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040 _aSDU
050 0 0 _aG70.217
_bF996 2013
245 0 0 _aFuture U.S. workforce for Geospatial Intelligence /
_cCommittee on the Future U.S. Workforce for Geospatial Intelligence [and others].
260 _aWashington :
_bNational Academies Press,
_c2013.
300 _a172 p. :
_bill.
505 0 _aHKBU Library
520 _aWe live in a changing world with multiple and evolving threats to national security, including terrorism, asymmetrical warfare (conflicts between agents with different military powers or tactics), and social unrest. Visually depicting and assessing these threats using imagery and other geographically-referenced information is the mission of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency (NGA). As the nature of the threat evolves, so do the tools, knowledge, and skills needed to respond. The challenge for NGA is to maintain a workforce that can deal with evolving threats to national security, ongoing scientific and technological advances, and changing skills and expectations of workers. Future U.S. Workforce for Geospatial Intelligence assesses the supply of expertise in 10 geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) fields, including 5 traditional areas (geodesy and geophysics, photogrammetry, remote sensing, cartographic science, and geographic information systems and geospatial analysis) and 5 emerging areas that could improve geospatial intelligence (GEOINT fusion, crowdsourcing, human geography, visual analytics, and forecasting). The report also identifies gaps in expertise relative to NGA's needs and suggests ways to ensure an adequate supply of geospatial intelligence expertise over the next 20 years.
610 1 0 _aUnited States.
650 0 _aGeospatial data
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
650 0 _aGeospatial data
_xTechnological innovations.
650 0 _aEmployees
_xTraining of
_xGovernment policy
_zUnited States.
_9199792
710 2 _aNational Research Council (U.S.)
710 2 _aNational Research Council (U.S.).
_bBoard on Earth Sciences and Resources.
710 2 _aNational Research Council (U.S.).
_bDivision on Earth and Life Studies.
_9194176
710 2 _aNational Academies Press (U.S.)
_9187834
900 _a = C.1 SDU
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