Post on 16-Dec-2015
Dr. Rakesh Malhotra
Fayetteville State University
Fayetteville, NC
Geospatial is not what it used to beSocial media is a great leveler of information
and it can be extended with GEO (GeoSocial)Training is important. As more intelligence is
conduced in the realm of open source, what’s out there and how it is used has to be drilled into everyoneGenerals, leaders, foot soldiers
SmartphoneAugmented RealityGoogle VisionSocial MediaDrones, and other weaponsRemote SensingGIS(All these have enhanced the role of Geospatial
techniques in today’s defense. All these are in some way or other, geospatial tools)
Connectivity (social terrain)Open Source (knowledge terrain)
Limited or no geographical boundaries
Proposal – Social media a key component of the new GEO….GeoSocial
Gang Uses Facebook to Rob Houses | PCWorldTweeting photos of your vacation
Information is not restricted to a select few. Even an innocuous post like “packing, leaving tomorrow” can be worth it’s electronic weight in gold
Pieces of informationIf I scan the FB page for the whole battalion
(can I predict where they will be)?What has changed?
It is not that people are more prone to sharing or gossiping
It is just that there is more information easily available and accessible to more people
Technology has changed everythingRailway bookingsReconnaissanceGIS/GPSwww.safecity.in (crowd sourcing)How we live, communicate, entertain, travel,
even how we thinkSo why not how we manage intelligence?
DatabaseBig dataData mining
Geo(data)Extends the database systemExpands the knowledge base
Social mediaGeoSocial
Extends the social media
New Geo requires new training that integrates all kinds of terrains (geo, knowledge, and social)
Geospatial is central to GEOINTELLIGENCE (not the other way around)
GeoSocial is the future …everything will be geotagged images (already done), tweets, facebook updates (all will have a geotag)
Certification will play an important role in the future
An op-ed in The Hindu (http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/bridging-the-soldierscholar-divide/article4778994.ece) talks about the knowledge terrain
June 4, 2013, Mr. Harsh V. Pant, King’s College London
Big Brother! Why is US spying on India
The Economic Times
June 12, 2013, M.K. Bhadrakumar, Foreign Policy Analyst