My colleague, Tony Wolf, just back from GEOINT 2009 and wanted me to post the following:
"Just got back from GEOINT 2009... Very cool
Lots of great exhibitors this year showed off some pretty cool tools. One that comes to mind was the "Liquid Galaxy" booth set-up by Google. It was a 340 degree view of LCDs all displaying Google Earth, steerable by a 3-D connexion controller. I want to build one in my garage. BAE showed off their new plug-ins for SOCET GXP, which included more Spectral enhancements than in the past. Finally, PAR Government built more capability to their FMV tool, GV 3.0.
The fun didn't stop there. Got to hear some great talks by people like James Clapper, Major Gen. John Custer, and of course Vice Admiral Robert Murrett from NGA. These guys speak plain english reminding us of the value of geospatial intelligence.
Of course no GEOINT is complete without the GeoWalk. Coincidentally, WorldView 2 got it's first collection over San Antonio that same day, just 12 days after launch!!! This called for a celebration. And no one throws a better party than DigitalGlobe. I got the chance to speak with Jill Smith, CEO of Digital Globe, who couldn't be more enthusiastic or grateful for the success of WorldView. Live music and open bar, what else can I say? The river walk itself was the perfect setting which made the GeoWalk even better than in years past.
I gave close to 30 demos of Opticks. All of which were well received. And I made some new friends along the way. I got the chance to show off just how many different types of data that Opticks will support and what that means to the open-source community. The thing people liked the most about Opticks is how easy it is to get your hands on a copy, without having to sign up for anything, become a member of anything, etc. All in all, great time, looking forward to next year."
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