Intergraph Sponsors GI Days for Geospatial Intelligence Community

Seminar showcases customized solutions for military and intelligence organizations

HUNTSVILLE, Ala., Sept. 18, 2003 - Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is currently hosting Geospatial Intelligence Days for the geospatial intelligence community at the Intergraph campus in Reston, Virginia. Targeted at federal organizations, intelligence agencies, national mapping agencies and commercial industries, the conference focuses on geospatial intelligence solutions for data management; imagery exploitation; spatial analysis and intensification of data; and dissemination, collaboration and communication of data. The conference continues through Sept. 19, enabling attendees such as NIMA, AWF Fuer Militaerisches Geowesen, CIA, FEMA, USGS and others to enhance their knowledge of the geospatial intelligence industry and the latest technology.

"Intel/DoD and civil agencies deal with large amounts of spatial images and data that are critical to policy makers for analysis and real time responses," said Dr. Umit Basoglu, Vice President, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions. "Intergraph combines technology and services to deliver user-ready capabilities for the geospatial intelligence community. GI Days is an excellent opportunity for Intergraph to meet with customers and partners to discuss our customized solutions for this market and receive their input into how we can continuously improve our solution sets to meet their growing needs."

Intergraph geospatial intelligence solutions begin with a base architecture, which may then be tailored to the needs of users. A solution can stand alone or be combined with another solution to form a robust enterprisewide system. Adhering to open industry standards for interfaces and data models ensures that these solutions easily integrate with legacy data and existing applications.

In-depth look at geospatial intelligence solutions

Attendees at GI Days will have the opportunity to see first hand the solutions targeted at solving their geospatial intelligence challenges. In the opening address, Dr. Ignacio Guerrero, Executive Vice President of Product Development, Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions, presented Intergraph's strategy for component-based system architectures. Also participating in the conference are Intergraph partners Alion Science and Technology, GeoDecisions, Keigan Systems, Performance Group and Sarnoff Corporation, who presented their customized solutions.

In addition to breakout sessions providing an overview of each solution area, the conference provides a hands-on demonstration area for attendees to delve into each solution area. The sessions and workshops include complete details of the following areas:

Geospatial Intelligence Data Management

Geospatial Intelligence Data Management (GIDM) facilitates the development of the common relevant operating picture (CROP) by making diverse datasets quickly available in a seamless and integrated view. Intergraph's GIDM solution is a logically centralized approach to data management that assures that analysts across the enterprise have access to the right data at the right time, freeing them to focus on analysis. Diverse geospatial data is cataloged, stored and managed in a manner that users at the desktop, on the Web or using wireless devices gain access to the most current data in an integrated manner.

Spatial Analysis & Intensification

Spatial analysis and intensification is the process of gathering information and deriving knowledge from a variety of data sources. Intergraph provides spatial data services to:

- Analyze data more efficiently through advanced spatial queries, filters and processes across data types and services without translation

- Extract information through data collection, enhancement and intensification in 2D and 3D

- Perform temporal queries of vector data to provide historic insight into events and trends

- Support generalization, network analysis and feature synthesis, as well as data validation and clean-up tools by way of persistent topology

- Aid in quickly migrating hardcopy products into useful database-stored vector information using semi-automated raster-to-vector conversion tools

Imagery Exploitation

Imagery exploitation, fused with multi-source geospatial data, facilitates the development of the CROP in a seamless and intuitive manner, enabling related front-line processes such as analysis and intensification. Intergraph's imagery exploitation solution offers a remedy for searching wide holdings of imagery and fusing the imagery with the geospatial intelligence data, thus providing dedicated CROP exploitation more intuitively and cohesively.

Dissemination, Collaboration, and Communication

Dissemination, Collaboration, and Communication (DCC) facilitates the development of the CROP in a seamless and intuitive manner, enabling the related front-line processes such as analysis, exploitation, and intensification. Intergraph's DCC solution fuses commercial off-the-shelf products, Open GIS Consortium interfaces, data models and data management utilities, enabling the dissemination, communication and collaboration of information.

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions

Intergraph Mapping and Geospatial Solutions is a leading geospatial solutions provider for the following markets: local, state and federal government; transportation; utilities; communications; location-based services; photogrammetry; remote sensing; cartography; and military and intelligence. For more information, visit www.intergraph.com/gis.

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Rita Roberts, Media Relations

256-730-1430 or rgrobert@ingr.com