FedGeoDay 2022 is taking place Nov 3rd, 2022. Learn what its about and why you should attend with this overview with an interview with CrunchyData’s Eddie Pickle.

Join us as we interview Asterra's CEO Elly Perets on their new patent on technology focused on locating lithium deposits with Synthetic Aperature Radar (SAR). Learn more about Asterra and some of the business around their unique algorithms. Tune in to find out more.

Join us as we interview Payam Banazadeh, founder and CEO of Capella Space. Payam gives us a great overview of Capella and introduces us to their new Acadia generation of SAR satellites which brings increased resolution, capability, and efficiency for delivery to their customers. Tune in for the details.

Civil Air Patrol operates a fleet of 555 single-engine aircraft and 2,250 small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) and performs about 90% of all search and rescue operations within the contiguous United States as tasked by the Air Force Rescue Coordination Center. Often using innovative cellphone forensics and radar analysis software, CAP was credited by the AFRCC with saving 108 lives last year. CAP’s 56,000 members also perform homeland security, disaster relief and drug interdiction missions at the request of federal, state and local agencies. As a nonprofit organization, CAP plays a leading role in aerospace education using national academic standards-based STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education resources.

Scott Kaplan sat down with us to discuss what CAP’s role is in the geospatial industry dating back to World War 2. He then went on to explain the coordination between NGA and CAP in regards to search and rescue operations. Along with talking about recent news for the organization and his favorite new technology that he saw at the symposium.

Universal Systems Information Consulting, LLC offers a wide range of consulting services with the necessary tools and expertise to help government agencies and commercial entities. They partner with our clients from start to finish, focusing on their needs while producing new ideas, developing effective strategies and designing high quality and scalable solutions.

Rodney Saffold, the President and CEO of USIC LLC, describes the challenges he solves for his customers and his unique propositions his company provides. He describes the most interesting trends he’s observed at the symposium and how he sees them affecting the industry in the near future. He also elaborates on the hurdles the industry still faces in regards to acquisitions and small businesses.

To stay ahead of climate change, geopolitical risk, and other major crises and issues, we need a global understanding of what is changing, where, and how fast. Umbra is built around the idea that by providing easy access to the highest quality commercial satellite data available, they can become an indispensable tool for the growing number of organizations monitoring the Earth. They empower their customers with the ability to create the solutions that inform, inspire, and address our planet’s most pressing needs. They’re helping to create a brand new industry that has never meaningfully existed before.

Umbra Space’s Vice President of Commercial Products, Joe Morrison, discusses their unique business model and propositions to customers. Their Creative Comments Licensing is a source of curiosity and he explains how it works for their customers and why is makes more sense than legacy licensing. He also shares his perspective of the overall satellite imagery industry and the shifts he hopes to see.

Google’s services helps governments and companies build a more prosperous and sustainable future for their organization with a comprehensive platform for geospatial workloads and applications that only Google can deliver.

Jeff Spugnardi and Brady Allred, with Google, walk us through and discuss their Google Earth Engine analytic tool. They explained the expansion of the tool from humanitarian use cases to now enterprise use cases as well. With over 50 petabytes worth of imagery, Earth Engine tries to reduce the time collecting data and allow analysts to spend more time finding the answers they’re looking for.

Anyone who sails a ship, flies an aircraft, goes into harm’s way, makes national policy decisions, responds to disasters, or navigates with a cellphone, all rely on the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency. NGA delivers world-class geospatial intelligence, or GEOINT, that provides a decisive advantage to warfighters, policymakers, intelligence professionals and first responders. Both an intelligence agency and a combat support agency, NGA fulfills the president’s national security priorities in partnership with the intelligence community and Department of Defense.

Kathy Wever, Director of the Talent Development Office with the NGA, explains the skill sets and interests the agency is looking for in recent college graduates. She also elaborated on some academia partnerships that are making strides in diversifying the GEOINT community and getting more people interested in the field. And she even shared a personal story about working with youth to inspire the next generation of GEOINT professionals.

Phase One is the world’s leader in open-platform, high-end medium format camera systems and solutions. Their products are known for their quality, flexibility and speed enabling pro photographers to shoot in a wide range of formats. With the Phase One XF Camera System they have pushed the limits of what the world's best photography is made of! Their Capture One and Media Pro imaging software help streamline capture and post-production processes for both medium format and DSLR cameras.

Dana Brow, with Phase One, discusses their camera systems and their geospatial applications. He walks us through several mapping systems that are able to go airborne and take aerial images. Their able to take images are varying altitudes for specific tasks and even create 3D maps of cities. He explains how they mitigate the logistical challenges that come with the need for capturing images at a high frame rate at high speeds.

Founded in 2016, Edgybees provides accurate geo-registration and augmented reality of aerial video in real time, enabling defense, public safety and critical infrastructure command centers to accomplish life-saving missions. To date, the referencing and positioning of streamed video from aerial sources has been inaccurate, often with dangerous consequences. Edgybees’ Visual Intelligence Platform, a software-only solution based on Computer Vision and Machine Learning technologies, delivers highly accurate geo-mapping and tagging of aerial video in real time. This unique approach allows for rapid decision-making by visually augmenting roads, key landmarks and other mission-critical data on top of live video feeds – via its own platform or by integrating with third-party systems. Edgybees’ operational perspective dramatically reduces time-to-target and enhances team collaboration, situational awareness and mission effectiveness.

Craig Brower, the President of Edgybees Inc, discusses the importance of georegistration and demonstrates their software tool that makes video accurate within one meter, in real time. He also describes the other services the users are able to access including overlays for full context. He also is able to demonstrate their satellite imagery correction software that makes georegistration possible within seconds.