DGI 2017 (past event)

23 - 25 January, 2017

44 (0) 207 368 9836

Major Gary Cutler, Detachment Commander and GI&S Officer at US Army Europe
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Major Gary Cutler


Detachment Commander and GI&S Officer
US Army Europe

Check out the incredible speaker line-up to see who will be joining Major Gary.

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Key Developments in Crowd, Human, Open, Social and Volunteer Geospatial Information

Monday, January 23rd, 2017


2:25 PM Panel Discussion: How Should the Geospatial Intelligence Community Reconfigure to Operate with Open and Human Geospatial Data?

Moderator: Ian Spencer, UK MoD

Colonel David Pendall, G2, US Army Europe

Daryl Madden, Senior VP and GM, TextronSystems Geospatial Solutions

Kari J. Craun, U.S. Geological Survey

3:30 PM Making Open Source Fit for Purpose - Operational Applications

Using recent examples from operations as well as research into the applications of open source intelligence Major Cutler will provide proven ways geospatial data from open sources can positively impact mission outcomes.

  • The role of open source information in planning and fulfilling missions in today’s complex security environment
  • How to turn seemingly uninteresting information from the open into useful intelligence
  • Lessons learned applying open source intelligence in operations
  • Key challenges ahead for operators and analysts as open source information becomes ever more ubiquitous in missions