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Mayor Battle Launches GEO Huntsville - June 18, 2012

Mayor Battle Launches GEO Huntsville - June 18, 2012. What is Geospatial. Data with a spatial characteristic Geographic Information Systems (GIS) Mapping Light Detection and Ranging ( LiDAR ) Topography Satellite Imagery Global Positioning Systems (GPS)

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Mayor Battle Launches GEO Huntsville - June 18, 2012

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  1. Mayor Battle Launches GEO Huntsville - June 18, 2012

  2. What is Geospatial • Data with a spatial characteristic • Geographic Information Systems (GIS) • Mapping • Light Detection and Ranging (LiDAR) • Topography • Satellite Imagery • Global Positioning Systems (GPS) • Modeling and Simulation with a spatial component • Computer Aided Design (CAD) with a spatial component • Land Surveying • Aerial Photography

  3. GEO Huntsville Objectives Economic Development and Job Growth through… • Networking – Providing a venue for collaboration • Opportunities – Providing the RFPs, RFQs available • Marketing – Raising the Flag • Education/Awareness – Increasing the Community’s knowledge All in a Collaborative manner involving government, businesses, and academia NOME is a common thread across Cyber, Energy, and GEO

  4. 50+ Huntsville Businesses in Geo

  5. Geospatial … Now Part of the Chamber Technology Committee • Cyber Security • Electronic Communications • Innovative Energy Applications • Modeling & Simulation • Robotics/Interoperable Systems • Small Satellites • Geospatial

  6. GEO Huntsville ConferenceNovember 8-9Davidson Center for Space Exploration Speakers to date: • Mayor Tommy Battle, Huntsville • Joe Ritch, Sirote & Permutt, Chairman, Tennessee Valley BRAC Committee • Steve Hill, CEO, AEgis Technologies • Marc Bendickson, CEO, Dynetics • John Gulley, VP, SAIC and Chairman, Huntsville/Madison County Chamber of Commerce Technology Committee • Dr. John Horack, VP, Space Systems, Teledyne Brown, formerly VP of Research, Univ. Alabama Huntsville. Invited but not confirmed: • Dr. Myra Gray, Deputy Chief of Staff, G3/5, US Army Materiel Command • Maj. Gen. (ret) Barbara Fast, formerly Director, Intelligence, Joint Task Force, Iraq • Ms. Sandra Broadnax, NGA, Director, Small Business Programs Office

  7. Relationship to Energy Huntsville & Cyber Huntsville • Mayor Battle’s Joint Initiatives – Cyber, Energy, GEO • Energy • Form liaison with Energy Huntsville on U.S. Army Corp contract • Building Information Models • Infrastructure/Utility Mapping • Smart grid • Sensor Networks • Cyber • Location Intelligence of cyber crime, cyber warfare • Protect utility infrastructure • Emergency response of terrorist or natural disaster • Fraud detection

  8. Thermal - 2009 Thermal - 2006 Ortho - 2012

  9. Thank you Joe Francica www.GEOHuntsville.com Joe.Francica@Directionsmag.com info@geohuntsville.com 256-509-3661

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