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GEOINT Contribution To Air Campaigns Pondered
A survey of geospatial information professionals linked to a major upcoming conference calls for improvements
 This is a screenshot from ArcGIS, a GEOINT application from leading provider Esri. It fuzes open-source intelligence on air defense systems with their actual deployments in the Gulf. (Esri)
This is a screenshot from ArcGIS, a GEOINT application from leading provider Esri. It fuzes open-source intelligence on air defense systems with their actual deployments in the Gulf. (Esri)

Geospatial information systems (GIS) are providing the backbone for the design and execution of air campaigns such as the ongoing Operation Inherent Resolve over Iraq and Syria. A survey of more than 100 geospatial intelligence (GEOINT) professionals in defense and government organizations found them calling for faster and more mobile applications of GIS to commanders on the ground. The survey was conducted by WBR Research, a British company that organizes the well-attended Defence Geospatial Intelligence (DGI) conference and exhibition, held in London every January.