Geospatial intelligence is everywhere and essential to decision-making in almost everything we do. In the 15+ years since its formal creation, it has continually matured, evolved, and expanded well beyond the national security sector, and well beyond government. Almost every vertical in our global economy is being disrupted by geospatial intelligence-related technologies and services. This thriving geospatial intelligence ecosystem has enabled...

To protect the health and safety of attendees, this event has been canceled due to COVID-19 concerns. USGIF’s GEOINT Symposium is the preeminent event of the year for the defense, intelligence and homeland security communities. Each year since 2004, GEOINT Symposia have brought together an exciting agenda of keynote speakers, panel discussions, breakout sessions, and provided attendees a unique opportunity to learn from leading experts,...

Held the second Tuesday of every other month, GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Each event features a guest speaker from the Defense, Intelligence, or Homeland Security Community who shares their views on current issues and answers audience questions.

What do today’s non-traditional commercial data and analytic capabilities look like and how can the community better solve national security issues through advancing the GEOINT tradecraft? Join us Feb. 25-26 for a two-day discussion focused on how commercial GEOINT is helping open the aperture. The Commercial GEOINT Workshop builds on USGIF’s successful Small Satellite Workshop and looks at how the technology has evolved and will c...

Reserve your table or individual seats now for the community’s 14th Annual GEOGala. The USGIF black-tie GEOGala celebrates the dedication and support of the GEOINT Community. USGIF is proud to bring together more than 500 leaders from across the Defense, Intelligence, and Homeland Security Communities with USGIF Organizational Members, Individual Members, Foundation partners and their guests.

USGIF’s GEOINT Community Week brings together the defense, intelligence, homeland security, and geospatial communities at-large for a week of briefings, educational sessions, workshops, technology exhibits and networking opportunities. More details coming soon!

Geography 2050 is a multi-year, strategic dialog about the vital trends reshaping the geography of our planet in the coming decades. Initially organized by the American Geographical Society (AGS) in 2014, the ongoing Geography 2050 dialogue convenes thought leaders from academia, government, industry, and the social sector to facilitate discussion of the major forces that will shape our planet’s future. In the late 20th century, talk of...

USGIF and its Machine Learning and Artificial Intelligence Working Group will discuss current challenges and strategic initiatives related to the role of artificial intelligence, machine learning, cognitive computing, and deep learning in geospatial intelligence. The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency’s involvement in this event does not imply endorsement of USGIF by the United States Government.

GEOINTeraction Tuesday is a casual networking event where you can develop new relationships, exchange ideas and discover business opportunities. Our guest speaker is Dr. Andrew L. Brooks, Chief Data Scientist at the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). This edition of GEOINTeraction Tuesday is sponsored by Leidos. If you are attending either day of the Nov. 19-20 Machine Learning/Artificial Intelligence Workshop held at NGA, GEOINTer...

Whether supporting a national security event, responding to a natural or manmade crisis, or securing the Super Bowl, Geospatial Intelligence (GEOINT) is indispensable to the public safety community to create and sustain shared situational awareness among all agencies. YPG presents this workshop as a way to discuss how GEOINT is necessary to disaster and humanitarian planning and response. FEMA Geospatial Information Officer Chris Vaughan will...