{"id":83471,"date":"2019-04-23T17:23:59","date_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:23:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/?p=83471"},"modified":"2019-04-23T17:23:59","modified_gmt":"2019-04-23T22:23:59","slug":"dsu-geospatial-intelligence-expert-talbot-brooks-spearheads-important-update-to-vital-resource-volume","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/news-and-events\/2019\/04\/dsu-geospatial-intelligence-expert-talbot-brooks-spearheads-important-update-to-vital-resource-volume\/","title":{"rendered":"DSU Geospatial Intelligence Expert Talbot Brooks Spearheads Important Update to Vital Resource Volume"},"content":{"rendered":"

Students and professionals in geospatial intelligence now have an even better reference tool when pursuing academic and work goals, thanks to Delta State University\u2019s own Talbot Brooks, a leader in the field.<\/p>\n

He guided a team of industry experts in a massive revision of the GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge<\/em>, a publication that the United States Geospatial Intelligence Foundation (USGIF) produced to define geospatial intelligence as a discipline. The overhaul took 18 months and came out earlier this year. The volume is divided into technical competencies (such as remote sensing and data visualization), cross-functional competencies (such as collaboration and reporting), and emerging competencies (such as virtual reality and artificial intelligence).<\/p>\n

\u201cThis document truly represents the emergence of geospatial intelligence as both a formal discipline and profession,\u201d said Brooks, director of the Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies (GIT) at Delta State. \u201cIt will serve as the backbone for both academic programs and professional certification.\u201d<\/p>\n

Brooks and more than two dozen colleagues worldwide in higher education, private industry, and governmental agencies gathered updates from their peers and conducted cross-industry analyses \u201cto identify the knowledge, skills, and abilities critical to the GEOINT workforce,\u201d states the USGIF press release.<\/p>\n

The effort also seeks \u201cto create a pipeline for the global GEOINT workforce,\u201d the statement continues, by recruiting the next generation of specialists through USGIF\u2019s existing programs for K-12, collegiate accreditation, and certified GEOINT professional (CGP\u2122) outreach.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith this newly revamped document, the intent is to bridge the gaps between high school prerequisites, collegiate credentials, and professional certifications in a continuum of building blocks. USGIF\u2019s academic GEOINT certificates provide a baseline measure of competency across the full spectrum of EBK [Essential Body of Knowledge]<\/em> topics and are aimed at moving into the more complex application and mastery levels required in USGIF\u2019s CGP\u2122 professional exams,\u201d said Dr. Camelia Kantor, USGIF vice president of academic affairs in press materials.<\/p>\n

The GEOINT Essential Body of Knowledge<\/em> helps practitioners as they use vital technologies such as GPS, remote sensing, and spatial analysis to locate objects, people, and places in emergencies, disasters, and other crises. For example, Delta State\u2019s GIT has supported 60-plus disasters globally and is a partner of the U.S. military and emergency response communities.<\/p>\n

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Part of Delta State’s Center for Interdisciplinary Geospatial Information Technologies.<\/p><\/div>\n

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Delta State\u2019s GIT has received numerous recognitions under the watch of Brooks, who arrived in 2005. It became the 23rd<\/sup> member in the network of Regional Support Offices (RSO) of the United Nations Platform for Space-based Information for Disaster Management and Emergency Response in 2018. The honor allows the center to connect with member agencies through the United Nations Office for Outer Space Affairs on disaster management support, facilitate capacity-building, and strengthen institutions, with a focus on developing countries.<\/p>\n

GIT\u2019s other accolades include being named a Center of National Excellence in the Geosciences by the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency and U.S. Geological Survey in 2015. GIT has also produced atlases for the U.S. Army\u2019s fight in Afghanistan, developed E-911 systems throughout Mississippi, and created innovative map designs that have won international map competitions.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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