PATHFINDER. Volume 8, Number 5. September/October 2010

Abstract

The National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency is predominantly known for using imagery from satellites to produce geospatial intelligence. While imagery-based products are a primary mission for the agency, GEOINT encompasses much more than imagery and maps. The image on the cover is a LiDAR shot of the Presidential Palace in Haiti, collected after the earthquake devastated the country in January 2010. LiDAR is not imagery, it is a method of using pulsed laser light to detect distant objects and determine their elevation, position, velocity and other characteristics. By adding different colors to varying elevations, it can produce graphic representations that are accurate and understandable. LiDAR is one of the many technologies and applications that make up the broader discipline of GEOINT.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 01, 2010
Accession Number
ADA531320

Entities

Organizations

  • National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

Tags

Communities of Interest

  • Human Systems
  • Materials and Manufacturing Processes
  • Sensors
  • Space

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Cartography
  • Department Of Defense
  • Detection
  • Detectors
  • Geography
  • Geospatial Intelligence
  • Grids
  • Intelligence Community (United States)
  • Intelligence Cycle
  • Lidar
  • National Security
  • Personnel Management
  • Radar
  • Security Personnel
  • Surveillance
  • Synthetic Aperture Radar
  • World Geodetic System

Readers

  • Computer Vision.
  • Emergency Management and Homeland Security.
  • Geospatial Intelligence and Artificial Intelligence Analytics

Technology Areas

  • Directed Energy
  • Space