Project Geospatial

Deb Davis, Vice President and General Manager for GDIT’s Mission Solutions sector, discusses her career journey and the growth of the GEOINT community. She highlights the importance of talent pool development and information sharing across partners. Davis also mentions the game-changing technologies of AI and the need to attract new talent to the industry. 🌍 The GEOINT community has grown signifi...

The Civil Applications Committee (CAC) is working on tracking an asteroid called Apus that will have a close approach to Earth in 2029. The CAC aims to raise awareness and gather remote sensing information about the asteroid, which could potentially cause significant damage if it were to impact the planet or even pass through the geo belt where satellites are located. 🛰️ The Apophis asteroid will...

“Worlds are colliding!” is not just another random Seinfeld reference. It is a wake-up call for all practitioners to better understand how the convergence of domains like Cyber and Physical create places for failures at scale. The objective of this training is to demonstrate and guide the attendee through these vulnerabilities and dependencies regardless of their cyber, networking, geospatial and/...

Nick Buck, the founder of Buck Consulting Group, discusses the mission of his company and its role in helping industry understand government missions. He emphasizes the importance of communication and understanding between the government and industry partners. 🚀 Buck Consulting Group is a consortium of independent consultants, mostly former government officials, who aim to bridge the gap between...

BetterUp is a technology platform that offers virtual coaching for workforce development, focusing on issues like resilience and mission readiness. They provide certified coaching on an AI-enabled platform, helping individuals overcome barriers and optimize their potential. 🌍 BetterUp has the largest coach network in the world, with coaching available in every major time zone. 💼 Coaching is not...

Ben Tuttle discusses EOI Space and their constellation, which aims to provide high-resolution data and increase collection capacity. They plan to offer data processing and analytics at the edge to enable quick decision-making. They also highlight their unique low-light imaging capabilities and potential partnerships with analytics providers. 🛰️ EOI Space aims to provide high-resolution data and in...

Jasmin Inbar discusses the Aurora Alliance and a few of its major highlights 🚀 The importance of Aurora Alliance in the field of geospatial intelligence is highlighted. 🌐 The alliance aims to bring together different organizations for collaborative efforts. 🌟 Aurora Alliance focuses on leveraging geospatial data for better decision-making. 📈 The future prospects and advancements in the field a...

Katie Betts, from Albedo, discusses their mission to build a constellation of imaging satellites that will collect high-resolution imagery for various industries such as energy, agriculture, and property insurers. They aim to provide easy-to-understand imagery to break down barriers to entry in the geospatial industry. 🛰️ Albedo is building imaging satellites for high-resolution imagery 🌍 Target...

Summary Josh Campbell gave a lightning talk at FedGeoDay 2024, introducing the World Polygons data set that was recently released after four years of work. Highlights 🌍 World Polygons data set released after four years of work 🗺️ Boundaries are crucial for foreign policy and cartographic purposes 🌐 Lines in base maps can be challenging for the US Government 🌐 World Polygons provides vertex perf...

Summary Jeremy Malczyk, a Cloud geographer at Google, discusses how AI is used to refine and analyze large amounts of data in the cloud. Google’s Earth Engine platform combines open source and proprietary tools to deliver actionable insights from 100 petabytes of data, covering 40 years of imagery. They have also developed land cover and cloud monitoring products using AI, which have practical app...

Summary Dr. Daniel Roman from Noah’s National Geodetic Survey (NGS) discusses the modernization of the National Spatial Reference System (NSRS) to improve accuracy and accessibility of geospatial data. Highlights 🌍 The NSRS provides a consistent coordinate system for latitude, longitude, height, and gravity. 🔄 Modernizing the NSRS aims to meet modern needs and ensure compatibility with global co...

Summary This panel discussion at FedGeoDay 2024 focused on the use of AI and remote sensing in geospatial data. Panelists discussed their current use of AI/ML, successes, challenges, and future possibilities. Highlights 🌍 The panelists represented organizations such as Oakridge National Laboratory, US Forest Service, NASA, and US Geological Survey. 🏢 The Forest Service is passively using AI/ML i...

This panel explores the advantages of open source geospatial data and software for intelligence gathering. Discover real-world examples and the potential of large language models in this field! 🚀🔍 Highlights * Open source geospatial data and tools are becoming increasingly important 🗺️ * You can find valuable information using open source geospatial data 🔍 * Chat GPT is a helpful tool that can...

Summary Robert Pitts, from New Light Technologies, introduces their consultancy’s work in building data infrastructures and user experiences to support various organizations in improving outcomes and equity in areas such as public health, economic prosperity, and emergency management. They have developed an incident management tool called IMPACT that assesses risks in real time and provides reliab...

Summary Josh Coutts, a geographer with the US Census Bureau, discussed a new project to release census data using a standard grid. The aim is to make the data more accessible and interoperable across various applications and use cases. The current small area geographic units can be inflexible and challenging to integrate with other data sets, hindering temporal analysis and comparisons. Grids prov...

Summary Beth Wiberg discusses how she used Noah open data for Disaster Response. The Army geospatial Center and rgi collaborated on Operation Blue Roof to provide temporary blue tarps to homes damaged by hurricanes. They used Ai and ml to develop models that detect and identify damage to roofs using Noah aerial imagery. The models achieved a 90% success rate in detecting damage. Open data allows f...

FedGeoDay is the premier annual event for the open source geospatial community within the U.S. federal government. It brings together federal program managers, technology leaders, industry partners, and open-source enthusiasts to share ideas, showcase innovations, and foster collaboration around open geospatial technologies, data, and practices. FedGeoDay highlights the growing importance of open...

Summary Alexandra Barker from the Census Bureau’s Open Innovation Labs discusses Stat Ventures and their new challenge, the Address Geolocation Challenge. Stat Ventures is a program that scouts technology from innovators outside of government to improve data quality at the Census Bureau. The challenge focuses on finding technological solutions to geolocate addresses in rural and remote areas more...

Summary Eddie Pickle from Crunchy Data talks about modernizing geospatial workflows by starting with the database and working with Crunchy Data and the Postgres database. Moving to an open source database can create a more modern and effective architecture, with technical and infrastructural benefits. Innovating from within government and investing in open source software is encouraged. Crunchy Da...

Summary: This panel discussion titled “Open Data Actions and Aspirations” focused on the challenges and opportunities of harnessing open data in federal agencies. The panelists discussed the need for collaboration, the importance of data accessibility, and the cultural and technological changes required to move towards a more efficient and impactful data ecosystem. Highlights: 🌍 The panelists emp...

This panel discussion is about empowering Federal governance with open source solutions and data. Highlights: * Open data sources 🌐 * geospatial data 🗺️ * census.gov 📊 * NOAA Digital Coast 🌊 * USGS NGWM 🏔️ * Crowd source data 🤝 * weather stations 🌡️ * precipitation data 🌧️ * National Estuarine Research Reserves 🌳 * Challenges ⚠️ * data quality control 🔐 * lack of standards ✖️ * job descripti...

Summary Kevin Pomfret discusses the legal and policy issues facing the geospatial community, emphasizing the importance of considering law in addition to policy. He highlights the complexity of legal issues surrounding data and the need for lawyers to understand and address them. Pomfret also mentions the potential impact of AI laws and regulations on the geospatial community. Highlights 🌍 Geospa...

Summary This is the FedGeoDay 2024 session on open source for local government, emergency management and response, and climate risk. The session featured four presenters who discussed the value of their applications and the underlying technology used to create them. The moderator was Ryan Burley. The panelists/presenters included Aaron Myers, Laura Schuch, Mike Rogers, and Karen Townsend. Highligh...

Summary: - Mark Isley, a data manager and physical scientist, discusses the use of open science and open data in monitoring environmental conditions at White Sands National Park. - The park is known for its unique geological features, including the largest gypsum dunefield in the world. - Open data from Landsat and open tools from the Pangeo project have been instrumental in their monitoring effor...

Summary: James Williamson, GIS specialist for the Nai V government in Northern Labrador, presents on the use of QGIS in land management in Nunatsiavut Labrador. Facing challenges in Northern Canada, including poor internet connectivity, he switched from ArcGIS Pro to QGIS for its open-source capabilities and graphics possibilities. Williamson discusses three main problems that led to adopting QGIS...