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NGA to Provide a Gateway for GEOINT Suppliers with New CIBORG Initiative
June 22nd, 2017
CIBORG allows the NGA to access & acquire commercially available geospatial services & products through GSA’s Multiple Award Schedules Program.
- Tagged GEOINT, Geospatial, GIS, Government Technology
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Serious Games for the Department of Defense
March 30th, 2017
No longer confined to science fiction or modern video-gaming, virtual reality fills a very “real” need for the Department of Defense.
- Tagged Autodesk, DoD, Government Technology, Virtualization
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Crowdsourced Geospatial Data Takes Precedence
September 27th, 2016
Crowdsourcing isn’t a new idea, but it is a novel concept for many government agencies, especially when it comes to data collection. Several innovative programs across the public sector are effectively crowdsourcing GIS data to augment existing data sets, enhance traditional processes, improve emergency response, and more.
- Tagged Army, Boundless, Geofeedia, Geospatial, Open Source, Social Media
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Introducing: The Digital Depot
August 8th, 2016
The Department of Defense has a vast and widely complex manufacturing system that needs to be both technologically modern but also cost effective. Nearly 44% of the total Defense budget, an astonishing $284 billion, is allocated towards the operations and maintenance of their 400,000 tactical and combat vehicles, 17,000 aircrafts, and 200+ ships.
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The Benefits of Collaborative GIS
July 8th, 2016
Talk of Geographic Information Systems (GIS) evokes images of maps of cities, towns and remote locations. While GIS is incredibly valuable for departments and agencies that protect national security and maintain infrastructure, visualizations offered by GIS tools go far beyond industries reliant on maps and directions.
- Tagged Boundless, Geospatial, GIS
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Bringing BIM to Warrior Canine Connection
May 16th, 2016
A measurement process, which would normally take weeks using hand, paper, and a measuring tape was completed in less than 3 days; the team was able to scan the existing structures and offer accurate, down to the millimeter smart digital measurements of the facilities – the first ever as-is blueprint of these barns.