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Apps for GEOINT gain steam as mobile devices push to the edge
The growing horsepower of smart phones and tablets is making them an attractive aspect of the Defense Department's plans to make much more data available to warfighters deployed in the field.
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Satellite bandwidth demand keeps soaring despite budget cuts
Developers are dealing with the military's need for greater satellite bandwidth by launching new satellites and using technologies that more fully utilize available links.
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Navy starts countdown for launch of first MUOS satellite
With the launch its first Mobile User Objective System (MUOS) satellite set for the evening of Feb. 16, the Navy is highlighting that ability to provide a tenfold increase in bandwidth and the ability to communicate with warfighters on the move.
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Unmanned aircraft load up on compact sensors
Significant advances in the design of sensor systems for unmanned aerial vehicles enable a single payload to carry multiple sensors, which cuts weight and increases mission time.
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Joint efforts can help with data overload, disconnections
As military planners begin developing strategies for working with smaller budgets, the idea of working together across branches is gaining traction, says Marine Corps Lt. Gen. George Flynn.
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Navy adds structure to networks
The Navy is rapidly transforming its communications systems, says Rear Adm. Patrick Brady, SPAWAR commander.
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Security needs high as defense networks evolve
Network security is paramount as more and more users tap into Defense Department networks, says Rear Adm. Jerry Burroughs.
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Budget cuts to alter Naval Special Warfare programs
Naval Special Warfare programs will feel the impact of cuts made elsewhere in the military, says Rear Adm. Sean Pybus.
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Military budget cuts to drive strategic changes, vice admiral says
Budget cuts will play an important role in nearly every facet of America’s defense over the next several years, driving a number of changes, says Navy Vice Adm. William Gortney.
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Modularity in satellite design is key to quick response
The Operationally Responsive Space Office is driving changes that shorten development times for military satellites.
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Kehler raises trial balloon: Put STRATCOM in charge of all GEOINT PED
One way to close the rising gap between the large volume of data being gathered and the ability of humans to process that information would be to make one agency responsible for managing it, said Air Force Gen. Robert Kehler at GEOINT 2011.
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Geospatial intell evolution will continue at rapid pace
Geospatial intelligence will continue to transform as challenges and threats evolve and the requirements for data change, said a top DOD official in a keynote speech at GEOINT 2011.
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Lawmakers stress need to fund intelligence
Two House members said they’re trying to ensure that budget cuts don’t hurt work to protect U.S. interests.
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Apps strategies simplify handling of geospatial intell data
Raytheon has developed a military application marketplace and a group of applications that address a number of tasks that simplify the handling of geospatial intelligence data.
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Intell data sharing requires high degree of cooperation
Sharing geospatial intelligence data requires a focus on standards, improved processes and safeguards that protect secure data.
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Handheld computing transforms geospatial intell world
On the opening day of the GEOINT 2011 Symposium, leading military speakers described efforts to employ handheld computing platforms and the small programs that run on them to give users quick access to geospatial imagery.
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NRO changes architectures to speed data to warfighters
Though budgets are being reduced, the National Reconnaissance Office is still managing a number of launches while changing its architectures so data can be more readily accessed by soldiers in the field, said NRO Director Bruce Carlson.
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Integration crucial to geospatial intell as budgets slashed: Clapper
Integration will be the cornerstone of plans that will let the geospatial industry continue to bring more benefits during an era of austerity, said James Clapper, director of national intelligence, at the GEOINT 2011 Symposium.
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Advances in satellite terminals improve their reliability
Very-small-aperture terminals used for battlefield communications are now smaller, easier to use and more reliable.
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