will assess how geospatial intelligence contributes to overall force information gathering and its role in transforming defence capabilities in support of the future warfighter.

International intelligence frameworks will be examined, focusing on how geospatial intelligence is being implemented into future operational strategy and force transformation. The importance of developing and establishing standards for GIS will be discussed with a view to understanding the means by which Geospatial Intelligence requirements can be met.

Other important issues being discussed include the key challenges in interoperability, evolving data and image collection technologies and the role of non-military bodies within geospatial intelligence gathering. Wider applications will be evaluated including the impact of geospatial intelligence within Homeland Security, the latest Geographic Information Systems (GIS) and technologies, and how these systems can be integrated and implemented into your organisation’s infrastructure.

The outstanding international speaker panel includes:
  • Brigadier General Pierluigi Campregher, Deputy Director, Italian Intelligence and Security Services (SISAE Media Group)
  • Brigadier Nicholas Rigby, Director, Defence Intelligence Joint Environment (DIJE), Ministry of Defence, UK
  • Karen Irby, Director, National Center for Geospatial Intelligence Standards (NCGIS), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA)
  • Brian Routledge, Deputy Director, European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC)
  • Olaf Østensen, Chairman, ISO/TC 211 Geographic Information/Geomatics, Norwegian Mapping Authority
  • Assistant Chief Constable Nick Tofiluk, Intelligence, West Midlands Police
  • Major Soenke Fischhoefer, SO2 Geo Ops and Policy, J2, NATO SHAPE
  • Major John Tate, Senior Instructor, Terrain Analysis, Royal School of Military Survey, Ministry of Defence, UK
  • Karen Siderelis, Associate Director, Geospatial Information and Chief Information Officer, US Geological Survey
  • Dr Mark Doherty, Head, Exploitation and Services Division/Science and Applications Department, Earth Observation Programmes Directorate, European Space Agency (ESA)
  • Ruth Adams, Head, Additional Military Layers, UK Hydrographic Office
  • Sam Bacharach, Executive Director, Outreach, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)
  • Chris Lorenz, Senior Space Engineering Manager, Security and Intelligence, Canadian Space Agency / Government Liaison Office (Ottawa) CSA/DND Directorate of Space Development 15ST*

Benefits of Attending Geospatial Intelligence include:

  • ENHANCE your understanding of Geospatial Intelligence and its role in national and international security
  • EXPLORE the contributions of non-military bodies to homeland security and military intelligence
  • IDENTIFY the key challenges in integrating Geospatial Intelligence into existing frameworks and the importance of developing and establishing standards
  • EVALUATE the role of Geospatial Intelligence in future military operational strategy and force transformation
  • DEVELOP your knowledge on the key advances within Geospatial Intelligence Systems and data collection technologies

Conference agenda

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9:00

Registration & Coffee

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9:30

Introduction to GI

  • What is Geospatial Intelligence?
  • Why does it get so much attention today?
  • The role of environmental and operational planning data
  • The integration of GI and defence information: the role of standards
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    10:15

    GI Data

  • Data types: raster maps, imagery, feature, terrain and text multi-media
  • Where does it come from?
  • Why are currency, quality, resolution and formats important?
  • How do I get it: enabling data exploitation?
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    11:00

    Morning Coffee

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    11:15

    GI analytical capabilities

  • What capabilities can modern software provide?
  • Introduction to vector, raster and grid-based analytical capabilities
  • Tailoring software and data to specific tasks
  • What's new today: integrating defence information?
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    12:15

    Discussion and Questions

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    12:30

    Networking Lunch

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    13:30

    The role of standards in contemporary IT

  • Introduction to IT standards organisations: W3C, OASIS, ISO
  • Introduction to defence and GI standards: OGC and DGIWG
  • How can standards help organize data?
  • General directions in which these bodies are moving
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    14:30

    OGC standards: integrating GI in IT

  • Introduction to the OGC
  • What are WMS and WFS standards?
  • Testbed activities
  • Emerging standards
  • Implementing OGC standards
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    15:15

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:45

    Defence architectures: web services in action

  • Bringing it together
  • Delivering benefits for defence
  • Defence architectures
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    16:45

    Discussion & Questions

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    17:00

    Close of Interactive Workshop

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    8:30

    Registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Colonel (Ret'd) Jeremy Barrett

    Colonel (Ret'd) Jeremy Barrett, Principal Consultant, The Salamander Organization

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    9:10

    KEYNOTE ADDRESS

    Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Peach CBE

    Air Vice-Marshal Stuart Peach CBE, Director General, Intelligence Collection, Ministry of Defence, UK

  • Reasons for change
  • Identifying the new intelligence requirements
  • How defence requirements, policy and guidance are now met and how they will be delivered in the future
  • Developing synergies
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    9:50

    THE CONTRIBUTION OF GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE TO HOMELAND SECURITY

    Brigadier General Pierluigi Campregher

    Brigadier General Pierluigi Campregher, Deputy Director, Italian Intelligence And Security Services (SISMI)

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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    THE ROLE OF THE EU SATELLITE CENTRE IN EUROPEAN INTELLIGENCE

    Brian Routledge

    Brian Routledge, Deputy Director, European Union Satellite Centre (EUSC)

  • An overview of EUSC capabilities
  • The role of EUSC in European intelligence frameworks
  • Assuring interoperability
  • Ability to support international mission
  • EU geospatial policy
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    11:30

    THE ROLE OF THE CANADIAN SPACE AGENCY IN NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTELLIGENCE

    Chris Lorenz

    Chris Lorenz, Senior Space Engineering Manager, Security and Intelligence, Canadian Space Agency/Government Liaison Office (Ottawa) CSA/DND Directorate of Space Development 15ST*

  • Canadian geospatial policy (history, legislation, etc)
  • Overview of CSA's capabilities (present and planned)
  • Role of the CSA in national/international intelligence frameworks
  • Assuring interoperability
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    12:10

    US GEOLOGICAL SURVEY

    Karen Siderelis

    Karen Siderelis, Associate Director, Geospatial Information and Chief, Information Officer, US Geological Survey

  • An introduction to the US Geological Survey and National Geospatial Programs Office
  • Contributions to homeland security through the improved mapping of urban environments and data sharing
  • Maximising the potential of geospatial and satellite observations
  • Improving collaboration and interoperability among a variety of agencies that contribute to the geointel picture in the United States
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    12:50

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    UK HYDROGRAPHIC OFFICE

    Ruth Adams

    Ruth Adams, Head, Additional Military Layers , UK Hydrographic Office

  • Aims and concepts of Additional Military Layers (AML)
  • Relationship of AML to the Recognised Environmental Picture (REP)
  • Consistency of environmental data across NATO
  • Portrayal issues of environmental data
  • Hurdles to interoperability
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    14:40

    WHAT CAN GMES DO FOR SECURITY?

    Dr Mark Doherty

    Dr Mark Doherty, Head, Exploitation and Services Division/Science and Applications Department, Earth Observation Programmes Directorate, European Space Agency (ESA)

  • GMES users and their needs
  • GMES data sources and infrastructure
  • Service providers and service issues
  • Interaction between security and environment
  • Security aspects
  • Sustainability
  • Future prospects
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    15:40

    BRING SPACE-BASED EO INTO THE NATION'S ISR TOOLKIT

    Professor Jan-Peter Muller

    Professor Jan-Peter Muller, Image Understanding and Remote Sensing, Department of Geomatic Engineering, University College London

  • Analysing the requirements for remote monitoring
  • Minimising the gaps in data collection opportunities
  • The need to integrate across collection sources
  • Automating the collection of intelligence using image understanding techniques
  • Assessing what civilian space assets have to offer for the near future
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    16:20

    THE ROLE OF DUTCH SMEs AND TECHNOLOGICAL INSTITUTES IN GEOINT

    George Lavigne

    George Lavigne, Managing Director, Imagem B.V / Intel Account Manager, Geomatics Business Park Defence Group

  • Sensors and data acquisition
  • Satellite and airborne assets
  • Ground segment - information extraction
  • Feeding the C2 chain
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    17:00

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Day One

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    8:30

    Re-registration & Coffee

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    9:00

    Chairman's Opening Remarks

    Colonel (Ret'd) Jeremy Barrett

    Colonel (Ret'd) Jeremy Barrett, Principal Consultant, The Salamander Organization

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    9:10

    THE ROLE OF GI IN PROVIDING SUPPORT TO MILITARY OPERATIONS

    Brigadier Nicholas Rigby

    Brigadier Nicholas Rigby, Director, Defence Intelligence Joint Environment (DIJE), Ministry of Defence, UK

  • Bringing together all the various disciplines into a coherent manageable state
  • The provision of the framework and the derived Geospatial Intelligence to help plan, train and operate
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    9:50

    THE CONTRIBUTION OF GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE IN PROVIDING TERRAIN INFORMATION TO THE WARFIGHER

    Major John Tate

    Major John Tate, Senior Instructor, Terrain Analysis, Royal School of Military Survey, Ministry of Defence, UK

  • What will Geospatial Intelligence deliver to the warfighter?
  • Terrain (environmental) information and terrain analysis provision to the warfighter
  • Providing terrain information with sufficient detail, when and where it is required with appropriate tools for expoitation
  • Adapting what we deliver today to meet the needs of tomorrow's warfighter
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    10:30

    Morning Coffee

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    10:50

    ROLE OF GEOSPATIAL SUPPORT IN FUTURE OPERATIONAL STRATEGY AND FORCE TRANSFORMATION

    Major Soenke Fischhoefer

    Major Soenke Fischhoefer, SO2 Geo Ops and Policy, J2, NATO SHAPE

  • Meeting NATO requirements and the challenges presented by the NRF
  • Provide geospatial support to NATO and operational theatres
  • NATOs future core GIS capabilities
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    11:30

    SHAPING GERMANY'S NATIONAL DEFENCE AND SECURITY POLICY

    Senior Representative

    Senior Representative, Federal Army, Gemany

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    12:10

    THE IMPORTANCE OF STANDARDIZATION

    Karen Irby

    Karen Irby, Director, National Center for Geospatial Intelligence Standards (NCGIS), National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

  • Why standardization matters for GEOINT systems
  • Goals of the NGA Standards Program
  • Role of GEOINT Standards Working Group (GWG)
  • Standards selection criteria
  • NGA-OGC relationship in developing GEOINT standards
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    12:50

    Networking Lunch

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    14:00

    THE IMPORTANCE OF DEVELOPING AND ESTABLISHING STANDARDS FOR GIS

    Olaf Ostensen

    Olaf Ostensen, Chairman, ISO/TC 211, Geographic Information/Geomatics, Norwegian Mapping Authority

  • Objectives of ISO/TC 211
  • The importance of developing and establishing GIS standards
  • ISO standardisation process and status of work
  • OGC-ISO relationship in developing standards
  • Adoption and implementation - case studies
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    14:40

    IT STANDARDS FOR GEOINT - EXTENDING ISO DESIGN - TO STANDARDS TO BUILD - TO SPECIFICITY

    Sam Bacharach

    Sam Bacharach, Executive Director, Outreach, Open Geospatial Consortium (OGC)

  • The influence of the OGC in the current and future geospatial marketplace
  • Responding to the needs of the wider community - providing for both a Common Operating Picture and an unlimited number of user-defined operating pictures
  • The role that standards-based web services play in GEOINT and data-sharing
  • The Common Services Framework via Open Geospatial Web Services (OWS)
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    15:20

    Afternoon Tea

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    GEOSPATIAL INTELLIGENCE - A CRITICAL CAPABILITY FOR CRIME CONTROL

     Assistant Chief Constable Tofiluk

    Assistant Chief Constable Tofiluk, Intelligence, West Midlands Police

  • The development of operational doctrine
  • Opportunities to act against serious and organised crime
  • Development of a linked intelligence system
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    RUMOUR AND THREAT VS INTELLIGENCE AND MANOEUVRE IN THE NIGER DELTA

    Brigadier (Ret'd) Chris Holtom CBE

    Brigadier (Ret'd) Chris Holtom CBE, Information Director, Mars Omega

  • Very complex, dynamic operating environment of the Niger Delta
  • Ambitious business targets in a virtual war zone
  • A way of looking at complexity
  • Changing the game and changing the culture
  • Measures of success
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    INTEGRATION OF MULTIPLE DATA SOURCES

    Commodore (Ret'd) Patrick Tyrell OBE

    Commodore (Ret'd) Patrick Tyrell OBE, Director, Vale Atlantic Associates

  • Hardware and software costs have tumbled yet why do IT costs continue to soar?
  • What can be done about legacy data systems?
  • How can we base decisions on Geospatial Intelligence?
  • What is "actionable intelligence" ?
  • How to develop the intelligence of intelligence?
  • Seeing is believing - impact of geospatial data, technologies and techniques on society
  • Effects based Geospatial Intelligence
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    17:40

    Chairman’s Closing Remarks and Close of Conference

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