Dennis Bowerman, National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency

The Power of GEOINT

ESRI Homeland Security Conference, San Diego, CA 21 July 2012

The Power of GEOINT Dennis Bowerman, NGA

Last updated: May 2012 Approved for Public Release – NGA Case #12-003

To provide timely, relevant, and accurate GEOINT in support of

national security. NGA is the lead federal agency responsible

for Geospatial Intelligence – or GEOINT Approved for Public Release – NGA Case #12-003

Warfighter Support

Homeland Security

Safety of Navigation

Strategic Intelligence

Humanitarian Support

Foundation Data

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NSG and the Interagency/Allied Model National and Allied System for Geospatial Intelligence

D/NGA serves as the Functional Manager for GEOINT

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PUTTING the POWER of

Online, On-Demand Access

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Three – Tiered Service Model

Powerful Self-Service – Online

Proactive Assisted Service – Online and face-to-face

Responsive Full Service – Expert services that may

include embedded support

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Role in Readiness, Response & Recovery Operating Assumption

– Apply NGA’s GEOINT expertise -- critical for our traditional foreign intelligence mission-- to the Domestic Homeland mission & Disaster Support

Mission – To provide GEOINT needed to prepare for,

deter, prevent, and respond to terrorist threats and natural disasters

Key Business Areas – Disaster Readiness, Response, & Recovery – Support to Domestic Counterterrorism

Analysis & Ops. – Support to Foreign Counterintelligence

Analysis & Ops. – National Security Special Events (NSSE) – Special Security Events (SSE) – Domestic Geospatial Data Acquisition &

Integration

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Homeland Security Infrastructure Program (HSIP) HSIP Gold 2012

• Compilation of 478 Vector layers comprised of Commercial, Federal and State level Acquisitions. • Delivers Common Operational Data to the GEOINT Analyst. • Total number of Users: 150.000 plus

• Acquire unclassified high-fidelity 1 meter elevation data over HSIP 133 major urban core areas of the U.S. – 5 year refresh schedule

LiDAR • Acquire unclassified high-resolution ortho-imagery (12 inch GSD or better) over HSIP 133 major urban areas of the U.S. – 2 to 4 year refresh schedule

Imagery

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Source: USGS

To aggressively capture, integrate and provide the Homeland Security, Homeland Defense and Emergency Preparedness, Response and Recovery community with common operational geospatially enabled data baseline - create a user defined operational picture to analyze threat, support critical infrastructure protection and expedite readiness, response and recovery in the event of a man-made or natural disaster.

Bottom Line – Up Front • IWG-Readiness, Response and Recovery is already Impacting Current Operations

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• “The work that your staff has already accomplished is totally changing and improving the tactical way we approach our work.” – Fred Endrikat, Chief, Urban Search and Rescue Branch, FEMA • “This is going to revolutionize what we do… We’ve never had this much information in the field.” – Rex Strickland III, Lieutenant, Fairfax County Fire & Rescue

GEOINT Product in Use

Haiti Earthquake Support Deepwater Horizon Support

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The Power of GEOINT

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