Last week we were at the Special Operations Summit here in Tampa, showcasing some of what we do with geospatial technology, particularly in the realm of human and cultural geography.

With a dedicated “Human Geography Day” workshop devoted exclusively to discussions of the application of socio-cultural GEOINT, it’s clear that the US Special Forces community sees the need for high-quality foundational- and tactical-level intelligence products to help understand the human landscape. Tony’s panel session (“Going Tribal: Putting the Human in Geography”) generated some interesting points of discussion surrounding the timeliness of temporal data, and some lively chatter about data veracity – an issue at the forefront of everyone’s mind when it comes to geospatial data in general.

In a community so focused on such challenging missions as the US SOF, it was great to see that high-value GEOINT data – both human and physical, in challenging places – is considered an invaluable tool in the warfighter’s toolchest.

If you’re interested in hearing more about our participation at the Summit, get in touch with us with your questions or feedback. And remember to follow @spatialnetworks for updates and announcements.