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GEOINT 2009 Symposium Coverage

Editor in Chief Joe Francica attended last week's GEOINT 2009 Symposium, which was held in San Antonio, TX. Francica blogged extensively from the event. Executive Editor Adena Schutzberg kept an eye on other coverage and blogged about it ("Non-Directions Media").

Monday, Oct. 19

Persistent Intelligence: A #GEOINT Objective

#GEOINT Conference: Takin' it to the Streets

Quote of the Day: "... an eclipse of collection platforms" - Jim Clapper, Under Secretary of Defense for Intelligence

Tuesday, Oct. 20

Podcast: Attracting Students to be the Next GEOINT Workforce

#GEOINT Coverage Roundup I (Non-Directions Media)

Cost of Softcopy Photogrammetry Comes Way Down

A Geographer at the State Department


Wednesday, Oct. 21

Director of National Intelligence Addresses #GEOINT Audience - Why?

NGA Director Discusses New Agency Charter

Google's Michael Jones on Google Map's Parcel Layer

Update: Google Earth Portable - New Option for State and Local Government

Virtual Worlds Offer #GEOINT a Different Geographic Perspective

Liquid Galaxy: An Immersive, Multi-screen Version of Google Earth

Thursday, Oct. 22

#GEOINT Coverage Roundup II (Non-Directions Media)

Friday, Oct. 23

Podcast: Press Conference of Vice Admiral Robert Murrett at the #GEOINT Symposium 2009

Books

Strange Maps: An Atlas of Cartographic Curiosities
Spanning many centuries, all continents, and the realms of outer space and the imagination, this collection of 138 unique graphics combines beautiful full-color illustrations with quirky statistics and smart social commentary. The result is a distinctive illustrated guide to the world. Categories of cartographic curiosities include: Literary Creations, featuring a map of Thomas More's Utopia and the world of George Orwell's 1984. Brimming with trivia, deadpan humor, and idiosyncratic lore, Strange Maps is a fascinating tour of all things weird and wonderful in the world of cartography. From Studio, 2009.

Will Population + Technology = Armageddon
A scientifically based, thoughtful look at the long term survival of our species, written by a scientist for non-scientists. From CreateSpace, 2009.

Location-Based Services and Geo-Information Engineering
Location-Based Services (LBS) are the delivery of data and information services where the content of those services is tailored to the current location and context of a mobile user. This is a new and fast-growing technology sector incorporating GIS, wireless technologies, positioning systems and mobile human-computer interaction. Geo-Information Engineering is the design of dependably engineered solutions to society's use of geographical information and underpins applications such as LBS. These are brought together in this comprehensive text that takes the reader through from source data to product delivery. From Wiley, 2009.

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