As featured in the November/December 2008 of NGA Pathfinder
Robert Murrett, Vice Admiral, USN, Director NGA, featured in NGA’s Pathfinder publication speaks about effective ways to produce high-quality geospatial intelligence.
“…Improving our sources and fusing national technical means (NTM) with commercial and airborne assets adds significant value to our capabilities. Still, our real power resides in our ability to perform geospatial analysis and work with our U.S. and allied counterparts. Our analysts require tools that enable them to discover, exploit and share existing imagery and data. Tools like Consolidated Analytic Spatial initiative (CASi) and GEOINT Online (GO) allow for quick retrieval of vast quantities of data in a user-friendly format. NGA is looking outward for other tools to aid in exploitation, like SOCET GXP®, Adobe® PDF, Microsoft® Virtual Earth™, ESRI Arc Explorer™ and Google™ Earth. Our analysts continue to seek out more collaborative tools as they see the power to intuitively find the imagery and geospatial information that they need to produce accurate, relevant and timely GEOINT…”