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Cognitive Radio Design for a Military Platform

Jan 29, 2008

Current radio frequency assignments — which are static, inflexible, and inefficient — have a detrimental effect on military communications. A potential solution, the cognitive radio, uses an onboard digital map system to select transmission frequencies and potentially shape the RF beam.

Sharing Spatial Data Across Borders

Open standards for sharing geospatial data are bringing the United States and Canada closer together in the task of securing each country's borders.
Oct 17, 2006

Open standards for sharing geospatial data are bringing the United States and Canada closer together in the task of securing each country's borders.

Get Ready, Get Set, Race!

Position and Orientation Data for Autonomous Navigation
Sep 13, 2006

Preplanning information about terrain is as important as real-time navigation for achieving peak performance in autonomous driving. Both preplanning and navigation — and key technologies to support them — helped the Carnegie Mellon Red Team successfully guide the robot vehicles Sandstorm and H1ghlander through the 2005 DARPA Grand Challenge course.

Highway Patrol Implements Vehicle-Tagging Technology

Aug 15, 2006

The Florida Highway Patrol (FHP) has signed an agreement with StarChase LLC to become the second-beta test site for StarChase's patented vehicle-tagging and tracking-pursuit management system.

Simplifying Situational Awareness

Aug 15, 2006

In facing the daunting charters of their organizations, it's safe to say that homeland security authorities, maritime officers, intelligence analysts, and military commanders can never have enough information.

GEOINT Speakers Announced

Aug 15, 2006

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) today announced two high-ranking intelligence community professionals and two prominent military leaders have committed to speak at the GEOINT 2006 Symposium, to be held at the Gaylord Palms Resort & Convention Center in Orlando, Florida, from November 13-16.

Simplifying Situational Awareness

Aug 15, 2006

In facing the daunting charters of their organizations, it's safe to say that homeland security authorities, maritime officers, intelligence analysts, and military commanders can never have enough information.

USGIF Promotes Geospatial Intelligence Certificate Program

Aug 15, 2006

The United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) has recently released a proposed set of curriculum guidelines and accreditation standards for the development of a nationwide geospatial intelligence tradecraft.

Secure Tracking for Critical Applications

Aug 1, 2006

From the safety of workers to the protection of assets and the transportation of hazardous materials, GPS tracking has become an increasingly important safeguard against security threats. But users must be aware of the technology's vulnerabilities and of the tools needed to ensure protection.

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